Traffic rules

(1) The driver of a carriage or the rider of a horse upon a public street shall– (a) keep the same as near as practicable to the right side; (b) when meeting a horse or carriage and when turning a corner keep to the right side of the road; (c) when overtaking a horse or carriage pass upon the left side and not pull over to the right side 202 Belize City Council until well clear of such horse or carriage or of any horse attached to any carriage; (d) on street crossings or intersections give precedence to any carriage approaching his right side, allowing the latter to cross or proceed in front of him; (e) before stopping, drive such horse or carriage close to the right side of the roadway and parallel thereto; (f) when about to stop or to turn a corner raise his hand or give some intelligible signal of his intention, so that it may be visible to any person immediately following; (g) before turning to the right side from one street into another, drive or ride parallel to the right side of the street which he is leaving until he is as near as practicable to the right side of the street which he is entering; (h) cause the carriage or horse to be drawn as near as practicable to the right side of the street and parallel thereto and brought to a standstill and remain stationary as long as may be reasonably necessary on the approach of and during the passage of any fire engine or other vehicle apparently proceeding in charge of a fireman to a fire, or, whenever it is necessary to avoid impending danger or collision with any pedestrian, animal or carriage; (i) at all times observe and comply with any reasonable directions of any police officer as to the manner of approaching and departing from any place, or of taking up or setting down Belize City Council 203 passengers, or of loading or unloading goods, or as to the regulation of traffic; (j) upon any police officer holding up his hand, or otherwise giving an order or direction, stop so long or proceed in such a manner as directed; (k) at the reasonable direction of any police officer remove his carriage or horse from where it is standing, and either remove it from the vicinity or proceed to some adjacent portion of such street, or of some neighbouring street indicated by such officer; (l) if he has caused or has in any way been concerned in any accident, injury, or collision to or with any person, animal or carriage give his name and address to the person injured or to some person on his behalf and to a police officer if one be present. (2) The driver of a carriage or the rider of a horse upon a public street shall not– (a) negligently or wilfully obstruct, hinder or prevent the free passage of any person, carriage, horse or cattle; (b) cause to be drawn in front of or take precedence of any carriage or horse which from its position has a prior right to take up or set down passengers or goods, provided that no act done with the consent of or by the direction of any police officer shall be considered a breach of this by-law. (c) wilfully remain opposite the entrance of any street, or across any passage, thoroughfare, or 204 Belize City Council foot-crossing, or upon the intersection of any streets, or allow the same to stand longer in any place where it is likely to endanger, obstruct, or inconvenience the traffic, than is necessary for taking up or letting down passengers, or for loading or unloading goods or materials; (d) be guilty of any insulting misconduct; (e) whilst driving such vehicle be in such a condition or position that he cannot have control of the same. (3) Every person who– (a) wilfully causes any obstruction in any public footpath of any street; (b) leads or rides any horse or other animal, or draws or drives any carriage, upon any footway of any street; (c) tethers any horse or other animals so that it stands across or upon any footway; (d) places or leaves any furniture, goods, wares or merchandise or any cask, tub, basket or bucket or places or uses any stool, bench, stall or showboard on any footway, or who places any blind, shade, covering, awning or other projection over or along any such footway, unless such blind, shade, covering, awning or other projection is eight feet in height at least in every part thereof from the ground; (e) places, hangs up or otherwise exposes for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or thing whatsoever so that the same projects into or over any footway, or beyond the line of any house, Belize City Council 205 shop or building at which the same are so exposed, so as to obstruct or incommode the passage of any person over or along such footway; (f) rolls or carries any cask, tub, hoop or wheel or any ladder, plank, pole, timber or log of wood upon any footway, except for the purpose of loading or unloading any carriage or of crossing the footway; (g) stands, sits or leans on any traffic sign, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.