Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
new ROAD LAW TO
Be ENFORCED SOON
IN THREE COUNTIES
It Regulates the Weight, Speed
and Operation OF venicles on
the State Highways.
April. / IS FIXED
FOR ENFORCEMENT

Assisted by additional policemen, the
State Highway Department on April !
will begin enforcement Of an act providing
for the regulation of the weight, speed and
operation OF vehicles on State highways,
which WAS passed by the General Assem-
bly, of 1919. Provisions of the act include
the following:
"No vehicle that has gross weight, in
cluding vehicle and load, of more than
70 900 pounds shall be operated upon a
State highway.
'sNo vehicle hearing load in excess Of
700 pounds per inch width Of tire shall be
operated upon State highway.
Whenever il is necessary to operate q
vehicle in excess of the above weight, a
special permit shall be obtained from the
State Highway Department; this permit
will regulate the time that the vehicle
shall be operated, and the owner of such
vehicle shall be liable for any damage
done 10 the State highway.
Authorized representatives of the
State Highway Department shall have
the right to stop vehicles that have in
dication of exceeding the prescribed limits
OF this law and weigh such vehicles pro-
vided it shall not delay the vehicle more
than 80 minutes.
ssNo self-propelled vehicle equipped
with metal tires shall he operated upon
State highways with the exception Of
traction engines, road rollers and farming
implements, and these shall be operated
only after securing permit from the State
Highway Department.
Traction engines, road rollers and
farming implements must comply with
the requirements of this law and shall not
be allowed on the State highways unless
the wheels are smooth or equipped with
smooth cleats OF at least two inches in
width II the vehicles have clents other
than above specified that cannot be re-
moved, then cushions shall bc placed be-
tween the cleats in such manner that the
cleat will not come in contact with the
pavement, so as to cause any injury to the
highway.
''Trailers equipped with metal tires
pounds, shall not be allowed on State
highways.
Rough lock chains, or chain wrapped
wheels, or other metal projections, shall
not he used on vehicles whose gross load
weight is in excess of 5000 pounds when
operated on State highways.
"No vehicle of any kind whose gross
load weight is greater than 5000 pounds
shall be operated at speed in excess OF
80 miles per hour
mo vehicle having pneumatic tires
and q gross weight, including vehicle and
lbad, Of three tons, shall be operated in
open country for distance exceeding one
quarter Of mile at speed in excess Of
p miles per hour, through suburban
sections, Villages and towns in excess of
IS miles per hour or in thiekly built up
parts of cities and towns IN excess of Is
miles per hour. No vehicle having pneu-
matte tires and gross weight, including
vehicle and load, Of FIVE tons shall be
operated in open country for distance ex.
ceeding one-quarter of mile at a speed in
excess of % miles per hour, through subur-
han sections, villages and towns in excess
of II miles per hour or in thicklv built w
parts of cities and towns in excess Of /.
miles per hour.