Bill 35 (Legislature 1, Session 2)

L1 S2 10403

Alberta — Bills

1. 3. 13 I 1 JJ Ho. 3 j,... of 1907 •

AN ACT ·;_'Q HEGULA'l'JE TRA~LL!NG OH PUBLIC HIGHWAY0 AliD WIDGES.

His :Maj est~r, by and vri th the advje and consent of the Legislative Asnemuly of the Provipce -of Alberta, enacts as follovm :......_ The vJorcl " vehicle '' in t:his Ac~shall mean ancl include any vehicle dravm by a.n animal or animals of an:r kind and shall inc lucle a horse or other animal vrhen be inc 1 riclclen, and shall also include an au--;omobile ; 1r motor vehicle • In case a person travellinc or being upon a r ,fighway in chc::_rge of a vehicle m.pets another vehicle he shall turn out frmn the centre of ~he road to the right, allowing to the other vehicle so met one half of the tra-,.;relled portion of the J~glruay wherever practicable .

In case a person travelline; or being up~;>n a. ftighway in charc;e Ctf a vehicle l meets a person tra.velling upon a ~icycle~. he shall, v;here practicable, allovr ;_he person so trav f elling upon the ~icyGle~ sufficient room on the travelled port- ion of the figlmay to pass to the 1·ight • In case any person travelling or being upon a :y(igh·;ray in charge of a vehicle is overtaken 1)y. any ve:hicle travelling at greater speed the ·person so overtaken shall qulctly turn out to the right rrherever practicablet and allow· the said vehicle to pass • Any person so overtaking another vehicle shall turn out to the left so far as may be necessary to avoid

7 • §._. 9. ~""""'~''",.,...''IT ~1 ~~_::~--~--':"-.~--~-- ( 2 ) a colli:::~Xion rfitl1 c.cw vehicle so ove.,·taken , and the pen:;on so ove1·takcm shall not be required to leave more than one half the travelled portion of the }1ighvray free unlesc more room is ncce~sary, in vrhich case sufficient room shall be allow- ed to peL-:11 t the veilic le to safely pass.

In case a person travelling or being upon a yfibhvmy on a bicycle is overtaken by any vehicle as aforesaid travelling at a greater speed~ the person so overtaken shall quietly turn out ~o the right and allow the said vehicle to pai3S, and the pen:;on so overtaking the bic:-cle shall ·':nrn out to the left so far as Hay be necessar::" to avoid a co lli c ~- on.

I~1 caGe D. person travellinr; upon a )fi[;lwray on a bicycle overtakes any vel1iclc as aforesaid travolline at leos speed, or a person travelling on foo~, the person so travelling on the bicycle shaJ.J. c;i ve .;. o th6 o the1· person auc.li ble warnine; of his aJjrn·oach befo1·e attempting to pass • In the case of one vehicle being met or overtaken ~Y another if by reason of the extreme veicht or size of the louQ on either of the vshicles so meeting, or on the vehicle so overtaken, or on account of the condition of the road , the penson in charge finds it impractico..blc to turn out as ;..;a.fety of the otl1e1· vehicle, anc..l if requested so to clo, he shall a~wint the~person in charge thereof to pass VJithou·~ damae;e.

In caL>e a person in charge of a vehicle trave1ling or beine on a f{ighway as aforesaid is, throut:;h dnmtenness, una1J1e to control the same with safety to other persons travelling on or being on the highvvay, he shall incur the penalties hll~'osed r.)y ·:~his Act •

10. . 11. 13. - 14. ......-- 15. ( 3 ) I • ~C'"' Jio ll8l'son in charge of any vehicle or t.ic:.-clc shall r8.ce ·:·it11 another, o:· drive ::vr:i.ously, o.ny hor;.:;c or other animal, or run his bicycle or vehicle at a ::;peed J£vcry person travelling upon a flie;hway with a sleigh, sled or ca:·iole d .. r2,'.m by one o1· more anLTt8.ls [.}.c:;.ll have at lecwt tvro 1JE-ils attached. to the han1c~s, sleigh, sled o1· ca.1·iole of such a kinu as to make su.:Lficient - noise to warn pedestrians and others of the approach of such sleigh, sled or cariole • Eve1·:; r)e1·son who has the super int endenc e o.nd , mana~::;ement of ally 1Jridge extending twenty feet in lt:11l!th may cause to be rosted up at each end thereof conspicuousl~' placed a notice legibly printed 1 iL the following form " Hi cling or clti v ins over this ;Er idge fast e1· than a r:alk is prohibited by law." No person shall injure or interfere in an:i \'JaY with sucJJ. noticE • V/hile such notice is up no person shall ride or drive o.ny animal or anim8.ls over or upon such ,ir iuge at a Any ~·erson in charge of a vehicle or on a bic~rcle travell:ine o1· be inc; upon a )'{ighvray, and hn.vine; a dis:ru te with any otlw1· person ao to their respective rights upon the ~ighvray, or be inc; concerne~in any accident or in a11y injury to any :t:lel·son, vehicle 01~ bicycle on such (fighway, shall upon the request of the other person so disp1ting, the Jlerson so injured, or the person in charge of such vehicle or rid - inc; such bicycle so injured, c01~mmnicate to him his name ~

16. ( 4 ) and. place o:f residence, and. ally pel·Gon :failine; to cornya.y v1i th the provisions of tb.is Zection shall be liable upon pl.n1ID1ary r'onviction before a ;ustice O:f the fcace, in addition to the other penalties provided in this Act, to a penalty not exceeding fen pollars and costs, or in e.J.e::!.'aul t 1 ten clays imp1~isonment.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ac:t shall upon purmnary fonviction be:!.'ore a fustice of the feace'\ be liable to a penalty of not lesf.; than _Cine nor more than iwenty ~ollars and costs and in default ten 12_. '"":N"o such fi~1e or'· imprisonment shall be a bar to the recovery of damages by the injured party before any Court of competent ju:cisdiction • Tl1is Act shall only apply in an~' incon:,oratcd town or city in so far as the provisions hereof are not incone:Lstent with any by-law of such town or city •

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Q) r,._-; rx3 <t;Hf!=1 t I r_~l (f) 8 t! II Title: 1907 (1st, 2nd) Bill 35,

An Act to regulate travelling on Public Highways and Bridges

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L1 S2 10403
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L1 S2 10403
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7cba9e68d4a156d92015baa9f18c28ac68eb707c

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