Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
Cars and Manner
OfDriving ToBe
Guided By Code
Law Passed by Recent SEES
sion of Legislature Places
Responsibility on Driver.

Last week it was announced
through a Minnesota highway bull
letin that the new traffic code passed
at the regular session of the state
legislature would go into effect just
as soon as the coming of the trunk
highway system is completed. In
discussing further the traffic code
which is an attempt to regulate travel
on the highways so that minimum
of accidents will mar the joy of driv-
ing, w. F. Rosenwald, state main
tenance engineer, points out the fol-
lowing provisions:
"A very important change is that
everyone involved in a motor vehl-
Gle accident is required to report To
the Highway department the time
and place of the accident, the number
of the license plates of the cars Ia
volved. and the names of the parties
involved
"A new offenSe is set up, termed
criminal negligence to overcome the
difficulty now encountered IN Secur-
ing convictions under the present
manslaughter and murder charges.
THE act provides for cautious op-
GRAFTON when passing or meeting
school buses, and provides for regu-
lations for design, color and opera
ton of such buses; these regulations
to be fixed by the Commissioner OF
Highways.
The act clarifies how emergency
vehicles may go by Stop signals
THE designation of one-way road
ways is authorized.
THE authority to designate Stop
intersections, in addition to Through
Highways, is clarified.
Provision is made for overtaking
and passing on the right when a
roadway is of sufficient width for
four or more lanes of traffic.
Requirement is made that vehi-
Giles must stay in definite traffic lanes
unless a change to another lane can
be made with safety.
"A distance of at least $50 feet
between heavy vehicles moving in
the same direction is required.
Pedestrians rights on the high
ways are defined, giving the pedes-
trian right of way, subject to traf-
fic control signals, at cross-walks, and
to and from street cars; however, q
pedestrian when walking on roadway
must walk on the left side of the
roadway and give way to oncoming
traffic.
Provision is made for removal OF
vehicles abandoned or left on high
way.
THE parking of house trailers or
a highway is prohibited and a re-
quirement made that they must be
parked at places provided therefore
parking of vehicles parallel tc
the curb is required, except in cases
where a municipality arranges fol-
another method by ordinance. Such
departure from parallel parking on
a trunk highway can only be made
with the approval of the Commits
sioner of Highways
1.-The number, position and Speci-
fications of lamps and reflectors is
brought into line with existing ma
llOlldl COOSS dllO III llllS Will Dl SS-
ent-day practice and requirements.
For More Safety.
"All trailers and vehicles weigh
ing over 1900 pounds, except trail
ers owned by farmers when trans
porting agricultural products, must
be equipped with brakes; and all
new trailers over 1000 pounds must
have service brakes
1.-The act requires and fixes the
position of bumpers on all vehicles
Safety glass is required within
six months on all new passenger We
hicles used in hauling passengers for
hire and school buses; and after one
year all new vehicles are required
to have safety glass all around.
''The act provides for regulations
and rules in transporting explosives
Another unusual departure in this
state is that municipalities are per-
mitted to set up testing stations to
check the safety of motor vehicles.
"a change is made in the require
ments for horse drawn vehicles by
requiring them to have a light visi-
BILE both to the front and to the rear.
or an approved, effective reflector.
"All traffic control devices, such
as signals and signs, used through
out the state by any governmental
agency are required to correspond
with standards set up by the Com
missioner of Highways.
'The penalties for violations have
been changed slightly, by eliminat-
ing minimums which were in many
cases found to make convictions very
difficult"