Evening star., 1920-06-13

| After HOuTS OIL close SluuS, anu uds
of thought, the following list of changes
in the Maryland motor laws. has beer
gotten together for the benefit of be-
| wildered automobilists.
A summary of the more important
changes as affecting all holders OF
Maryland licenses, whether residents OF
not is revealed as follows:
Radical change in the headlight laws
making it a misdemeanor to have in
| ones possession a car bearing head
| lights with clear glass or without a
glass. This provision prohibits the sale
! by any person in the state of a lighting
| device which has not been approved by
| the board of headlight inspection. After
June l. 1920, all cars must carry an
approved device. Owners of those de-
vices now in use, which are subsequent
| 1y approved by the board of headlight
! inspection. will not be required to OBJ
| tain new lenses, providing they are in
stalled as approved.
No vehicle of any kind, including
| motor vehicles and horse-drawn vehicles
shall at any time, whether in motion
or at rest, use on any public highway
of Maryland any lighting device which
shall throw a dazzling or glaring ligh,
| to a height of more than forty-two
| inches above the surface of the road
when measured on a level road at a
! distance of seventy-five feet or more
ahead
| No motor vehicle of any kind shall
at any time. whether in use or not in
! use. be equipped with an electric bull
| or other lighting device of greater ca
=! ty than four candlepower. unless sucr
| how the same may be shaded, covered
| or obScured.
Four CandlepOwer Bulb.
No motor vehicle of any kind shall
| at any time, whether in use or not ir
| USE be equipped with any lamp without
| any glass or with plain glass front be-
hind which there is an electric bulb OF
other lighting device of a greater capaci-
| pacity than 80 candlepower, unless such
| bulb itself is so designed. constructed
and used as to prevent glare.
Motor vehicles must display two
white or tinted lights other than red
of approximately equal candlenowel
mounted on opposite sides and visible
from the front, one red light visible
from the rear.
Motor cycles and tractors, one white
or tinted light other than red. visible
| to the front, and one red light visible
| to the rear. Sidecars, one white iish,
visible to the front.
Standing vehicles. at least one white
or tinted light, other than red, visible
to the front and red to the rear. car
ried to the left of such vehicle.
Every motor vehicle shall be equip
! ped with a suitable bell. horn or other
| signaling device producing an abrupt
sound sufficiently loud to serve as
an adequate warning of danger, and
| such signaling device shall not be
sounded while passing horse or 9th
| er animal in the open country. With
/ in the limits of cities, towns and
villages. loud sounding signaling de-
vices shall not be used during the pc
| riod from one hour after sunset to one
hour before sunrise, unless absolute
! ly necessary to avoid accidents. An
adequate signaling device shall in all
cases be sounded on approaching
highways in the open country where
the operators view is obscured.
3S-MiIes-an-HOur Speed.
No motor vehicle shall be operated
upon any highway of this state at
a rate of speed greater than thirty
five miles per hour under any circum-
stances or conditions.
No motor vehicle, while used or op-
Grated in this state. shall have dis
played upon either the front or the
rear of such vehicle more than two
plates or markers, nor shall any per-
son display or permit to be displayed
upon any motor vehicle operated in
this state the registration number
issued to another vehicle or person
fictitious number plate or marker. In
the case Of moving motor vehicles the
numerals on the rear registration
marker shall be so Illuminated as to
be clearly visible at a distance of not
less than twenty-five feet from the
rear And all such plates and mark
ers shall be fastened so as not to
swing.
In the event of the sale of a car,
former owner must remove the tags
issued in his name from the car, un-
less he gives written permission for
their use by the purchaser for
period of FIVE 60 days. After that
chaser to display the tags or for
any person other than the person to
whom the tags were originally issued
to have them in his possession, Wheth-
er in use or not.
lost tag will not be duplicated.
A new set of tags will be issued
upon the payment of two dollars t$2)
and return of the remaining tag. or
four dollars (s4) in case both tags
have been lost. Heavy penalty for
displaying tag for which sub
stitute set has been issued.
Other Changes In Law.
other changes made in the law
were:
Minimum age of an operator re-
duced from eighteen to sixteen years.
Making it a misdemeanor to at
tempt to obtain an operators license
by misrepresentation or to change
any of the information appearing on
the certificate. The person owning
or in charge of motor vehicle is
liable to prosecution in the event
driver is unlicensed or under age.
Prohibiting the display of an ex-
pired District of Columbia or out
of-state tag on a motor vehicle in
conjunction with current year s
registration tag.
Requiring application for substi-
tute or duplicate tag to be made
within twenty-four hours after the
loss.
Requiring mirrors on all solid-tired
vehicles and on those pneumatic-tlred
vehicles having commercial bodies
which prevent the operator from
having a free and unobstructed view
of the highway to the rear Of the
vehicle or to the side Of the vehicle
Making it unlawful to display the
emblem of any club or organization
by any person other than the one to
whom emblem is issued.
Prohibiting the use of motor
truck with a load greater than that
for which license has been issued
and fee paid.
recurring a signal to be given
either by means of the hand or a
suitable mechanical device, by the