Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-24
Here's Do and Don't'
Ordnance For All Local
Driuers of Automobiles

Following is Grand Forks ordinance
No. 356 containing the "dos" and
"donts" which automobile and drivers
of other vehicles should observe IT
they would avoid Keeping u compul-
sorry engagement with Municipal
Judge r. J. Purcell:
Section /. The owner. operators,
driver or person in charge of any car,
motor vehicle. dray, wagon, carriage,
on the streets OF Grand Forks, North
Dakota, shall conform to n observe
the following rules and regulations up
on all such streets. alleys, avenues,
park roads and public places in said
city.
Section 2. The word vehicle" in
cludes euuestrians, led horses n
everything on wheels or runners, ex-
sept street cars and baby carriages.
Section 8. The word horses" in
cludes all domestic animals.
Section 4. The word driver" in
cludes the rider or driver of a horse,
the rider of wheels and the operator
IF 4 vehicle, motorcycle or street car:
Section 5. The term "congested
district" as used in this ordinance,
shall include all hat portion OF he
city on Third street between Bruce
avenue and International avenue and
on DeMers avenue between second
,treet and Fourth street.
Crossings.
Section 6. The roadbeds Of high
ways are primarily intended for We
hicles; but pedestrians nave n risnt
to cross them in safety; and all
drivers If vehicles shall exercise all
proper care not to injure pedestrians.
Pedestrians when crossing u street
shall not carelessly or maliciously in
terfere with the passage OF vehicles.
Section Z. Pedestrians crossing any
street at the intersections thereof with
another street within the congested
district, shall pass over such portion OF
the street as is included within the
lines of the sidewalk projected, and
not diagonally. !,
Section 8. The driver. or person in
control of a vehicle in slowing or stop
ping shall signal those in the rear by
raising whip or hand.
Section 8. No person in control OF a
vehicle shall back the same without
ample warning having been given;
and while backing, care must be exer-
cised not to injure those in the rear
Section 10. The police. fire depart
ment ana amDulanCeS SIldll lave AiS
right of way in any street.
Section IL. Every person in charee
of a vehicle shall pull to the right OF
the street or road when signalled
from a vehicle behind desiring to pass
Fire.
Section 12. Upon the approach OF
any fire apparatus, police patrol OF
ambulance, every vehicle shall draw
-.-, - 1, - ~ n, HIo IN tho rioh1
curb OF the street and remain at q
stand-stil until such apparatus. pa
troll or ambulance shall have passed
Section 13. The driver of a stree
car shall Immediately stop his car ant
keep it stationary upon the arrival o.
any fire apparatus.
Slow Down.
Section IA. Every person in charge
of any vehicle upon any street ap
preaching any street car which ha:
stopped or is about to stop for thu
purpose of taking IN Or ~dischargint
passengers, shall stop or slow dowr
to a reasonable safe rate of speed no
exceeding six miles per hour, and shall
not approach said \street car clos
enough to interfere with passenger
boarding or leavino said street r
Section is. No vehicle or street ca
shall so occupy any street = to inter
fere with of-interrupt b passage o
other cars or vehicles. r
Section 16. Vehicles n stree
cars shall not stop on the cross walk
so as to interfere with the passage o
pedestrians.
Keep to Right.
Section II. Vehicles shall be driver
in a careful names and with due re
gard for the safety and convenienc
of pedestrians and all other vehicles
Section IS. Every person using an
vehicle on any street in the city q
Grand Forks, shall operate, drive o
ride such vehicle on the portion t
the right of the center of he stree
except where the right side of tn
street is in such condition as to b
impossible.
Section 10. Vehicles moving slowl
shall keep as close as possible to tn
curb on the right, allowing MOI
swiftly moving vehicles free passage t
their left.
Section 20. A vehicle meeting ar
other shall pass on the right.
Section q. A vehicle overtaking ar
other shall pass on the left side on tn
overtaken vehicle and not pull over t
the right until entirely clear of it.
Section %. A vehicle turning int
another street to the right shall tur
the corner as near to the right han
curb as possible.
Corners
Section %. A vehicle when turnin
to the left to enter an intersectir
street shall not turn until it shall hay
passed beyond the center of such il
t~ersecting street.
Section "a. Vehicles crossing fro
one side Of the street to the other sha
do so by turning to the left and so
to head in the same direction as tt
traffic on the street.
Section %. No vehicle shall
turned around upon any street with
the congested district unless sa
vehicle shall first proceed to the ne
cross street and shall then make tt
turn to the left after reaching the ce'
ter of said cross street.
Section 26. No vehicle shall ST.
with its left side to the curb with
the congested district.
Section 27. No vehicle unless in .
emergency or to allow another vehic
or pedestrian to cross its path, shs
stop in the street except near tt
right hand curb thereof, and 80 as n
to obstruct a crossing.
Section %. No vehicle shall star
within the intersection of any stree
within the congested district or with
ten feet from h intersecting roa'
i
Section 20. No vehicle except A
apparatus and ambulances shall
driven, through a procession exec
with the permission of a police office
Section 80. Vehicles shall not star
or travel two or more abreast in al
street.
Obstrgctions.
Section 81. No horse, nor mule, n,