Ordinances-1980-86

vehicle in such a manner as to indicate the extreme width of the vehicle or its load. The provisions of this Section do not prohibit the use of a lighting device or reflector displaying a blue light when such lighting device or reflector is mounted on a motor truck or trailer owned by the State, or any political subdivision of the State, or the City, and such motor truck or trailer is equipped with a snow removal or sanding device is being used for the express purpose of removing snow or sanding on any public street or highway. 1-12-11: PROJECTING LOAD: Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in Section 1-12-1, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this Section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than 16 inches square. 1-12-12: LAMPS ON PARKED VEHICLES: No lights need be displayed upon a vehicle which is stopped or parked in accordance with this Chapter upon a street or highway where there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway. Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed. 1-12-13: LAMPS ON OTHER VEHICLES; EQUIPMENT: All vehicles, including animal drawn vehicles and implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers and farm tractors not hereinbefore specifically required to be equipped with lamps, shall at the time specified in Section 1-12-1 be equipped with at least one lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. 1-12-14: SPOT LAMPS: Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spotlamp and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle. 1-12-15: AUXILIARY DRIVING LAMPS: Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 3 auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and every such auxiliary driving lamp or lamps shall meet the requirements and limitations set forth in this Chapter. 1-12-16: SIGNAL LAMPS; SIGNAL DEVICES: Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a signal lamp or signal device which is so constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal of intention to stop, which shall be red or yellow in color, which signal shall be plainly visible and understandable in normal sunlight and at night from a distance of 100 feet to the rear but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light. 1-12-17: SIGNAL DEVICES; SELF-ILLUMINATED: All mechanical signal devices shall be self-illuminated when in use at the times mentioned in Section 1-12-1 of this Code. 1-12-18: DUTY TO DIM LIGHTS: Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver, and in no case shall the high intensity portion which is projected to the left