The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

stopped for the purpose or taxing OF
h and discharging passengers, and re
; main standing until such car has
I taken on or discharged its passen
4 gers. The provisions of this section
t shall apply to the operator who
r causes his motor vehicle 10 be oper'
l ated in violation of this section.
| Section II. The owner, driver, op-
/ orator, or person in charge OF any
highway shall conform to and comply
{ with the following regulations:
. (al The operator of a vehicle shall
turn to the right when meeting an
, other vehicle, and, where the road
way is of sufficient width, shall at
all times travel on the right-hand
side Of the center OF the street.
CD The operator of vehicle,
when overtaking and passing another
vehicle, shall pass to the left, when
the surface of the ground will permit.
and shall not drive to the right until
clear of such vehicle.
(c) Vehicles moving slowly shall
keep as close as possible to the curb
on the right, allowing more swiftly
moving vehicles free passage to the
left
Cd The operator of a vehicle shall,
before stopping, turning or changing
/ the course of such vehicle, first see
that there is sufficient space to make
such movement in safety, and shall
give visible or audible signal to the
| crossing officer, il there be such, or
| to the drivers of vehicles following.
of his intention to make such move
| ment, by raising and extending the
hand and indicating with it the df.
rection in which he wishes to turn.
(e) The operator of vehicle, in
turning to the right from one street
or highway into another, shall turn
the corner as near the right hand as
practicable, and in turning to the
left from one street or highway into
another shall pass to the right of and
beyond the center before turning.
(f) The operator Of a vehicle, in
crossing from one side of the street
or highway to the other side thereof,
shall turn to the left, so as to head
in the direction in which vehicles are
moving.
(g) 1t shall be unlawful to stop a
vehicle on the street unless the right
side thereof is next to and parallel !
with the curb and as near thereto as
the condition of the street will per
init, except as provided by section 5.
and provided that this rule shall not
apply in cases ST emergency, when
the stop is made to avoid accidents
or to allow pedestrians or vehicles to
cross in front of such vehicles, or
when made in obedience to the signal !
of a police officer
CHI 1t shall be unlawful for the
operator of any vehicle to overtake
and pass another vehicle at street |
intersections in the business dis |
tricts
ID 1t shall be unlawful for the
operator of a motor vehicle to permit |
the motor of same to operate in such
a manner as to visibly emit an I'M
duly great amount of steam, smoke
or products of combustion from ex- !
haust pipes or openings:
ID Where two vehicles are ap- |
preaching on any public street or
highway SO that their paths will in |
tersect and there is danger of col |
lision, the vehicle approaching the
other from the right shall have the |
right of way.
(k) 1t shall be unlawful to stop, |
hitch or leave standing, any animal
or vehicle upon any street within
fifteen feet of the corner or within
fifteen feet of any fire hydrant.
% No motor vehicle shall be left
standing in front of or within fifteen |
feet of either side Of the entrance of |
any theater, auditorium or building (
where large assemblages of people /
are being held, except in taking on !
or discharging passengers or freight. !
and then only for such length OF
time as is necessary for such pur-
pose.
(m) At theaters and public gather
ings, or under UNUSUAL clrcum- !
stances, motor vehicles shall stand
or move as directed by the police.
(n) 1t shall be unlawful for the /
operator of any motor vehicle, or
person in charge thereof, to leave /
unattended upon any street or high /
way a motor vehicle with the engine j
running. 4
co. It shall be unlawful for the
operator of any motor vehicle to
leave it standing, while showing
red light, parallel to and within /
twenty-five feet Of the tracks of any .
railroad. j
CD Upon the approach Of any fire !,
apparatus, police patrol or ambu-
lance, every vehicle shall draw up
as near as possible to the right-hand
curb of the street and remain at
standstill until such fire apparatus,
police patrol or ambulance shall have
passed.
(u) The driver of any vehicle
driven or propelled upon the high
ways shall, when overtaken by
faster moving vehicle, proceeding IN
the same direction, upon signal
either by the sounding of bell,
horn or other signalling device, given
by the driver of the overtaking We
hicle, cause his vehicle to be driven,
to the right Of the center of the tray
eled way, if he can do so with safety,
and remain to the right of the center
of such travelled way until the over
taking vehicle shall have safely
passed. Every driver of vehicle
that is overtaken by faster moving
vehicle shall heed the signal of the