The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-09-05

| AN ordnance regulating vehicles and
places Of the City of Owosso, and to pre-
| scribe penalty for the violation thereof
The City of Owosso ordains:
Section l. The term vehicle as used in
automobiles. motorcycles. bicycles. and all
| manner of conveyances drawn by motor
power or by one or more horses or other
be in use by policemen and fremen, and
traction engines. power road roller and
other vehicles in use under the direction of
ment, also excepting conveyances operated on
permanent tracks in accordance with any
franchise therefor duly granted by the Legis-
lative body of the City of Owosso. The word
driver" as used in this ordinance includes the
driver or operator of any vehicle"
The word parking" for the purpose of this
standing of any vehicle in street. alley or
public place in the city, either in charge of
driver driver t or without such driver for longer
unload said vehicle or to take on or let off
passengers.
The words street intersection" shall mean
the area bounded by the side lines. real pro-
duced, OF two or more streets which meet or
cross each other.
The word horse shall include any and
| all domestic driving animals. 4
Section 2. The owner, operator, driver, or
person in charge of any vehicle propelled or
driven upon the streets. highways and public
places of the City of Owosso. shall conform to
| and observe the following rules of the road
upon all streets, alleys, avenues and public
places in the City of Owosso.
% Vehicles shall be driven in careful
manner and with due regard for the safety
and convenience of pedestrians and other We
hices.
CD Vehicles shall keep to the right side
of the street except when necessary, to turn
| to the left in crossing or in oyertaking an
other vehicle as hereinafter provided.
(31 All vehicles meeting shall pass each
other to the right
left of vehicles overtaken, in passing, and the
driver of every vehicle in overtakng and pass
ing another vehicle shall exercise such care
and prudence in so doing as the circumstances
shall demand. and not to produce loss or
damage to overtaken vehicles or the occupants
thereof, provided that no vehicle shall pass on
| the left of a street car when going in the same
direction with such street car.
Co Vehicles moving slowly snail keep as
close as possible to the curb on the right,
allowing more swiftly moving Vehicies Tree
passage to their left.
90 Drivers or operators OF vehicles pc
fore turning. stopping or changing their
course shall make sure that such movement
~ Vehicles turning to the right into an
other street shall pass and turn the corner
as near to the right hand curb as possible
(S) Vehicles turning to the left into an
other street shall pass to the right of and be-
yond the center of the street intersection be-
(sb) When two or more vehicles are
crossing over an intersection at right angles
the vehicle on the right shall have precedence;
(9) Vehicles crossing from one side OF
the street to another shall do so by turning
to the left as to head in the same directlon
as the traffic on that side OF the street ., To-
ward which the crossing is made, and so that
said vehicles shall stop with its right SIDE 70
the curb of said street. and that no venice
shall cross from side OF the street TO
another or turn around unless vehicle shall
be within a street intersection, unless sucn
vehicle shall be entering said street from an
lio) No vehicle shall be driven through
funeral procession or other procession, except
with the permission OF police officer. II,
on The driver operator OF every veni-
Gle shall give some plainly visible or audible
sign Of approach, and shall keep his venice
at not less than six 20, teet OF the iun atnns
ping for the purpose of taking on or discharg-
inc passengers, and IL by reason of the pres
ence Of other vehicles at the space where such
car is stopping, or by reason of the narrow
ness of the street il Is not possible to preserve
the distance of six (6) feet from such running
hoard herein prescribed, then the driver or
onerator of said vehicle shall stop the same
until such car shall have taken on or dis
charged is passengers and again started s, pro-
| or has stopped for the purpose OF taking on OF
| discharging passengers, the driver or operator
said vehicle chi, sr sss tSsn six s miles
hour, and shall pass said car at no sre"'e'
| speed. -, IN ..;., bocLod mn
| IN the curb except il be actually loading or
| unloading, and in such case, II shall remain n
no longer than the actual loading or un'o Snr-
inc requires Provided in those streets or POT,
tons OF streets in which a car track is located
avery vehicle shall stand and stop as near as
possible parallel with the curbs and Sidewalks
| 03) The horse or horses attaeheo . 20 eod
vehicle backed up TO the curb shall be turned
at right angles to the vehicle and in the di-
rection in which the traffic upon that sioe
| of the street is moving.
(lD No vehicle shall stop at any cross
walk for a longer period than necessary to
permit the occupants TO alight or persons 70
enter said vehicle or in, any such manner rs
| TO obstruct free passage upon said eross,wak
within the street intersection.