Smyrna times., 1929-08-21
DOVER'S NEW TRAFFIC LAW
Drivers Must Yield to Right of
Way for Fire and Police Vehicles


New traffic and parking regula-
tions have been adopted by the
City Council of Dover in an effort
to solve the many problems caused
by the constant increase in motor
vehicle traffic. These regulations
become effective at once and the
Dover officers have ben instructed
by Council to enforce strictly each
regulation. The Ordinance COM
plies with the new State law in
compelling drivers of vehicles to
yield the right of way to Police
and Fire Department vehicles and
also to public and private ambu-
lances. When such vehicles are
approaching, drivers of other We
hicles must Immediately drive the
car or truck to the right and take
a position as near as possible and
parallel to the curb, clear of any
intersection of streets. No vehicle
is allowed to follow any fire ap-
paratus, travelling in response to a
fire alarm, closer than three hun
dred feet, or to drive into or park
such vehicle within one city block
of the place where the fire appar-
atus has stopped in answer to a
fire alarm. Another provision of
this section of the Ordinance is
that no person shall drive motor
vehicle within one block of Fire
Department headquarters when
the fire alarm has been sounded,
unless the driver of such motor
vehicle or the occupants are re-
spending to duty. This section is
intended to remedy the congestion
that usually occurs near the Fire
Department headquarters when
ever an alarm is sounded, which
endangers life and handicaps the
firemen in responding to the alarm.
State street and Division street,
under the Ordinance, are designat-
ed as through highways. Drivers
of vehicles approaching these
streets from an intersecting street
must come to a full stop. On all
the streets of Dover the speed linn
it shall be 25 miles per hour for all
motor vehicles except trucks of
over one ton capacity, and except
ed and where such lines exist, cars
street from the South entrance of
the Green to Reed street, where
the speed limit is Is miles per
hour The speed limit for trucks
Of over one ton is 10 miles per
hour anywhere within the city linn
its. The Ordinance makes it un-
lawful to park motor vehicles in
the middle of the street, or along
side of other vehicles already
parked, except when trucks are
loading or unloading and no other
entrance to store or building is
available and then only for twenty
minutes. Quite a great deal of
trouble has been caused on Loock-
erman street from double parking
while owners of cars are shopping.
Under this Ordinance such a prac-
tice is unlawful and persons vio-
lating this provision will be fined.
Owners of garages and automobile
dealers will only be allowed to
park one automobile or truck on
the streets of Dover more than one
hour in any twenty-four consecu-
tive hours. Other provisions in the
Ordinance which are of interest to
owners and drivers of automobiles
are as follows: Cars must be park
ed parallel to the curb, except
where parking lines are designat-
ed and where such lines exsit, cars
must be parked within the lines.
Cars must be parked on the right
side of the street as ascertained
from the direction in which such
vehicle is proceeding. Trucks can
not be parked for more than two
hours on any of the streets or al
leys of the city. No reverse turns
are allowed anywhere on LOCKER
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hicles will not be allowed to make
a left hand turn into Loockerman
street from State street when the
driver is proceeding in a norther-
ly direction North and Reed
streets can be used when anyone
wishes to make a left hand turn.
This change has been made to re-
lieve the congestion at LOCKER
man and State streets, lessen the
danger of accidents and expedite
the movement of through traffic.
With these regulations in effect
and enforced, the members of Do