Milford chronicle., 1929-04-19
IMPORTANT CHANGES
MADE IN DELAWARE
AUTOMOBILE LAWS
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HSutlHS dppdI IdIuS.
The minimum penalties for driv-
ing an improperly registered car ol
unregistered vehicle have been in
creased from $40 and costs to $2s
and costs. This includes improper
registration of cars, driving without
tags, driving with improper tags
and driving an unregistered car.
The regulations regarding titling
of automobiles, by which the whole
sale theft of machines is largely
checked and through which stolen
machines are often recovered, and
which prevent the wholesale abuse
of insurance companies, have been
clarified in the new law which per-
mits the issuance of certificates and
the keeping of records so that in the
case of car dealers that have gone
out of business, the cars are not tied
up as in the past.
Formerly altering or changing OF
an automobile title was a mlsde-
meanor, but now it is felony, and
those convicted of this may receive
from one to five years Imprisonment
and from $500 to $4,000 fine.
All dealers in used cars must Sc
cure a State license to do business
now.
Bar Minors Under 16
No one less than 16 years of age
can secure a license to drive a pr1-
yately owned automobile, and less
than 1S can secure a chauffeurs
license to drive commercial car.
Those who can not drive and are
applying for a drivers license Will
be given drivers permits, good for
thirty days. During the time this is
in force the applicant can only drive
when accompanied by a licensed
driver, with no one else in the car.
Up to the time this act was sign
ed by the Governor a blind man
could drive a car, according to Mr..
Smith, but now habitual drunkards.
done fiends, those suffering from i'm
proper vision, epileptics, feeble
minded persons, in addition to those
suffering from marked physical
handicaps, making it dangerous for
them to drive, will not be permitted
to drive.
An operators or chauffeur's IL
cense shall not be issued to any one
so afflicted from physical or mental
disability or disease that will pre-
vent that person from the exercise
of reasonable or ordinary control
over a motor vehicle while operating
the same upon the highways.
No person who can not read high
way or direction signs in the Eng
lish language shall be granted IL
censes to drive.
ANY applicant or driver of a mo-
tor car, who is a minor must nave
the license card or his application
endorsed by his parent or guardian
Operators and chauffeurs' licenses
expire on March l.. instead of De-
cember 81, as has been the case IN
past years. This was changed TO
avoid the rush at the first OF the
year when re-registrat1on OF cars
is required. The drivers and chaut-
feurs' licenses secured this year will
be good until March 1, of 1880.
May Revoke Licenses
Under the new act licenses may be
revoked for the following offenses:
while driving, assault
hv use or because of use OF automo-
bile perjury in the case of false al
fidavits, crime such as felony lor.
Peiture of bond, for three charges OF
reckless driving within II months;
faiIing to stop after hitting some
me driving while drunk. The IL
cense is revoked in these cases Ior
period of one year. ~
The endorsement of the license Dy
A narent or guardian in the case OIL
/ minor renders the endorser re-
snonsible for the negligence OF tne
minor should the minor be unaple "
assume the responsibility, IN case VI
accidents or offenses. ,,,,,on
No vehicle shall be operated Wnen
here are so many people IN tne
'front.' seat to interfere in my way
With +he safe operation OF the Ma
chine This is to prevent the crown
nc, of +he front seats of automoDlles;
Ne changes were made in the speeu
laws. 25 miles in towns anu 0iS1o d. ]
and IS miles on the hlgnWays.
uiouslv to convict a driver OIL spee04 ,
ng it was necessary to prove Cnt' ]
10 sneeded for at least a quarter Ol
!, mile. Now no distance is speclneu'
II is stated in the law tnat tne
yrade crossing, motor signals anu /
: 80 go bridge directions shall De !
strictly obeyed. .,,oo1,1a I
The speed limit is not appllcaple
Inder emergency conditions, the new '
,ct states. This is for the help OF /
,olice in the apprehension OF GRIM
nails, firemen and ambulances. Po- '
ice direction is necessary for the G
,roper application of this rule, and l
t is stated that the proper regard e
hould be shown for the safety of
thers. L
Hand or Electric Signal n
1t is specified in the act that driv-
rs must signal with hand or cleo v
ric device when stopping, starting
r turning. This was previously a a
equation in the city of Wilmington b
ut not in the State. In addition to t,
ruck, it is now also against the law
D coast down a hill in a pleasure L
ar in neutral. "
Garage proprietors must report all S
ehicles received that are badly v
amaged in accidents or show the
larks of bullet holes within "a d
ours after they are received. Ma
hines that have figured in fatal ac- p
ldents are ordered not to be moved s.
efore permission is given by the Il
olice.
1t is said that the long machines is
ow used for shipping new automo- R
lies to one place from another will
Q affected by the law that states h
lat no machine shall be more than
; feet long and no combination of F
A-osIor ho Ii1yn moro in