The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-23
READ AND OBSERVE
RULES OF TRAFFIC
No Excuses Will Be Ac-
cepted by the :
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People driving cars in Blackfoo
are urged 4 to observe the rule
Estrictly and then stick to the habit
The police have orders to hold every
body to strict account, and here ar,
the rules: gusds Il Stha Ft
Have one license plate on the from
of the car and one on the rear, boil
in plain view. If application ha1
been made for license, paste the re
ceipt on the windshield until th'
plates arrive. Carrying the receip
in your pocket will not keep you ou
Of court ai ali
Within one hour after sunset, have
two front lights and one rear rec
light burning on your car, and the
lamp and glass kept clean.
The speed limit is eight miles ar
hour at crossings and corners, and
fifteen miles between streets.
Muffers must not be left open
while within the city limits. Do not
make any unnecessary noises with
the engine, and if testing must be
done and much prolonged noise
made, do not do it in the crowded
section if it can be avoided. There
is no legal provision against your let
ting your engine spit and sputter
till you get it to working to suit
you, but thoughtful drivers will re-
duce such annoyance as much as
they can. A driver trying to get a
cold, bucking engine out of town,
may be allowed to exceed the speed
limit to keep it going, but he need
not rely on such an excuse, nor is
there any promise that he will not
be prosecuted just the same as if his
engine were under full control.
Do not park within twenty feet
Of fire hydrant, nor in front of the
City Hall and fire station nor in
front Of hotel or motion picture
house.
Do not leave a car on the street
longer than is necessary. Eight hours
is your limit. H. z As+sss
Do not turn around between
streets. Go to the next crossing and
turn on it, extending your left hand
straight out to signal people of your
intention.
Do not try to pass car at street
crossing intersection but make all
such moves between streets.
A person under sixteen years OF
age must not operate car within
the city limits.
Violation of any of these matters
may draw a fine of not more than
500.
For People Afoot
In walking across the street, all
cars will be coming from your left
until you reach the middle of the
street and then they will be coming
from your right, and you need only
watch accordingly 1E#
If you cross the street between
crossings, you take a greater risk of
being injured. Drivers cannot give
you the same protection as at cor
ners where people are expected to
cross. II you are injured in cross
ing the street somewhere along the
block, the responsibility is pretty
sure to rest entirely upon you, while
if you should be injured in crossing
at the corner, and you observe the
traffic rules, the responsibility may
rest with the driver, and punishment
and payment of damages would be
considered accordingly.
Be careful about how you dodge
or change your course when in front
of a car Drivers sometimes protect
the person who merely stands still,
but injure the one who hops about,
changing plans and changing course
once.
Do not be obstinate and foolhardy
about crossing the street in front of
a car. Some people deliberately
start across when car is so close
that the driver has to slow down
severely to save the footman, and
in such cases, the driver always feels
that the footman is taking a mean
advantage, and at some time such
a person will probably get bumped
by car that skids even when the
driver does his best. In such a case
the footman may forfeit protection.
If the case should go into court and
it should be shown that this person
had naughty habit of taking ad-
vantage of drivers, the case would be
pretty sure to 60 against the Offend
ing footman, or woman, and it is
often women, especially young wo-
men, who do these stunts.
When you park your car, be care
full not to bump the curbing with
your tire. 1t does two things that
you cannot afford-it bruises your
casing and prepares it for a blow
out latter, and it very easily springs
your axle. Take time to slow down
and protect your car. IL
After parking your car, be careful
about stepping out in front Of pass
ing car. That is one of the most
dangerous things that people do.
People wonder why SO many filing
stations are built out at the edge Of
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