The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-09

An Ordinance regulating the traffic
on the streets of the City of Yale wat
introduced by the Ordinance commit
tee.
Moved by Bright and supported by
Fead that the following ordinance be
adopted as read.
Ayes-Fletcher, Fead, Bright, Nc.
Intyre, Learmont.-5.
Nays-None-0.-Carried.
AN ORDINANCE to regulate Traffic
in and over the Highways of the
City of Yale.
The CITY OF YALE ORDAINs:-
Section l. The word "vehicle" as
used herein shall include all convey
ances propelled or drawn by animals,
steam or motor power, except railroad
trains and street cars, and includes all
conveyances propelled by human mus
cular exertion directly applied.
Section 2. The owner, operator
driver OF person in charge of any We.
hicle upon any of the highways Of the
City of Yale, shall conform to and OBJ
serve the following rules of the road
within the City
(l) Vehicles shall be driven In care.
full manner and with due regard foI
the safety and convenience of pedes.
trians and all other vehicles.
(2) Vehicles shall keep to the right
side of the street except when neces.
sary to turn to the left in crossing OF
in overtaking another vehicle.
(3) All vehicles meeting shall pass
each other to the right.
(D Vehicles oyertaking other We.
hicles shall keep to the left of the
overtaken vehicle in passing.
(5) Vehicles moving slowly shall
keep as close as possible to the curb on
the right, allowing more swiftly NOV
ing vehicles free passage to their left
(6) Drivers or operators of vehicles
before turning, stopping or changing
their course, shall make sure that such
movement can be made in safety.
60 Vehicles turning to the right in
to another street, shall pass and turn
the corner as near to the right hand
curb as possible.
(8) Vehicles turning 10 the left
into another street, shall pass to the
right of and beyond the center of the
street intersecting before turning.
| (9) Vehicles crossing from one side
of the street to another shall do so by
! turning to the left so as to keep In tht
same direction as the traffic on tha
side of the street toward which thu
crossing is made.
u0) No vehicle shall be driver
through procession, except with thI
permission Of police officer.
/ QD Vehicles going on the mair
\ thoroughfare of Main Street shall hav'
the right of way over others going OF
\ intersecting streets, and no vehicl,
shall stop with its left side to the curl
In the aforesaid street.
/ (12) No vehicle shall remain backet
! up to the curb unless 1t be actuall!
loading or unloading, and In such cas-
no longer than the actual loading o.
unloading requires, and in any case
not to exceed q period of thirty min
utes.
| Q3) The horse or horses attached I,
the vehicle backed up to the curb shal
be turned at right angles to the vehicle
and in the direction in which the trafii,
upon that side of the street Is moving
14) No vehicle shall stand withir
any street intersections no nearer thar
ten feet of the lot line on the interseot
ing street, or any fire hydrants.
u5) No vehicle shall stop at an.
crosswalk for longer period thar
necessary to permit the occupants Il
alight or persons to enter said vehicle
so as to obstruct the free passage upor
| said crosswalk.