ROAD RULES FOR CITY AND COUNTRY
1.—Be courteous to all whom you meet and give your assistance if necessary.
2.—When encountering a bad stretch of road, with the track on your side, don’t drive in and force another machine coming towards you to get out of the track. WAIT.
3.—Never block a track. In case you wish to stop and talk to some one, drive to one side.
4.—Keep on the right hand side of the road at all times, whether moving or standing, except as prescribed in Paragraph 5.
5.—In passing vehicles traveling in the same direction, always pass on the left and blow the horn.
6.—In passing a vehicle that has just stopped, slow down and sound the horn.
7.—In changing your direction, or stopping, always give the appropriate hand signal.
8.—Hand signals, straight up or up on 45° angle, STOP. Straight out or horizontal, TURNING TO THE LEFT. Down at an angle of 45°, TURNING TO THE RIGHT.
9.—The distance between vehicles outside of towns and cities, 20 yards; between vehicles passing through towns and cities, 5 yards; between vehicles halted at the curb, 2 yards.
10.—Bring all vehicles under easy control at street and road intersections.
11.—A maximum driving speed should not exceed 7 miles in business sections of cities, 15 miles in residential sections, 25 miles on country roads.
12.—Form the habit of slowing down and looking both ways before crossing tracks.
13.—Always pass a street car on the right side.
14.—Always stop 8 feet from a street car when passengers are getting off, unless there is a safety zone, then drive slowly.
15.—Never drive over the side-walk line while waiting for signal of traffic officer.
16.—Notify traffic officer which way you wish to turn with hand signal.
17.—Always stop and wait for an opening when driving from a side street or road into a main thoroughfare.
18.—Make square turns at all street corners unless otherwise directed by traffic officer.
19.—If you wish to turn from one street into another wait until the traffic officer gives the straight ahead signal, then give the appropriate signal to those in the rear.
20.—Always drive near the curb when you wish to turn to the right, and to the right of the center line of the street when you wish to turn to the left.
21.—Drive straight ahead at 42nd St. and 5th Ave., N. Y., and at Market and Broad St., Newark, N. J. These corners handle more traffic than any two corners in the United States. No turns are made at either corner.
22.—Exercise care not to injure road ways.
23.—Do not damage improved roads by the use of chains when unnecessary.
24.—In case the car is not provided with chains, rope wrapped around the tires will make a good substitute.
25.—In case of fire, do not try to put it out with water as the gasoline will only float and spread the fire. Use a fire extinguisher or smother with sand or with a blanket.