The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-26
OBEY TRAFFIC LAW; :
PREVENT ACCIDENTS

KILL Driving on Pavements
| The law requires drivers of all
vehicles to stay on the right half
Iof the road except when passing
other vehicles or when road condi-
Ilons make it impracticable.
On pavements keeping to the
fright is especially important. Many
drive with the left wheel on the
center line. This is dangerous; if
you meet another driver doing the
same thing, there is an accident.
Standard pavements are eighteen
| feet. If you keep your left wheels
two feet outside the center line,
| you still have fully two feet be-
tween your right wheels and the
| edge of the pavement. Even if
the right wheels go out on the
shoulders, nothing serious happens.
But if the left wheels go too far
I.el.-reaa any newspaper and see
what happens.
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XIV. Following too Closely
"The driver of motor vehicle
or street car shall not follow an
Iother vehicle more closely than is
REASONABLE and prudent, having due
regard to the speed of such vehicl:
and the traffic upon and the .condi-
tion of the highway and the condi-
Ition of his vehicle"
| It often happens there is an acci.
ldent, two or three other yehicf .
Twill run into the wreckage because
1.-THE drivers are two close to STOP
lquickly. If they observed the above
Isectioni of the state law, this would
not happen.
The distance that is "reasonab,e
land prudent" is not specified but i
left to the Judgment of the driver
IN the, case of passenger vehicle {;
But in the case of trucks, the lan
specifically provides that in driv.
ling outside of any municipality
slsey shall not be closer than loo
feet, except when overtaking anc
passing another vehicle.
XIV. Displaying License Plates
The state law prohibits anyone
from driving a motor vehicle unless
license plates are displayed in both
front and rear in such manner as tt
be plainly visible.
Originally number plates were in
tended only for Identification pur-
poses; today they are also a sign
that you have paid your tax for bet
ter highways.
Some drivers for obvious reasons
purposely leave their license plates
Idirty or have them partly covered
by bumpers, trunks or baggage, SC
as to make Identification difficult
Others through pure negligence
leave the plates dirty or obscuref
This leaves them under the sus
picion that they want to avoid idel
Itification.
If you are a law-abiding driver
and take pride in your citizenship
see that your plates are clear and
Visible from both front and rear.
XVI. Lights on Tractors, Engines
| The state law requires every
motor vehicle on the highways al
night TO have lighted lamps, front
and rear. Motor vehicles include
"every vehicle which is self-pro-
PEELED"
There have been some accidents
and numerous close calls, due to
Ithresnlng outfits and tractors travel
| ing on the highways at night with
tout lights. A motorist blinded by
the lights of car coming in the
opposite direction, is unable to see
dark, unlighted vehicles.
The number of lights is not
specified. For trucks and passenger
ears, the law requires two lighted
head lamps, "no more, no less"
| Even for vehicles where lights
are not required, a consideration
for your own safety would dictate
that on roads where there is even
moderate travel, lights be used at
might.
XVII. Rear View Mirrors
The following section in the state
traffic law is often neglected, but
the safety of all highway users re-
quires that it be observed and en-
forced.
"No person shall drive motor
vehicle on a highway which vehicle
is so constructed or loaded as to
prevent the driver from obtaining a
view of the highway to the rear by
looking backward from the drivers
position, unless such vehicle is
equipped with a mirror so located
as to reflect to the driver a view
| of the highway for distance of