Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-07

For the information of automobile
tourists the National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce has prepared the fol-
lowing synopsis Of state automobile
lighting laws:
Front Lights.
Number-One or more in Michigan,
Nebraska. Virginia, West Virginia, Wis
consin and wyoming. Two or more. in
Alabama. Arizona. Arkansas, California,
Colorado. Connecticut. Florida, Della
ware. Idaho. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa.
Kansas, Kentucky. Louisiana, Maine,
MARYLAND. Massachusetts. Minnesota.
Montana. Mississippi. Missouri. Nevada.
New Hampshire, New Mexico. New Jer-
sey. New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota. Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina. South
Dakota; Tennessee, Texas. Utah. Yer
Color-White In Arizona, Arkansas.
Delaware, Colorado. District of Column
bia, Georgia, Kansas. Kentucky, Louisi-
ana. Maine. Maryland, Massachusetts.
Montana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada,
Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island. South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee. Texas, Utah. Virginia. wash
ington. West Virginia, Wyoming and
Wisconsin. Whit. amber or yellow,
California and Denver, Col Not speci-
Position-One on either side in Dis
trict of Columbia, North Dakota, Mon
tana and Washington.
Visibility-Reasonab distance in di-
rection toward which vehicle is pro-
ceeding in Arizona, Georgia. Nebraska.
Nevada and Wisconsin. Visible at least
100 feet in Virginia. Visible at least
200 feet in Arkansas. Connecticut, Del
aware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Maryland. Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New
Hampshire. New York, Ohio, Oregon.
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Vermont
and Washington. Visible at least $50
feet in New Jersey and Utah. Visible at
least 800 feet in Denver. Col. and Kan
sas. Visible at least 500 feet In Cali
fornia, Iowa, Missouri, Texas and Wy
oming.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to reveal any
person. vehicle or substantial object
on the road $50 feet ahead in Cali
fornia, Connecticut. Denver, Col. In
diana, Massachusetts. Missouri and
Utah; 200 feet ahead in Louisiana; go
feet ahead in New York: ten feet to
side of road, ten feet ahead Of lamps
in California. Connecticut. Massa-
chusetts, New York and Utah.
Candlepower-Gas lights must not
exceed twenty-one candlepower in Del
au are. Electric lights must not ex-
coed twenty-four candlepower in Della
ware. Any light must not exceed thir-
ty candlepower in Maryland; not ex-
coed thirty-six candlepower in Mis-
souri,.
Beam of light-Parallel. localized
rays, from lamp of more than four
candIepower. gathered and projected
by a reflector, lens or other device.
must not rise more than forty-two
inches above level surface of road on
which vehicle stands. under all con-
ditions of load. at a distance of sew
enty-fve feet or more ahead of lamps
in California. Connecticut. Denver. Col;
Iowa, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska. Ne
vada, New Jersey. New York. North
Carolina. North Dakota, Ohio. Oregon.
Utah, Vermont and Washington: fifty
feet ahead in Massachusetts; four feet
above level of road in Florida and
Teas.
Dimming devices-Headlights must
be dimmed or shaded or rays diffused
to prevent glare by some coating or
other device in Delaware, Florida, Chi
cago, Ill; Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mich
igan. Missouri. Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, South
Dakota. Texas and Wyoming
Dimming device control-DimminR
devices must be CAPABLE of being OPP
Grated at will Of driver in Illinois and
Michigan. Must not be capable Of be-
ing operated from drivers seat II lamp