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Home My WebLink About~Master - Regulating Use or Operation of Motor Vehicles Upon Streets 9 ----- ( (2) Th op ra`cf, of a motor ve 1 OItDI\:�\C'L _NO. �, I hir 1e, h ove kin and pars'irg i a y Sur z vehicle standing ru'front i ofh �Ejnir hart prss t tt_e or on .within fifteen (15) feet of «ith ,'.. t i,Ieft, at rr :s;l not rl iv t, the fight s MOTOR Fh�l[Iti 5 er side of the entrance to any thea- until role 3 of ch ;-eh cle.' ,' AN ORDINA\Cr relating to _!lot te'•, auditorium or other building E (3) I h op i for o` a, ht tr r ve- where large assemblages of people or Vehicle traffic within the Cityof; I hicle .,hall, before stopping, turning C are being held, except in taking on 1 Ames, Iowa, and nP,ula*w theil, 1.1se' or clrtn ,.!g the con se of such ve or discharging passengers or freight,, 1 or operation upon the Streets, Aven- �lricle, fit.,t see that there is su.icient y length of time ue5, Alleys and Highways of the said I space to make. such moverz rt in and then only for such len as is necessary for such purpose. City. s itety, and shall give a vis a hle or f, VEHICLES (� (1 1) At theaters and public gath- Sec. 1. MOTOR LI ICLES DE- auurh.e signal to the drivers of ve- Brings within the city of Ames, or 1 FINED. The term `motor vehicle" r niclos follow ng of his intention to under unusual circumstances, motor as used in this ordinance, shall in- make such movement. vehicles shall stand or move as di-elude all vehicles propelled by any (4) The operator of a motor ve- rected by the police. 3 power other than muscular power, hicle in turning to the right from except such motor vehicles as run (15) It shall be unlawful for the . p one street, avenue, alley or public 1 only upon rails or tracks and trac- highway into another, shall turn the operator of any motor vehicle or person engines, road rollers, fire wag- I corner as near the right !nand side person in charge thereof to leave un- ons and engines, police, patrol wag- ,as possible; and, Yn turning, to the attended upon any street or highway I ons and ambulances. left from one street.avenue, alley or a motor vehicle while any part of the r Sec. 2. NUMBER DISPLAYED. machinery is in motion. public highway into another, shall - a No person shall operate or drive a (16) �o muter vehicle shall be motor vehicle oil the pass to the right of and beyond the permitted to stop in any street or 1 Public high- center before turning.ways, streets, avenues or alleys of (5) The operator of a motor ve- public way in the city of Ames, ex- cept ear the curb thereof. � this city, unless such .vehicle shall ;hicle in crossing from one side of r a (1 No motor vehicle shall stop have the number assigned to it by street or avenue to the other side with its left side to the curb, on jj the Secretary of State conspicously thereof shall turn to the left so as any of the cross walks or intetsec- '� displayed one on the front and one to head in the direction in which ve- on the rear of such vehicle. hicles are moving, and he shall drive tions of the streets or avenues so as Sec,. 3. SIGNAL—LAMPS. ENer s obstruct or hinder travel along a Y to the street intersection before mak- such walks or intersections. motor vehicle, operated or driven up- ing such turn. (18) Surface cars running on(;' on the public highways, streets, av- (6) It shall be unlawful for the tracks shall have the right of way enues or alleys of this city, shall be operator of any motor vehicle to along such tracks over all motor ve- i provided with adequate brakes to overtake and pass another vehicle at hicles moving in the same direction, control such motor vehicle at all street intersections in the business said right to include crossings at in- times, and a suitable bell, horn or district of the City of Ames, tersections of streets and avenues. other device for signaling, and shall (7) It shall be unlawful for the Sec. 7. CARE IN DRIVING. Ev- i' during the period from one-half hour( operator of a motor vehicle to per- ery person driving or operating a after sunset to one-half hour before mit the motor of same to operate in sunrise,_ display at least two lighted I such a manner as to visibly emit an motor vehicle on the streets, avenues lamps on the front and one on the unduly amount of smoke or pro- or public highways of the City- of rear of such motor vehicle; provid- Ames, Iowa, shall drive the same in ducts of combustion from exhaust a careful and prudent manner, so as ed that each motor cycle or motor pipes or openings, while upon the to not endanger the property of an- bicycle shall be required to display public streets of the City of Ames. other, or the life or limb of any per- but one lighted lamp in the front of (8) It shall be unlawful for the such motor cycle or bicycle, operator or owner of any motor ve- son. l Sec. 4. CARE 3iEETING AND hicle to operrate or permit to be oper- Sec. 8. INTOXICATION. It shall be unlawful for any persons to strive PASSING. In approaching or pass- ated upon the streets and avenues of ing a car of a street railway y which the City of Ames, any motor vehicle or operate a motor vehicle while in has been stopped to allow passen- . which has not a suitable muffler in an intoxicated condition. gers to oper alight or embark, the of eient working condition; and it Sec. 9. ACTS IN CONFLICT RE- a op PEALEor- . All ordinances or parts ator of every motor vehicle; for the shall be unlawful for any person to safety of the public, shall bring said drive or permit to be driven on the of ordinances inconsistent with this f, ordinance or contrary thereto, are - motor vehicle to a full stop. Upon streets and avenues of the city of Amas, any motor vehicle with the hereby repealed. approaching a pedestrian who is up- Sec. 10. PENALTY. Any person { on the traveled part of any highway muffler cut out, or riot in operation. violating any of the provisions of any street or avenue and not upon a side- (9) It shall be unlawful for any section of this ordinance, shall be walk, and upon approaching a person to cause or permit any motor ibranch or intersecting highway, vehicle to be driven upon the public guilty of a misdemeanor and pun- street or avenue, or a curve: or a streets or avenues of the city of fishable by a fine not exceeding twen- f ! corner or other place where the oper- Ames by any person under the age ty-five ($25.00) dollars, or impris- ators view is obstructed, ever of fifteen (15) years. onment not exceeding thirty days in y per- the county jail. i son operating a motor vehicle shall (10) .Motor vehicles turning to Sec. 11. IN EFFECT. This ordi- (r ! slow down and give a timely signal the left into another street or avenue nance shall take effect from and of iJ 1 with his bell, horn or other device shall give the right of way to ve- f for signaling. hicles traveling on Cie street or av- ter its passage and publication as re- _ enue into which same are turning. quired by law. Sec.shall SPEED LIMIT. No per- A. B. MAXELL. Citv Clerk. son shall.operate a motor vehicle on (11) :Motor vehicles turning to� , PARLEY SHELDON, 'Mayor.1 the right from one street into anoth- Passed August 3rd. 191-5. ; the public highway, streets, avenues 2 a or alleys of the City of Ames, at a er shall have the right of way over published in the Ames Evening rate of speed vehicles traveling on the street into greater than twelve Times, August 25th, 1915. Miles per hour (12) in the business ' which same are turning. district; ten miles per hour on i (12) It shall be unlawful for the streets and avenues near the public , operator of any motor vehicle to schools and twenty miles an hour in leave any such vehicle standing up- j the suburbs of the said City of Ames. on any street in the business ills- d Sec. G. REGULATIONS. trict thereof within twenty feet of (1) The operator of a motor ve-- the corner or within twenty feet of f hicle shall tu;•n to the right when any fire hydrant unless such ve- 1 j rri tiny, another vehicle, and shall at I hicle is in charge of some person all times travel on the right hand 1 capable of driving same (13) It shalt he unlawful for tha sid of the street, as near the curb I I as the condition of the street will operator of motor vehicle to leave!, Permit. f