The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-12
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Emergency Ordinance Is
Passed by Session Of
Commissioners.
CONFERENCE IS HELD
Automobile Club and Cham
Der Of Commerce Coop
crate in Forming Rules.

The city council yesterday passed an
emergency ordinance pronouncing new
traffic regulations intended to go into
effect within 10 days. The regulations
were drawn up after a conference be-
tween members OF the city council. the
chamber Of commerce, and provide for
every kind of vehicle that may be
propelled within the city limits with
the exception of baby carriages. Spe-
cial rules for traffic within the CON
gested district all Of North Higgins
between Pattee and Stevens streets)
have been established.
These Are the New Rules.
The first rule to be observed is this:
Vehicles meeting one another must
pass to the right. Vehicles passing
others when directed toward a COM
mon way must pass on the left side OF
the foremost vehicle and must not turn
back again to the right until the OBJ
ject has been entirely cleared by the
passing vehicle.
On turning corner one must keep
to the right and close to the right
hand curb.
Passing from one street into another
to make a left turn upon the street,
one must drive beyond the center in
tersection point Of the street before
turning to the left, keeping to the
right of the street until the center
point is passed.
II a driver decided to about face"
on 4 street he may not turn within a
block, but must go beyond the center
point OF the next street ahead and then
make the lei. turn around the inter
section point of the street
Vehicles moving slowly must keep
as near to the right hand curb as pos
sible. thus permitting faster-moving
vehicles to use the center of the street.
II a street is divided lengthway by
q parking. walk, viaduct or path, vehi-
cles must keep to the right side OF such
dividing obstruction.
In making a turn around a circular
curbing. or around n circle, drivers
must keep to the right Of the circles
circumference, except at Greenough
park, where the reverse rule will OBJ
tain.
vehicle must not follow another
too closely.
Nahir1ae v,,uc 1,o :, yrl
street. The only exception to this rule
Is when il is necessary to back n We
hicle to permit il to get away from
n curb where 1t has been standing.
Backing up to a curb to load a vehicle
Is also permitted. This rule must be
observed by all vehicles.
Stopping. Standing. Parking.
A vehicle must not stop with its left
side to curb.
No vehicle shall be stopped or parked
In such 4 manner that it prevents the
free passage Of other vehicles or street
cars.
A vehicle must only stop near a curb,
when Its rear wheels must be as near
to curbing a possible. In the case
of horse drawn vehicle backing to a
curb for loading the horse or horses
must be parallel with the curb faced
in the direction traffic is moving.
No vehicle shall be parked or left
standing in front of a thea,er, unless
the vehicle Is being loaded. or while it
is receiving or discharging passengers.
This rule also applies to hotel en-
frances, and vehicles mustn't be left
standing within 4 distance Of 80 feet
in front of n hotel entrance where a
hotel bus is used.
Parked within the congested dist rict
machine must be pointed at the curb
on an angle of 80 degrees, but outside
the district may be parked parallel 10
the curb. Parking must not be done
within 90 feet of fire hydran,- Vshi-
eles mustn't be parked within % feet
of corner In the congcstcd district
measuring from the curb line intersec-
ton.
Street cars are not to stop within
the lAttFSetllcH OF streets, within five
feet OF preceding street car, or in
such a manner as to ohstruct the
crosswalks. Cars must not stop al
any places on the street except cross.
ings to receive or discharge passengers
Don't Pass Still Street Cars.
Vehicles mustn't pass STONED
street car II its doors are opened
Street car doors are required to b,
closed as soon as possible after rcceiv
ing or discharging passengers. bu
while the passengers are either bein,
received or discharged a passing We
hicle must wait. il it is driven upol
the side of the street on which To-
doors OF the car open.
Right. Of. Way Rules.
On all streets excepting Higgir
avenue easterly and westerly tra:fi
has the right Of way. On the mai
thorouehfare the other way is the rul'
however. All street traffic has RICH
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