Speed and use of vehicles

(1) No person shall upon a public street drive or ride any carriage or horse negligently, furiously, or recklessly. (2) The driver of a carriage or the rider of a horse upon a public street shall drive or ride slowly and consistent with safety when– (a) turning the corner of any street into any other street; (b) turning around on any street; (c) crossing the intersection of any street; 206 Belize City Council (d) crossing the entrance of any footpath or going into or out of any lane, right-of-way, or private entrance; (e) entering or proceeding through any bend or curve or down any steep grade or along any crowded place on any such street; (f) passing any school whilst the children are coming out therefrom. (3) No person shall drive or ride any carriage or horse on any street or part of a street where a sign is erected consisting of a disc having the words “No Traffic” painted thereon. (4) The use of any public street by carriage or horse may be prohibited or restricted by signs placed in a conspicuous place by the Council at or near where such prohibition or restriction is enforced. (5) Such signs as aforesaid shall indicate the directions and speed as follows– (a) A sign-post shall indicate that carriages and horses are to proceed in the direction in which the sign-post points only. (b) A sign with the word “Stop” shall indicate that no carriage or horse shall proceed past it. (c) Signs specifying the number of miles per hour shall indicate the greatest speed at which a carriage or horse may proceed over the portion of road indicated. (6) The driver of any carriage or rider of any horse who shall wilfully disregard the directions indicated by any of the signs aforesaid shall, upon summary conviction be guilty of an offence Belize City Council 207 against these By-Laws and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.