A History of Elmsdale , West, and Brockton , Prince Edward Island ^Turn to the Right" when meeting a vehicle and "pass to the left*1 when overtaking a vehicle, will be the or- det of your actions on and after the 1st day of May, 1924. The law to thi.* effect was passed at the close of the recent session of the Provincial Legislature. The transition may seem sudden but with, prompt and province- wide advertising of the law there will be little if any confusion resulting from the change. It is purely a mat ter of men and not of hones; the latter will always go as directed, so much cannot always be said on the former. On May 13, 1928 some new rules for automobiles came into effect. A license would be cancelled for the following infractions: • 1. Operating a vehicle under the influence. 2 Wreckless and furious driving. 3. Passing at high speeds a stationary or mov¬ ing vehicle. Swerving to the left while turning corners. 4. The following appeared in a scrapbook: TheJ>ioneer, 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 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 Citizen Mr. W.K. Rogers comes over the road from Capital to Tignish . (The) Executive of the PEI Automobile Association charged him with illegally operat¬ ing 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 .