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than three loads are carried in any one vehicle in any one day upon or over any such roads, then for the day 3s.

39. Notwithstanding the requirements of the preceding by-laws, the owner of any vehicle, if required by the Board or any officer thereof, shall, before engaging in heavy traffic upon any road or roads within the district, give to the Board security approved by the Board that no special damage will accrue to any such road by reason of such heavy traffic thereon.

40. “Heavy traffic” shall mean the transportation of any vehicle, engine, or machine which itself or together with any thing or things being transported thereon weighs more than 1½ tons avoirdupois to each pair of wheels. “Owner” of any vehicle shall include a bailee or hirer entitled to the possession and use or profit thereof.

41. Any constable or any officer of the Board may stop and detain any vehicle which in his opinion infringes any of these by-laws, and inspect, examine, and measure the tires thereof, and the weight of such vehicle and the contents thereof; and the driver or person for the time being in charge of such vehicle shall permit such inspection, examination, measurement, and weighing to be made accordingly, and shall, if so requested by any such constable or officer of the Board, take such vehicle, together with the contents thereof, to the nearest weighbridge, and then and there weigh the same; and no such person shall obstruct any such constable or officer in or about the making of such inspection, examination, measurement, or weighing.

42. Applications for licenses or a permit under By-law 38 shall be made in writing to the Clerk of the Board. Such licenses or permits shall be under the hand of the Clerk. All licenses expire twelve calendar months from the date of the issue thereof.

43. The Clerk shall keep at the office of the Board a register of all licenses and permits. Such register shall be open to public inspection without fee.

44. Every license shall be numbered, and the owner of the licensed vehicle shall cause the like number to be legibly painted and maintained during the currency of the license on the off side of such vehicle in white figures on a black ground, together with the letters “O.R.B.”; each of such figures and letters to be not less than 1 in. in length.

45. License under By-law 38 may be in or to the effect of the following form:—

OSTEND ROAD BOARD VEHICLE LICENSE.

Annual license fee, £ No. .

THIS is to certify that, pursuant to the provisions of By-law 38 regulating heavy traffic on roads, passed by the Ostend Road Board on the day of , 19 , the vehicle numbered (or to be numbered) , of which , of , is the owner, is hereby licensed to engage in heavy traffic on the roads under control of the said Board, until the day of , 19 .

…………, Clerk.

Bicycles.

46. No person shall ride or use any bicycle in any road, street, or private street unless such bicycle shall have attached to it a proper and sufficient bell for the purpose of giving warning to any other person if and when necessary.

47. Every person riding any bicycle upon or along any road, street, or private street, or, if there be more than one rider upon one and the same bicycle, then the first or foremost of such riders, shall, upon overtaking any foot-passenger being on or proceeding along or across any part of any road, street, or private street (other than the footpath, if any, thereof), and within a reasonable distance from and before passing such foot-passenger, by sounding a bell, give audible and sufficient warning of the approach of such bicycle.

48. Every person riding any bicycle along, or being upon a bicycle on any road, street, or private street during the period between sunset and sunrise shall carry attached to the bicycle a lamp, which shall be so constructed and placed as to exhibit a light in the direction in which he is proceeding, and shall cause such lamp to be so lighted as to afford adequate means of signalling the approach and position of the bicycle. The person, and each of the persons, for the time being in charge of any bicycle that shall be standing or be left upon any part of any road, street, or private street within the period aforesaid shall cause such bicycle to exhibit a light adequately showing its position.

49. No person shall ride a bicycle on or upon any footpath.

50. No person shall ride a bicycle on any road, street, or private street at a greater speed than at the rate of ten miles per hour, nor round or across any corner, angle, or intersection of any road, street, or streets at more than four miles per hour.

51. No person shall break in, train, clean, shoe, bleed, dress, or expose for show, hire, or sale, any horse or other animal in any road, street, or private street, or, by locking the wheels of any cart or other vehicle, or otherwise, test or try an animal in any such road, street, or private street.

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52. Every person driving any vehicle through any road, street, or private street shall, except in crossing for the purpose of setting down or taking up goods or passengers, keep such vehicle as near as practicable to the left-hand or near side of the road or street.

Vehicle-lights.

53. No person shall use, drive, or conduct any vehicle beyond a walking-pace in or along any road, street, or private street between sunset and sunrise, unless such vehicle shall have two proper and sufficient lights, one on each side thereof, kept well lighted for the whole time during which such vehicle shall be so driven; and no person shall between sunset and sunrise drive any vehicle at a walking-pace, or suffer any vehicle to stand in any road, street, or private street, unless such vehicle shall have one proper and sufficient light on one side thereof, kept well lighted for the whole time during which such vehicle shall be so driven or suffered to stand, as the case may be. Each light shall be so fixed as to show a red light at the back, and be distinctly visible to any one approaching from the rear: Provided that in the case of a heavily laden vehicle, where it would be impracticable to have such light so fixed, then the same shall be suspended at the rear of such vehicle.

Vehicle giving Way.

54. The driver of every vehicle shall give way to any other vehicle during the taking-up or setting-down of any person into or from such other vehicle.

Vehicle stopping.

55. The driver of any vehicle stopping the same in any road, street, or private street for any purpose whatever shall give notice of his intention to do so by holding up his whip so that the same may be visible to the driver of any vehicle immediately following, and upon stopping he shall so place his vehicle as to cause as little obstruction as possible to the traffic; and if the stoppage of such vehicle prevents the passing of any other vehicle, such driver shall, upon being thereto requested by the driver of such other vehicle, or by any officer or servant of the Board or police officer, remove his vehicle so as to permit such other vehicle to pass.

Driving Regulations.

56. No person shall in any road, street, or private street—
    (1.) While acting as the driver, ride on any vehicle without having and holding proper and sufficient reins, unless some other competent person has charge of the animal drawing the same; or be away from such animal so as to be unable to have the full control thereof, without passing through the near wheel thereof a suitable chain or strap so as to effectively prevent the rotation of such wheel or wheels, whether in any case such vehicle be hired or not:

(2.) Act as driver to have the sole charge of more than one vehicle, unless in cases where two of such vehicles, and no more, are drawn each by one horse only, and the horse of the hinder of such vehicles is attached by a sufficient rein to the back of the foremost of such vehicles:

(3.) Drive any vehicle whatever, or ride any animal or bicycle, and, when meeting any other vehicle, animal, or bicycle, neglect or fail to keep on the left or near side of the road or street; or, when passing any other vehicle, animal, or bicycle going in the same direction, fail to pass the same on the right or off side thereof; or, when any person driving any vehicle, or riding any animal or bicycle, in the same direction, is desirous of passing, fail to allow any such vehicle, animal, or bicycle to pass on the right or off side of his animal or vehicle:

(4.) Furiously, negligently, wantonly, or carelessly ride or drive any animal or vehicle, or any engine, carriage, or conveyance of any kind:

(5.) Ride or drive any animal or vehicle of any kind round an angle or corner thereof within 2 ft. of the edge or kerb of such angle or corner; or ride or drive any animal or vehicle of any kind along any such road or street which is not less than 66 ft. wide, within 2 ft. of the edge or kerb of the footway, save as is permitted in these by-laws:

(6.) Ride or drive any animal or vehicle of any kind round an angle or corner thereof at other than a walking-pace:

(7.) Drive any vehicle laden with any goods or material which project on either side more than 5 ft. from the centre of such vehicle:

(8.) Drive or allow to stand any vehicle with the curtains, coverings, or awnings thereof unfastened and liable to be flapped about by the wind so as to frighten, or be calculated to frighten, horses: