Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-26

THE OPERATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES IN THE VILLAGE
OF BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO
AND PROVIDING A PENALTY For
THE VIOLATION OF THE RE-
QUlREMENTS THEREOF.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
| CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEES or
THE VILLAGE OF BONNERS
FERRY, IDAHO:
SECTION /. The term "motor
vehicle" as used in this ordinance
shall be held to mean any vehicle
not propelled by animal power, ex-
cept street cars, The word street, y
as used in this ordinance, shall be
held to include streets, alleys, docks,
bridges, and all public ways and
places over which the Village of Bon
ners Ferry has jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. No person shall on
crate any four-wheeled motor vehicle
within the corporate limits of the
village during the period from one
nour after sunset to one hour be-
fore sunrise unless there is displayed
on each side of such motor vehicle
a lamp showing white light in the
direction in which such vehicle is
proceeding, and unless there is dis
played at the rear of such vehicle a
red light in the opposite direction
from that in which such vehicle is
proceeding. No person shall operate
a two or three wheeled motor yehi-
Gle unless there shall be displayed a
lamp showing a white light in the
direction in which such vehicle is
proceeding.
SECTION 8. Every motor vehicle
snail be provided with bell or horn
wnich the operator or person in
charge thereof shall ring or blow,
whenever there is danger of COLI
sion, but such bell or horn shall only
be sounded sufficiently to give warn
ing, and any unnecessarily long or
loud footing of horns or ringing of
bells is prohibited.
SECTION a. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person under the age of
sixteen years to operate any motor
vehicle, and it shall be unlawful for
the owner, bailee, lessee, or custo-
dian OF any motor vehicle to permit
the same to be operated by any per
son under the age of sixteen wears.
SECTION 5. No person shall on
crate a motor vehicle at a greater
rate of speed than fifteen miles per
nour between crossings and ten
miles per hour when crossing an
other street or intersection.
SECTION 6. The owner. operat-
or, driver or person in charge of any
vehicle, except street cars, shall
conform to and observe the follow
ing rules:
tA) Every vehicle shall be driven
IN careful manner and with due
regard to the safety and convenience
OF other vehicles and pedestrians.
(B) Every vehicle shall keep on
the right side of the street excent
when necessary to turn to the left in |
crossing or in passing another vehi- |
Gle.
(C) Vehicles shall pass each 9th
err on the right except when passing
in the same direction, in which event
the overtaking vehicle shall pass to
the left of the vehicle overtaken.
Vehicles turning-to the right into an
other street shall not pass beyond
the center of either street in turning.
Vehicles turning to the left into an
other street shall pass to the right of
and beyond the center of the street
intersection before turning.
(D) No vehicle shall stand with
IN any street intersection nor stop at
any cross walk or sidewalk in such
manner as to obstruct the free pass
age or pedestrians. No vehicle shall
be stopped or left standing within
ten feet of any fire hydrant. No
vehicle shall stop in any such way
as to obstruct free passage on the
street.
(E) Vehicles crossing from one
side of the street to the other shall
proceed to the next street intersec-
ton and turn to the left so as to
head in the same direction as the
traffic on that side of the street
toward which the crossing is made.
lt) No vehicle shall stop with it's
left side to the curb and all vehicles
snail be parked at an angle of 45
degrees to the curb, and with its
right hand wheel not more than 6
inches from the curb. No four
wheeled motor vehicle shall be left
standing within the hours when the
same is required to be lighted with
out red light displayed at the rear
Of the same.
SECTION 7. No vehicle equipped
with wheels tired with cleats, spikes
Or other projections liable to injure
any pavement shall be operated up
0n, over, along or across any paved
street except upon planking laid over
such pavement and after obtaining
written permission of the committee
on streets.
SECTION 8. 1t shall be unlawful
TO operate any motor vehicle unon
any of the paved streets of the city
unless the same shall be so construct
ed as to prevent the dripping of
gasoline or oil.
SECTION 9. No person shall OBJ
crate a motor vehicle with cut-out
open within the limits of the Village
If Boomers Ferry.
SECTION 10. Vehicles approach
ng. an interesting street shall be
lnder control so as to permit the
1ehlcle on the right of the vehicle
approaching to first cross the inter-
;ecting street.
SECTION H. All vehicles ap-
an intersection of a street
With the intention of turning thereat
hall, in turning to the right, keep
loosely to the right, and in turning {
o the left, shall run to and beyond