RULES OF THE ROAD.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5303, 23 July 1928, Page 2

RULES OF THE ROAD.

MEETING AND PASSING TRAFFIC. • __ LATEST MOTOR REGULATIONS. A handy booklet entitled “ Motor Regulations,” and containing extracts from the Motor Vehicles Act, regulations, and by-laws has recently been issued, by the Auckland Automobile Association to its members. Reference is made to the regf&ation dealing with rules of the kn«d. Ip this regulation., where not inconsistent with the context, “centre line” means the. middle line of that portion of the noad used or reasonably usable for the time being for vehicular traffic in general. As a general rule every driver, of a motor vehicle shall, where the width of tlie road formation permits, keep his vehicle to the left of the centre Hne ; and 1 if travelling at 4 speed of less, than 15 miles per, hour shall keep the’ vehicle as n,ear as practicable to his left edge of tlie road, but. clear of earthern watertables. “Every driver of a motor vehicle, shall, when overtaking another vehicle. signal by use of the warning installment his desire' to pass the vehicle being, overtaken, and' thereupon, it shall be the duty of the driver of the latter vehicle to move to his, left, if possible with safety, so as to allow the overtaking vehicle a reasonable space in which to pass. After the signal as aforesaid has been given, the driver of the vheicle being overtaken shall not increase Ids speed until the overtaking vehicle has had a reasonable opportunity to pass and draw'- clear of the overtaken vehicle.

“Every driver of a motor vehicle shall, when, overtaking another vehicle, other than a tram, pass on his right, side of the oevrtaken vehicle, and shall not then move into the Hn.e of passage of the other vehicle until clean from it by at least 18ft.

PASSING ANIiMALS. “Every, driver of a motor vehicle shall on approaching any animals being, driven along a road, and not being a, ridden, or driven horse guided by reiniS;, drive slowly until past such animals, and if requested so to do by thfe person apparently in charge of the same, shall stop until way has been made, for the passage of the motor vehicle or the animals, have been driven past it. Provided that the driver, having stopped at the request, of such, person, may, if the late ter does not use reasonable diligence 'ln making way for the motor vehicle, or in driving the animals past it, as tile case may be, rtestart the motor vehicle aiyl proceed with all reasonable care past such animals.

“Two vehicles meeting each other, shall have the right, of way ; an<J> except on a substantially straight length of road in boroughs and town 'districts, no driver of a motor vehicle to the rear of either of such two vehicles shall pass or attempt to pass either of such two vehicles while they are passing each other, and no driver of a motor vehicle overtaking two vehicles one of which is abreast, of or passing the othfer shall pass either of them until they are clear of each othlfj “No driver of any motor vehicle shall overtake or attempt to pass any vehicle proceeding in the same direction : (a) at an intersection, or within a distance of 30ft before an intersection. if the other vehicle is travelling at a speed greater than, six miles an hour; (b) at or w'thin 30ft btefo.ro any point where the road traversed changes its direction by 90 or more degrees.”