Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

railroad tracks or the approach Of a
railroad train.
(43) Traffic" Pedestrians, rid
den or herded animals, vehicles,
street cars, and other conveyances
either singly or together while US
ing any highway for purposes of
travel.
(4N "Right-of-way." The privi-
lege Of the immediate use Of high
way.
(45) Gross weight" The unload
ed weight Of vehicle and/or the
unloaded weight of a truck-tractor
and semi-trailer combination. plus
the weight Of the load.
ARTICLE II
OBEDIENCE TO AND EFFECT
OF TRAFFIC LAWS
Section 2. The provisions Of this
act relating to the operation of
vehicles refer exclusively to the op-
Grafton Of vehicles upon highways
except:
l. Where different place is speci-
fcally referred to in a given section.
2. The provisions of Articles Nv
and v shall apply upon highways
and elsewhere thruout the state.
Section 3. 1t is unlawful and, I'M
less otherwise declared in this act
with respect to particular offenses,
it is a misdemeanor for any person
to do any act forbidden or fail to
perform any act required in this
act.
Section 4. No person shall will
fully fail or refuse to comply with
any lawful order or direction of
any peace officer invested by law
with authority to direct, control, or
regulate traffic.
Section 5. (a) The provisions of
this act applicable to the drivers of
vehicles upon the highways shall
apply to the drivers of all vehicles
owned or operated by the United
States, this state or any county, city,
town, district, or any other politi-
cal subdivision of the state, subject
to such specific exceptions as are
set forth in this act with reference
to authorized emergency vehicles.
Cd The driver of any authorized
emergency vehicle when responding
to an emergency call upon approach
ing red or stop signal or any stop
sign shall slow down as necessary
for safety but may proceed cau-
tiously past such red or stop sign
or signal after sounding siren and
displaying red lights.
Co No driver of any authorized
emergency vehicle shall assume any
special privilege under this act eX-
cept when such vehicle is operated
in response to any emergency call
or in the immediate pursuit of an
actual or suspected violator of the
law.
cd The provisions of this act
shall not apply to persons, teams,
motor vehicles and other equipment
while actually engaged in work upon
the roadway of highway but shall
apply to such persons and vehicles
when travelling to or from such
work.
(e) Street cars and trackless troll
ley cars, except where otherwise
specifically provided, shall be gov
erned by the same rules and regula-
tons as provided in this act for We
hicles and motor vehicles, only in
so far as such regulations apply to
speed, stopping at through streets
and railroad tracks, and ooeying
signals of semaphores and rights
of-way, and shall be entitled to the
same rights and benefits of this
act, as to warning, turning and
stopping signals and rights of way,
as any vehicle or motor vehicle in
the streets and highways of this
state.
Section 6. Every person riding a
bicycle or an animal or driving any
animal drawing a vehicle upon a
roadway shall be subject to the pro-
visions of this act applicable to the
driver Of vehicle, except those pro-
visions of this act which by their
nature can have no application.
Section 7. The provisions of this
act shall be applicable and uniform
thruout this state and in all politi-
cal subdivisions and municipalities
therein and no local authority shall
enact or enforce any rule or regula-
ton in conflict with the provisions
of this act unless expressly author
lied herein. Local authorities may,
however, adopt traffic regulations
which are not in conflict with the
provisions of this act.
Section 8. (a) The provisions of
this act shall not be deemed to pre-
vent local authorities with respect
to streets and highways under their
Jurisdiction and with the consent
of the commissioner with respect
to state trunk highways, within the
corporate limits of municipality
and within the reasonable exercise
of the police power from:
1. Regulating the standing or
parking of vehicles;
2. Regulating traffic by means of
police officers or traffic control sig
nails;
3. Regulating or prohibiting pro-
cessions or assemblages on the high
ways;
Designating particular highways
as one-way roadways and requiring
that all vehicles thereon be moved
in one specific direction;
5. Designating any highway as
thru highway and requiring that
all vehicles stop before entering or
crossing the same or designating
any intersection as a stop ntersec-
ton and requiring all vehicles to
stop at one or more entrances to
such intersections;
6. Restricting the use Of highways
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