Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
LAW OF THE ROAD.

LAW OF THE ROAD.
In reply to a. citizen: Of Rock Hill,
asking for information as to whose
duty it is to enforce the speed laws on
the public roads, Hon., ]. S. Brice.
county attorney, has taken the trouble
of compiling a digest of all the stat
utes. relating to the whole question.
Mr.. Brice's letter has been reproduced
in the Rock Hill Herald as follows:
In reply I would say'it is your duty
to enforce it, and the duty OF every
other citizen who sees and knows that
the speed is being violated. Just as it
Is the duty of the good citizen who
knows that any law is being violated
to go before magistrate and take out
a warrant against the vtolator, so 1t
is the duty of yourself and every
other good citizen to protect himself
and the public. from speed fiends" by
swearing out warrants. against them.
Upon complaint made to the gov
ernor sometime ago he did request
the Magistrate of Ebenezer Township
to make it his special duty to look Tor
speed fiends" on the Cherry Road pc
tween Rock Hill and the bridge and OF
course it is Magistrate Poag's duty to
do this, but he much have the assis-
tance of the public and he must have
evidence.
Here Is q syno-eis Of the automobile
road law applying not only to the
Cherry Road but to the other public
Section 600 Of the Criminal Code
provides for penalty Of not less than
S. nor more than 500 to drive or ride
any horse or other thing (automobile
for instance is another thing) faster
than a walk, that is ;. faster than
horse walks over bridge longer than
ten feet.
it unlawful for any person to ride or
drive any horse, or mule or bicycle,
automobile, or locomobile, upon any
street, in any town, or, upon any
public highway in South Carolina IN
wilful, careless or reckless manner
under a penalty of $100 fine or thirty
days Imprisonment. j.
Section GIT of Criminal Code re-
quires all travelling to be or the rlght
of the center of the road or bridge so
as not to obstruct the passage. OF per
sons or vehicles on the other side OF
the center thereof. under penalty OF
not less than 81 nor more than $lo. OF,
Imprisonment not more than lO days
or less than one day, and also napl-
lity for all damages occasioned by pc
ing on the wrong side of'the road or
bridge. .o.
60s and 610 of the Criminal Code all
have reference to speeding and driving
on public highways. The general law
is that no one can run his machine
faster than twenty-five miles an hour,
and not even at that speed except
when he is not approaching a. cross
ing, or another highway, or a bridge,
or q sharp curve, or steep descent
or traversing same and when ap-
proaching another road, a bridge or
sharp curve. a steep descent, or II that
highway is full of people or other We
hicles it is his duty to slow down from
twenty-five miles an hour to SIX miles
an hour.
On any public highway any one op-
Grating q motor vehicle on approaching
a person walking on said highway or
a horse or any other animal oelnS
ridden or driven thereon or a person
operating another motor vehicle shall
Mailing with a horn or bell or other
wise in such way as not to frighten
the approaching animal, and so use
every precaution not to frighten such
animal and to prevent frightening IT
shall at once reduce his speed 10
three miles an hour and have COM
ulete control of his MACHINE and bring
the same to full stop If necessary
and if q machine is approaching a
nerson riding or driving a restive horse
or other animal and the rider or driver
of the horse signals the automoblllst
bv throwing up his hand or otherwise
that his horse Is frightened the auto
mobilist shall Immediately stop, and II
travelling in opposite directions the
automobilist shall stand still in the
road until the restiye horse. passes ana
If travelling in the same direction ne
shall remain stationary until the per-
son driving a restive horse has FOUND
n place to- drive out OF and OH the
road. a..
highway each vehicle of course is re-
uuircd to go to the right, and in pass
ingan other vehicle to the left, ana
at the intersection of two roads the
is required 10 keep TO the
right of the. intersection of the CEN
ters of such highways when turning
to the right and pass to the left or
such intersections when turning to the
left.
Every motor vehicle when used on.
4 public highway shall be provided
with good and efficient brakes and
also with Il suitable bell, horn or other
signal and il operated on any high
,yny between sunset and daylight 1t
must have a. white light visible at a
reasonable distance in the direction
in 5which the vehicle is travelling and
1 red light in the reverse direction,
md in casptof- n henvy fog these lights |