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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDriving Ban .i _ _.4 .... . .. OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION NEW YORK DISTRICT OFFICE LEGAL DIVISION 555 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York January 27, 1943 DRIVING PERMITTED AND PROHffiITED UNDER BAN ON SO-CALLED "PLEASURE DRIVING" UNDER SEC- TION 1394.8161 OF RATION ORDER NO. 5C 1. Amusement - Driving for amusement or recreation prohibited. No exception may be made for persons under physical disability seeking diversion or rel,!lXation. 2. Apartment Hunting - Driving to find an apartment or home permitted where change of residence is essential and public transportation is not adequate. 5. Automobile Repairs and Service - Permitted to drive car to nearest station or one customarily used in the past. 4. Benefits - Driving prohibited to benefit social affairs of any kind. 5. Business - Driving permitted to carry on an occupation, profession or business. As a patriotic measure, however, should be avoided where public transportation is adequate. 6. Cemetery Visits - Permitted to visit graves of relatives only if public transportation is inadequate. 7. Church - Driving permitted only if public transportation is inadequate. 8. Confirmations - Driving permitted only if public transportation is inadequate. 9. Construction and Repair Work - Repeated trips for purpose of construction or repair work on any property not permitted, unless in pursuit of regular gainful occupation. 10. Court travel - Driving to and from court for jury duty or as litigant or witness permitted where public transportation is inadequate. 11. Dead Storage - Permitted to nearest available place of storage; or to a place where free storage is available if the distance is not unreasonable. Driving up to '50 miles to a free storage place is considered reasonable, and in excess of this. mileage where unusual hardship would be involved in keeping the car at its present location. under ordinary circumstances, the mere fact that storage must be paid for at the present location, or other expenses incurred, is not sufficient to show unusual hardship. 12. Delivery of Car - Permitted where there has been a bona fide sale or other transfer. Not permitted for the purpose of temporary change of possession or use. 15. Doctor's Social Calls and Amusement - No exception is made for use of a car by doctor for purposes of amusement or social visits, even though it is:desired to have the car available for possible emergency calls. 14. Emergencies - Driving permitted to meet emergencies involving threat to life, health or property and if public transportation is inadequate. 15. Farms - Driving ,to farm is permitted for the purpose Of' regular work in connection with commercial farm operations. As a patriotic 'measure, however, such driving should be avoided where public transportation is adequate. 16. Funerals - Permitted to attend funerals, where public transportation is inadequate. 17. Furlough - Driving by a member of the Armed Forces permitted if on official furlough or leave, but only for social visits to relatives and friends or to transact essential business or personal affairs. The family may also drive him between railroad station and home. ^ - . . - January 27, 1945 Page No. 2 18. Graduation Ceremonies - Driving to attend graduation ceremonies is prohibited except for the purpose of transporting student completing regular and officially recognized course of study. Should be avoided if public transportation is adequate. 19. Home Building - Repeated trips for the purpose of construction work upon home or other real property is prohibited. 20. Inductees - Driving permitted only for social visits to relatives and friends, to transact essential business or personal affairs if on official furlough or leave evidenced by written furlough and leave papers. The family may also drive inductee between home and railroad station if on such leave, Otherwise inductees are governed by the same restrictions applying to civilians. 21. Inspection of Property - Driving for general inspection of real property owned by driver or the purchase of which is contemplated, is prohibited. It is permitted, however, for persons in real estate business where such inspection is performed as part of regular occupation. 22. Invalids and Physically Disabled - Driving not permitted for amusement, diversion, or social or family visits. In cases where a doctor certifies that driving for a particular purpose is absolutely essential if the patient is to recover, driving for such purpose is permitted. 25. Medical Care - Driving permitted to doctor, dentist, or other licensed practitioner for necessary medical or therapeutic treatment, but only if public transportation is inadequate. 24. Meetings - Driving to social meetings is prohibited even though the work of the organization is of real importance to the public welfare or war effort such as ordinary meetings of service clubs, fraternal organizations, youth organizations, church auxiliaries or meetings for cultural purposes. The nation's war time need for conservation of gasoline is paramount. However, trustees, officers, directors, and executives who are under obligation to attend a meeting for transacting necessary business or preserving its property may drive to ~uch meeting if public transportation is inadequate, 25. Moving - Permitted to drive car from former residence to new residence. 