Speed of vehicles: prevention and restriction of use of vehicles on certain streets

(1) No person shall upon a public street drive any carriage or ride any animal or bicycle negligently, furiously, or recklessly. (2) The driver of a carriage or the rider of an animal upon a public street shall drive or ride slowly and consistently with safety when– (a) turning the corner of any street into any other (b) turning around on any street; (c) crossing the intersection of any street; (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 any carriage or ride any animal on any street or part of a street where a sign is erected consisting of a disc having the words “No Traffic” painted thereon. Town Councils 315 (4) The use of any public street by carriage or animal may be prohibited or restricted by signs placed in a conspicuous place by the Council at or near where such prohibition or restriction is to be enforced. (5) Such signs aforesaid shall indicate the directions and speed as follows– (a) a signpost shall indicate that carriages and animals 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 animal shall proceed past it; (c) signs specifying the number of miles per hour shall indicate the greatest speed at which a carriage or animal may proceed over the portion of road indicated. (6) The driver of any carriage or rider of any animal who shall wilfully disregard the directions indicated by any of the signs aforesaid shall, upon summary conviction, be guilty of an offence against these By-Laws and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.