The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-17
RULES OF THE ROAD.


interest to some of the officers Of the
law. if not to those who travel the
roads and violate the State law every
day and every time they hook up
motor driven vehicle. And it is the
criminal statute that we are referring
to. 1t is a pity that it is necesssar;
to have a criminal statute to make
good people do that which the common
amenities of life should dictate that
they do without any law on the sub
ject
Section COL of the Code of 1912 Grim
inal Code, says: "No person shall!
operate motor vehicle on a public
highway at rate of speed greater
than is reasonable and proper at the
time and place, having regard to the
traffic and use Of the highway and it's
condition. or so AS to endanger the life
limb or property Of any person. or in
any event at greater rate than hf-
teen miles an hour, subject, however,
to the other provisions in Sections so2
to Cos, inclusive"
Section so2 provides that upon ap-
preaching a crossing of intersectins
roads. curves and descents the vehicle
must be under control and the rate
must not be over six miles an hour.
and in no event greater than is rea
sonable and proper. That may mean
to abolish the fifteen miles an hour
in Section COL, but if it does then
there is no law, because what is rea
sonable and proper would be constr1-
ed by each driver and one might say
that fifteen miles is reasonable and
another forty miles, Or it may refer to
the; six mile provision of the section.
eOS refers to the sign or number
which must be located upon the back"
OF the vehicle.
The penalty for violating COL, and
6O2 is not less than SO or more than
80 days and not more than $10O or
80 days. For violating COS not less
than SO and not more than $100 or
80 days.
But all these sections seem to try to
do something without wanting to do
it. and without being explicit. We
are referring to the law mainly to
quote Cos as to passing and meeting
vehicles and we want all who travel
the roads to read this section.
Section 6O5 reads: whenever a
person operating motor vehicle shall
meet on public highways any other
person riding or driving a horse or
horses or ether animals, or other
draft animals, or any other vehicle,
shall as soon as possible turn to the
right, so as to allow free passage Oh
the left. Any person operating a mo-
.or vehicle shall, at the intersection
of public highways, keep to the right
Of the intersection of the centers OF
such highways when turning to the
right. and pass to the left Of such IN
tersection when turning tothe left
There is penalty OF ten dollars
not to exceed S1OO for the violation
of this section or an Imprisonment not
to exceed 30 days. This is a good law
or regulation and should be strictly
observed by all who drive the roads
and if not then the law should he
strictly enforced There are SO many
of these motor vehicles in the road
now that it is very important to have
some regulation, and unfortunately
there are so many people who have no
regard for the rights of the other TEL
low that it is necessary to have law,
and to have it enforced. The cry
should have an ordinance to make y
absolute that all vehicles keep to the
right and that they observe some sort