Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
Ordinance Regulating the Oper.
alton of Motor Vehicles in
the Town of Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina

Whereas, the increase in the num-
Der of motor vehicles and the conges-
ton of traffic in the town of Roanoke
Rapids has made it necessary, in the
interest of the public safety, to pre-
scribe and provide rules, regulations
and restrictions governing and con-
trolling the operation thereof upon the
streets and thoroughfares of said
town: Now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners Of the town of Roanoke
Rapids:
SECTION /. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to drive an automo-
bile, motor car motorcycle, or any
other vehicle propelled by steam, gas
oline, or electricity, upon the streets
of the town of Roanoke Rapids at a
greater rate of speed than ten
miles an hour in the fire district of
said town and eighteen miles an hour
in any portion of said town lying out.
side of the fire district; and it shall be
unlawful for any person to drive any
such vehicle in a careless or reckless
manner, or while under the influence
of alcohol. morphine, or cocaine, or to
leave any such vehicle standing unat-
tended upon any street in the town of
Roanoke Rapids without first stop
ping the engine or motor thereof.
SEC. 2. That it shall be unlawful
for the owner, or agent of the owner.
of any motor vehicle, automobile,
motor car or motorcycle, or any other
vehicle propelled by steam, gasoline,
or electricity, to permit the same to be
driven upon the streets of the town of
Roanoke Rapids by person under the
age of sixteen years. Every such We
hicle shall be provided with adequate
brakes in good working order and suf-
ticient to control such vehicle at all
times when the same is in use, and a
suitable and adequate bell, horn or
other device for signaling, and shall,
during the period from one-half hour
after sunset to one-half hour before
sunrise display at least two lighted
lamps on the front and one on the
rear of such vehicle, which shall also
display red light visible from the
rear: and every automobile equipped
with headlight DINNERS shall be op-
Grated with the headlights dimmed
within the town limits.
The rays of the rear lamp shall shine
upon the number plate carried on the
rear of such vehicle in such manner
IS to render the numerals thereon WIS.,
bic at least fifty feet in the direction
n which the motor vehicle is proceed
ng:
Provided, that the lamps on such
'ehicle need not be lighted when the
,ehicle is standing under the rays of
light and can be plainly seen, and
me light displayed on the front
4 a motorcycle shall be deemed a
ompliance with this section.
SEC. 8. Every person drying an
motor car, motorcycle, or
orse-drawn vehicle, and every person
iding bicycle in the town of Roa-
oke Rapids, shall, upon meeting an
Their vehicle, pass to the right, and
pom coming up from the rear of an
ther vehicle, pass to the left, observ-
Ig the general rule of the road: and all
lch vehicles shall be driven on the
ght of the center of the street along
hich they may be going: It shall be
lawful for any person to turn any
,hicle upon the streets of said town,
neither horse-drawn or motor-driven,
cept at the intersection or corner Of