A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island

urn to the Right" when" meeting : vehicle and “pass to the left“ when vertnking a vehicle, will be. the on- e? of your actions on and after the Lst «lay of May 1924. The law to this ell'ect was passed at the close of the recent session of the Provincial legislature. The transition may seem sudden but nith prompt and province- wide advertising of the law there will be little if any confusion resultin from the change. It. is purely 5: meta- ‘r of men and not of horses; the latter will always go as directed. so

The—Pioneer, 19 April 1924, p. 8

Notice of a new provincial law in 1924 requiring drivers to stay to the right side of the road instead of the left

On May 13, 1928 some new rules for automobiles came into effect. A license would be cancelled for the following infractions:

1. I Operating a vehicle under the inﬂuence.

2. Wreckless and furious driving.

3. Passing at high speeds a stationary or mov- ing vehicle.

4. Swerving to the left while turning corners.

The following appeared in a scrapbook:

First Cars on Island — In the opening years of the twentieth century the introduction of the au— tomobile upset the social structure of the Island. In 1905 a second-hand Ford was brought here by Mr. T.B. Grady and Mr. Frank Compton of Summerside and a second-hand single-cylinder Cadillac was brought in by Mr. F.R. Frost. The

next year Jimmie Offer imported an Oldsmobile, Dr. Alley a three-cylinder compound, and Mr. W.K. Rogers a two—cylinder double—opposed Russell. These five cars started the trouble.

The following headline appeared in the Summerside Journal September 20, 1916:

Sunday Motor Driver Causes Excitement in Auto Circles Prominent Charlottetown Citizen Mr. W.K. Rogers comes over the road from Capital to Tignish.

.(The) Prince County Executive of the PEI Automobile Association charged him with illegally operat- mg a vehicle on roads and on a Sunday. In court Mr. Rogers defended his actions stating he was on “Military Service” and was properly authorized by Military authorities to make the trip.

They were searching for a deserter from the 105th Battalion of the Armed Forces. The deserter had been in the sanatorium for some time and had asked for a few days leave but it was not granted. He

then decided to just leave without permission, eventually taking the train to Elmsdale where he went to his home on the Dock Road.