Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-09
AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS.
State Highway Police Instructed to
Enforce law.

Enforce law.
Arthur II. Field chief of the State
h shway police, has issued instruc-
lions to the men of the force TO
strictly enforce the law regulating
lights on automobiles, as follows:
Calling your attention to sections 6S,
90 and 10 of the revised motor vehicle
laws of the State of Maine, 1925 the
following instructions are ordered Tor
the enforcement of same:
!. Section 60 provides that all We
hicles must display lights, except
hand propelled vehicles and vehicles
parked where artificial lights make
such vehicles clearly visible not less
than 100 feet in each direction.
A vehicle being operated over our
highways without lights of any kind
becomes a positive danger to the
travelling public and should be driven
off the road until suitable lights may
be procured. While the operator of
sucn vehicle may be delayed, tho
operator must realize that the highway
must be safeguarded for the operator
who. may be proceeding in Legal
manner.
Officers will arrest the operator of
any vehicle which is being operated
without any lights.
g Headlig hts must be so adjusted
that no portion of the beam OF Ight
shall rise higheT than forty-tWo inches
at a distance of seventy-five feet. test
to be made on level surface, very
bright sparkling light is not properly
adjusted.
Officers will stop operators of We
hicles when lights appear Improperly
adjusted, ascertaining when same were
adjusted and if not of recent date Will
instruct operator to have Fights ad-
iusted immediately officers Will check
later. ascertaining if lights have been
adjusted If it is apparent that lights
have not been adjusted because OF
negligence, operator shall be arrested
g. Every motor vericle must be
combined with a pair of lamps mount
ed on the right and left sides OF 'front.'
If the vehicle is controlled so that
same will not exceed fifteen miles per
hour. lamp must show a substantial
object on a level way, fifty feet Ill
rertly ahead and at least seven feet TO
the right of the axis of such vehicle Tor
a distance of twenty-five feet
If the vehicle can exceed fifteen miles
per hour lamps must show SUD-
stantial object on a level at least zoo
feet ahead and at least seven feet to
right of the axis of such vehicle for
a distance of 100 feet.
In case of a vehicle travelling with
only one light in front, the officer will
stop driver. examine lamp and if Ii is
apparent that trou' has been caused
by negligence the operator shall be
arrested, otherwise shall be told to go
to the nearest garage and have the
trouble corrected.
No electric bulb of more than 30
candle power shall be used.
A. Every motor vehicle shall have
a red light on rear at left of axis of
wheel which cen be seen at least 100
feet behind such vehicle together with
white light which will illuminate reg
istration plate SO that characters Shall
be visible for distance of at least
fifty feet
In case of vehicle travelling without
rear lights, officers will stop driver, eX-
anime light and if it is apparent that
trouble has been caused by negligence, |
the operator shall be arrested, other
wise shall be told to go TO the nearest
garage and have trouble corrected
s. When a spot light is used the
rays must not shine more than two
feet above the road, at distance OF
thirty feet ahead of vehicle, except that
.spot light may be used for the pur-
pose of reading signs, and as an
auxiliary light in cases where other
lights required by law fail to operate
6. officers will enforce above oroer
during period from thirty minutes
after sunset to thirty minutes before
snnrise. working actively each nght.
One weeks publicity Will De
given this order; therefore, olhcers
will start enforcement one week aitei
receint of same. BY strict enforcement.
at this season when trafhc Is ns"'
some Improvement in road cohditions'
co far as lights are concerheo' wiz
noted by mid season, next year
OHcers will interview ponce chlei'
- their districts, requesting co-op
or.tion concerning this order.
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