26. Moving Property - Driving for the purpose of moving property is permitted only if it is not possible to have the property shipped by public carrier. 27. Person Entitled to use of Vehicle - Owner of car or person with whom the owner has permanent or established arrangements for tr~~sportation may use car as otherwise permitted by these interpretations. Persons who make occasional loans of a car are not eligible for such driving. 28. Necessities to Members of Family - Driving permitted to bring necessities to family members only if it is not possible for them to procure such necessities in any other way and then only if public transportation is inadequate. 29. Occupation - Driving permitted to carry on an occupation, profession or business. As a patriotic measure, public transportation should be used wherever possible. 50. Occupational Meetings - Permitted for the purpose of attending meetings of groups or organizations. directly concerned with the occupation or profession of person using the vehicle, if such attendance is essential to or part of his occupation or profession, provided that alternative transportation is not adequate. 51. Religious Ceremonies, such as Weddings, Confirmations, Baptisms, etc. - Permitted only if public transportation is inadequate. J . po .. January 27, 1945 Page No. 5 52. Resorts - Driving to a resort is prohibited, except for invalids and cripples and then only if a doctor certifies that travel to the resort is an absolute essential if the patient is to recover and if public transportation is inadequate. 55. Restaurants - Driving permitted to a restaurant for the purpose of eating meals if home or other nearer" facilities are not available and if public transportation is inadequate. 54. Sale of Car - Driving to a specific dealer or dealers to sell car is permitted, but nol: for general or indiscriminate "shopping around" in the used car market. 55. School - Driving permitted for taking students to school, where a regular course of study is being followed. Public transportation should be us'3d if adequah. 56. Scout Meetings - Driving by Scout Masters to meetings permitted. Driving by officers, delegates and executives of the Scout movement to business meetings, including annual council meetings, is permitted if alterna- tive public transportation is inadequate. Scouts m~ not drive or be driven to meetings, except that Scout Master ~ take them to a meeting to which he is eligible to drive and provided that no additional driving is involved. 57. Shopping - Driving is permitted for shopping, the need for which is essential and immediate, but only if nearby Shopping is not possible and if public transportation is inadequate. 58. Sickness and Maternity Cases - Driving permitted to transport sick persons and maternity cases to and from hospitals or other places for necessary care if public transportation is inadequate. 59. Stop Off at Place of Recreation - Permitted if no deviation involved from trip which is otherwise permissible. 40. Summer Homes - Driving permitted for seasonal closing of summer home, emergency repairs, and necessary temporary protection, if no person nearby can perform such services, and if public transportation is ,inadequate. Unnecessary repeated trips are not permitted. 41. Tire Inspection - Permitted to nearest avmilable inspection station. 42. Travellers - Driving travellers and baggage to and from railroad stations, airports, bus depots is permittad (except where travel is for vacation, pleasure -and social or non-essential family visits) if public transportation is inadequate. 45. Veterinarian - Driving animal to veterinarian for necessary treatment permitted only if alternative transportation is inadequate. 44. Victory Gardens - Driving for the purpose of cultivating "Victory Gardens" where products are grown only for personal use is prohibited. Public transportation must be used. 45. Visits - Driving for visits to family or friends is prohibited. It is permitted for visits to the critically ill, if public transportation is inadequate. In cases of chronic illness or of maternity confinements it is permitted for spouse, parants and children, if public transportation is inadequate. 46. Volunteer Organization Work - Driving in connection with non-paid regularly performed duties as officer or other worker of organization is not permitted unless the work contributes directly to the war effort or public welfare. 47. Weddings - Driving to weddings is permitted by participants and guests only if public transportation is inadequate. . ... -.../ ~~ ... January 27, 1943 Page No. 4 48. Welfare Services - Driving by meJllbers of welfare organizationll permitted to deliV9r food or medicine to shut-ins if regularly performed, but not to deliver clothing or magazines, unlesll they cannot be delivered in any other ~.