Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-21
COUNCIL PASSES NEW AUTOMOBILE
 ORDINANCE; DRIVERS FEE IS g 50
MAXINJM SPEED LIMIT SET AT TWENTY MILES PER HOIrR-DRIVER MUST BE OVER SIXTEEN YEARS
 OF AGE-ORDINANCE BE STRICTLY ENFORCED

given by any police officer as to stop ping, starting, approaching or depart ing from any place in any street in the Town of Seward. It shall be unlaW- full for any person driving, using or having control of any vehicle, to fail refuse or neglect to obey the order of any police officer in regard to the reg ulation, direction or diversion or to moving or stopping any such vehicle in or upon any street in the Town of Seward.
 Section '. No person shall drive motor vehicle without brake or brakes sufficient and capable of bring ing such vehicle, together with any trailer that may be attached thereto, to complete stop within fifty feet when the same is travelling at the rate of twenty miles an hour.
 Section 8. No person shall drive cr operate a motor vehicle without hav- ing attached thereto an adequate sig nal device, provided that such signal device shall not be in tone or sound similar to the fire siren used by the city fire department.
 Section 9. Every motor vehicle shall exhibit during the hours or dark ness at least two lamps, one on each side, showing white lights in advance of said vehicle, and shall have attach ed to the rear not less than one lamp showing a red light; Provided, that bicycles shall be required to carry only one light in the front thereof; provid- ed further, that it shall be unlawful to display any light showing red to the front of any motor vehicle. Pro- vided, further, that headlights on ve- hicle, when approaching other vehicles shall be dimmed sufficiently to allow drivers clear vision and permit safe passing.
 Section 10. Every vehicle carrying a load which projects over the rear end three feet or more, shall display red flag by day and a red light by night on the extreme end of such pro- jecting load.
 Section II. No person shall operate a motor vehicle without having attach ed thereto, an exhaust muffler, in good working order, adequate to prevent ex- cessive or unusual noise, annoying smoke and the escape of gas, steam or oil, and such muffler shall not be cut out or be disconnected.
 Section 12. A vehicle meeting an- other shall pass to the right of such other vehicle.
 Section 13. A vejcle, except when passing vehicle ahead, shall keep as near the right hand curb as practicable so as to leave the center of the street free and open for overtaking traffic.
 o1 x.+C C1y1,1 another vehicle going in the same di- rection shall pass to the left of the vehicle so overtaken.
 Section 15. A motor vehicle over taking any other vehicle, before pass ing, shall give signal by one short blast of the sounding device. The person in charge of the vehicle being so overtaken and passed shall give way to the right as far as practicable to allow such vehicle to pass with safety.
 Section 16. No vehicle shall pass a vehicle headed in the same direction just before reaching the crest of a hill, or on curve, or at any other point where the view ahead is in any wise obstructed ,or while the vehicle ahead is crossing or waiting to cross or is turning or about to turn into an intersecting street.
 Section IT. Vehicles crossing from one side of the street to another shall do so by turning to the left until head ed in the same direction as the traf fife on that side of the street towards which the crossing is made, is headed.
 Section IS. A vehicle turning into
 4o JaF c-1o1 %,,xr, around the center of the intersection of the two streets.
 Section 19. A vehicle turning into another street to the right shall turn the corner not nearer the right curb than five feet.
 Section 20. Before turning, wheth- CT from standstill or while in motion stopping or decreasing speed, drivers shall give timely warning of their in tentions to those following them, by outstretched arm or in some other unmistakable manner.
 Section 21. Signals shall be given in the following manner:
 When turning to the left, by out stretched arm extending horizontally to the left.
 When turning to the right, by out stretched arm extending to the left and up.
 When stopping or suddenly decreas- ing speed, by outstretched arm extend ing to the left and down.
 Before backing, warning shall be given by short blast followed by a long blast of the signal device and while backing unceasing vigilance must be exercised so as not to injure those behind.
 Section 22. A driver already upon street shall have the right of way over a driver entering at point other than street intersection; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to the apparatus of the fire department.
 Section 23. Every driver, on the ap- proach of apparatus of the fire de- partment shall immediately proceed to the right curb asd come to full stop. standing parallel to the curb.
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