The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-28
Belief Traffic on Through
Street Has Right-of.Way
Is Corrected

An automobile driver who prop
erly stops before entering q through
street has priority over other
vehicles travelling on the through
street which have not entered the
intersection.
This is an Interpretation of the
state vehicle traffic laws made by
the state road body and attorney
general.
This is contrary to the general
belief that vehicles on the through
street or highway have the right Of
way or priority at all times.
The group also says that q vehicle
entering a public highway from q
private road shall yield the right Of
way to all vehicles approaching.
Many city ordinances make the
same provision relative to alleys.
Though turning to the left after
entering a through street is not a
violation of law, it is recommended
that drivers should turn to the right
after entering through highway if
possible.
The department of state highways,
of which Joseph j. Ermatinger is
secretary, and George F. Shafer, at.
torney general, have received many
queries concerning technicalities OF
the laws, and they have released
their interpretations today.
Every vehicle on the road shall
be driven at a careful and prudent
speed, they say. This speed is gov.
erned by many road circumstances
including traffic conditions, sur.
face, width, and others. Speed lin.
it's at grade crossings where the
view is not obstructed is placed al
Is miles per hour; in a business dis.
trict where traffic is regulated by
traffic officers or automatic regu.
lators, the limit is 20 miles; or
every public road IS miles.
May Increase Limit
Villages and cities have no legal
right to decrease the speed limits
but they may increase them.
Before starting, stopping, OF
turning from direct line, every
car driver must give q signal, with
his horn if pedestrian is affected
or by hand and arm.
One section Of the laws provides
that when two vehicles enter an in.
tersection or road crossing at ap.
proximately the same time the cal
on the right has the right Of way
unless the car on the right is trav.
cling at an unlawful rate Of speed
A car entering the intersection must
always yield the right of way to q
car already in the intersection.
A pedestrian crossing the street
at Z crosswalk or at any other plac.
duly marked, has the right Of way
but Z pedestrian crossing the street
or road at any other place mus,
always yield the right Of way to We.
hicles.
In making = right-hand turn, thu
law provides that the driver shall
keep IS close to the right hand curl
as practicable. Before making /
left turn the driver should sigma
by extending his arm. He should
then proceed beyond the center Of
the street interse ion and turn ..
close to. the left Of such intersection
as possible. Cutting corners, o,
turning to the left before the center
Of the street is reached, is not only
prohibited by law but is q dangerous
practice, the group believes. A
driver who has signaled by extend.
ing his arm and is making left
turn has the right Of way over any
car on his right which has not
entered the intersection or which has
entered the intersection after him.
Must Give Warning
Before attempting to pass car
the driver should give warning K
the driver ahead Of him by sounding
his horn. The overtaking car must
not pass the other car, unless he car
clearly see that the left side Of thu
road i free from oneomins traffic