The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-06-03

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Section 16. Reckless Driving. It
shall be unlawful to drive a vehicle
in a reckless manner upon the
streets or other places open to the
public for travel For the purpose
Of this section to drive m a reck-
less manner shall mean and in
clude: ~ rs
(a) The operation of a vehicle
carelessly and heedlessly in wilful
or wanton disregard of the rights
or safety of others or without due
caution and at a speed and in such
manner as to endanger, or be like
ly to endanger any person or pro-
perty. -.
(b) The operation of a vehicle
In such a manner as to endanger or
inconvenience unnecessarily other
users of the streets.
(c) The operation of a motor
vehicle by an operator who at the
time has in his embrace another per-
son. "
Section II. Spacing When in
Motion. Every vehicle shall be
driven so as to keep safe distance
between the front end thereof and
the rear of the vehicle Immediately
preceding it, and in no event draw
nearer than three feet to such We
hicle.
Section ID. Speed Regulations:
(a) Every person operating or
driving a vehicle of any character
upon public street or alley, shall
drive the same in careful and
prudent manner and at q rate of
speed which is no greater than is
reasonable and proper under the
conditions existing at the point Of
operating, taking into account the
amount and character of the traffic,
condition of brakes, weight, of We
hicle, grade and width of roadway,
condition of surface and freedom of
obstruction to view ahead, and so
as not to unduly or unreasonably
endanger the life, limb, property
or other rights of any person EMIT
led to the use of the street or alley,
or of any child or children of i'm
mature years upon or adjacent to
the same, and in no event at a
speed greater than twenty five
miles per hour, except upon the
portions OF the arterial highways
mentioned hereafter.
(b) Subject to the provisions of
subdivision (a) Of this section, and
except where lower rate of speed
is specified in this code, it shall be
lawful for the driver of a vehicle
to drive the same at a rate Of speed
not exceeding the following:
Fifteen (15) miles per hour:
1. In traversing an intersection
when the drivers view Is INSTRUCTED,
except on arterial highways. A
drivers view shall be deemed to be
INSTRUCTED when at any time dur
ing the last fifty feet of his ap-
proach to such intersection he does
not have a clear and uninterrupted
view Of such intersection and of the
traffic upon all of the streets en-
tering such intersection for q dis
lance Of two hundred feet there
from.
In traversing or going around
a curve or corner of street when
the drivers view is INSTRUCTED with
in distance of one hundred feet
along such street in the direction
in which he is proceeding
3. When passing q school house
on school days between s A. NJ. and
8 A. NJ, HOO A. NJ. and loo p. NJ,
and 200 p. NJ. and 4:30 p. NJ.
Twenty-Five miles per hour:
1. Throughout the city, except as
otherwise limited or extended by
this code.
Thirty-five miles per hour:
On the arterial highway desig-
mated as State Highway No. with
in the city limits Of the City Of
Kennewick
(c) The speed limits set forth
in this code shall not apply to au-
thorized emergency vehicles when
operated in emergencies and the
drivers thereof sound audible sig
nal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle.
This provision shall not relieve the
driver Of such vehicle of the duty
to drive with due regard to the
safety of all persons using the
streets, nor shall it protect him from
the consequences Of q reckless dis
regard of the safety Of others.
Section 10. Minimum Speed. It
shall be unlawful for any person to
drive unnecessarily at such q slow
speed as to impede or block the
normal and reasonable movement
of traffic, except when reduced
speed is necessary for safe opera
ton
Section 20. Rules Of the Road.
It shall. be the duty of every person
using the streets and alleys for We
hicular traffic to observe the rules
of the road" as hereinafter pre-
scribed.
(a) Vehicles preceding In OPP
posite directions shall pass to the
right Of each other and to the CEN
ter Of the street.
(b) A vehicle, overtaking anoth-
er vehicle going in the same direc-
ton shall pass to the left Of the
vehicle so overtaken and shall not
pull to the right until so far ahead
as not to interfere with the pro-
gress of the overtaken vehicle; but
In so passing, such vehicle shall not
pass to the left of the center Of the
street unless the way ahead IS free
of approaching traffic.