RULES OF THE ROAD. 



Without a knowledge of these, the fair equestrian, 

 when riding in public, would be exposed to considerable 

 inconvenience, and, often, to no slight degree of danger. 



By a generally understood compact, persons, whe- 

 ther riding or driving, when proceeding in opposite di- 

 rections, pass, each on his or her own near, or left-hand, 

 side, of the road ; and when on a parallel course, the 

 faster party goes by the other, on the off, or right. 

 In other words, when the former is the case, the right 

 hands of the parties meeting, are towards each other ; 

 and, in the latter, the left hand of the faster, is towards 

 the right hand of the slower. It follows, therefore, 

 that when the rider is about to meet horses or car- 

 riages, she should take her ground on her near, or left, 

 side of the road ; and, when about to pass those travel- 

 ling in the same direction with, though at a less speedy 

 pace than, herself, on her right, or off. In meeting 

 one rider, or vehicle, and, at the same time, passing, 

 by superior speed, another, she must leave the first, 

 on her right, and the second, on her left. 



It will not be inexpedient, under the present head, 

 to make some observations as to which side the lady 

 should take, when riding in company with a gentleman. 



