HomeMy WebLinkAbout01484Section 10. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle upon
the public streets of the city of Port Townsend with any sign, poster, card, sticker or
other non -transparent material upon the windshield or rear or side windows of such motor
vehicle, other than a certificate or sticker required by law or rule or regulation of
proper and lawful authority, in which case the same shall be placed in the loner right-
hand corner of the windshield only.
Section 11. It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon the public
streets of the city of Port Townsend without having the load thereon securely fastened
and protected by safety chains or other device.
Section 12. No passenger vehicle shall be operated on the streets of Port Townsend
with mW load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side
of such vehicle nor extending more than six (6) inches beyond the line of the fenders
on the right side thereof.
Section 13. Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four (4) feet
or more beyond the ben or body of such behicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme
rear and of the load, during hours of darkness, a red light or red lantern displaying a
light plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet tothe sides
and rear. The red light or red lantern required under this section shall be in addition
to the red rear light or lights and reflector required upon every vehicle. At any other
time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a distinctly red
cloth flag wich shall be suspended on a frame or other similar device in such a manner
that it will display a red surface on two sides for a square area of not lose than one
hundred forty-four (144) square inches in approximately the same plane.
Section 14. Every vehicle upon the streets of the City of Port Townson shall
be equipped with lamps and illuminating devisee as required by this ordinance and shall
be lighted daring the hours of darkness, except when stopped or parked in manner as
in this ordinance provided.
Whenever requirement is in this iRSOW declared as to the distance from which
certain larW and devices shall render objects visible or within Which such lamps or
devisee shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times hereinabove
stated upon a straight level unlighted public highway under normal atmospheric con-
ditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
Section 15. Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with
no more nor less than two head lamps with one on each side of the front of the motor
vehicle.
Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two head
lamps.
Every motor vehicle operated not in combination and every trailer and semi -trailer
shall be equipped with a rear lamp capable of exhibiting a continuous red light plainly
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
Section 16. During hours of darkness every bicycle shall be equipped with one
lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least five
; hundred (500) feet to the front and with a lamp on the roar exhibiting a red light
j:Z visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear; excepting that a red
reflector may be used in lieu of a rear light.
0. Section 17. All vehicles, including animal drawn vehicles and otka:s not epeo-
3,o ifically required by this ordinance to be equipped with lamps, shall, during hours of
darkness be equipped with at least one lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white
light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front and sides of
ssuuoh vehicle and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible from a distance
of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.