Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04

preference for right-of-way can be
given them with due regard to the
safety of the public; provided that
each of the same shall bear red
cross conspicuously placed.
2S. Patrol wagons, police ambul-
ances. fire patrols. fire engines and
! fire apparatus shall in all cases, with
! Que regard to the safety of the public,
have right of way, all provisions OF
| this chapter to the contrary notwith-
! standing, but this act shall not pro-
! tect the driver of any such vehicles
from consequence in the arbitrary ex-
crcise of this right or for injuries VII
| fully inflicted.
| "a. In all localities where an au
/ thorized officer, marshal, constable or
| policeman. conspicuously displaying
his star and then discharging the duty
cf regulating and directing traffic in
Lis locality, shall signal any vehicle
to take any direction or to stop or
otherwise proceed for the safety of the
public, it shall be the duty of the
driver of such vehicle to obey said. di
rcction and to comply with the orders
Of said authorized officer in that be-
half.
rs. Should any pedestrian or other
object through want of care or other
cause, come in contact with a moving
vehicle in the reads streets or high
ways of this state, it shall be the duty
of such vehicle TO stop and of the
owner or operator thereof to ascertain
the name of the person or object and
to render such aid and assistance as
may be required, and in case of COLI
sion or other accident to render like
assistance to the colliding vehicle or
vehicle struck as the case may be, and
to the occupants thereof as may be
necessary, taking the name of the We
hicle, its number the time, the place
and other data concerning the accident |
or event, with the names of the wit |
resses present, and likewise giving his |
own name and number for indentifi- |
cation. Each and all of said informa- |
ton, however, shall not be construed |
or determined as fixing liabilities in
either case for fault or negligence of |
either party but shall be a means of
identifying the facts and circum
stances only; and neither party to a
collision or consequence resulting |
from a mistake in judgment or arts
ing from accident shall move away
from the place of it's occurrence with
out complying with this section, and
If this complying with this section,
however is not done it shall be a. vio-
lation of this act and punished accord
ingly as herein provided, and in civil
action for damages, shall be construed
as an evidence of fault
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Whenever a person operating a mo-
tor vehicle shall meet on the public
any other person riding or
driving a horse or horses, or other
draft animals or any other vehicle, the
person so operating such motor vehicle
shall reasonably turn the same to the
right so as to give half of the Travelled
road, If practicable, and a fair and
equal opportunity to pass, to the other,
without interference.
ROAD LAWS.
II they pass travelling in the same
the person overtaking shall
pass on the left side of the person so
overtaken, and the person overtaken
shall give the other a convenient OPP
portunity so to pass, If it can be done
without endangering his own vehicle,
person. horses, or other draft animals;
provided, that on canyon roads or other
roads bordering on any precipice,
stream or river and upon dugways,
such person operating such motor We
hicle shall be required to take the side
nearest to any such precipice, stream,
or river, and the lower side of the
dugway. Any person operating any
motor vehicle upon any public highway
shall give warning, either by blowing
a horn or ringing a bell, within so and
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from any person riding or driving any
horse, or horses, or any vehicle drawn
by horses or other draft animals, which
overtake, and shall also give such
upon approaching any sharp
turn, curve, or dugway, or other dan
gerous place upon such highway, AMI
upon approaching such sharp turn,
curve or dugway or any other dan
gerous place upon such highway, shall
reduce the speed of such motor We
hicle and shall have the same under
perfect control.
ROAD SIGNS
On any state highway it shall be
the duty of the state highway commits
sion to erect and maintain or cause
to be erected and maintained, suitable
warning signs and danger signals at
places not interfering with
the traffic on all sharp curves and
turns on roads of the above character.
Such signs shall not be less than IS
inches wide and the top OF the sign
board to be not less than feet above
the general surface Of the road bed.
Said sign board shall be supported by
square posts not less than 6 inches
square or by round posts not less than
s inches in diameter set firmly in the
ground. The sign boards shall have
clearly painted on them in black let