The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-12

| | sage of other vehicles therein, or
 unless a clear view of sucn vehicle
 nay be obtained from a distance of
 two hundred (20G) feet in each di-
 rection on such highway Whenever any police officer shall i find a vehicle standing on a nigh
 way in violation of the provisions
 Of this section, he is hereby author
 ized to move such vehicle or re- quire the operator or person in
 charge of such vehicle to move suci
 vehicle to a position permitted un- | fer this section.
 | The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operator of | any vehicle which is disabled whil,
 on the paved or improved or mail
 travelled portion of a highway il iuch manner and to such an ex- ient that it is impossible to ayoi topping and temporarily leavin uch vehicle in such position. Section 56. Coasting prohibited. The operator of any motor vehice 7nen travelling on a down grade I lny highway snail not coast wit he gears of such vehicle in neu- ral.
 Section 57. Duty to stop in ever f accident. The driver of any vc- iicle involved in an accident re-. ultlng in injury or death to an{
 'erson or damage to property shall immediately stop such vehicle at he scene of such accident, and hall give his name and address md registration number of his ve- 'icle to the person struck or to the river or occupants of any vehicle ollided with, and shall render to Iny person injured in such acei- lent, reasonable assistance, includ- ng the carrying of such person to ! physician or surgeon for medical
 )r surgical treatment, if it is ap- parent that such treatment ig necessary or is requested by the injured person.
 Section 58. Duty to report acci-
 Tents. The operator of any vehicle
 involved in an accident resulting in injuries or death to any person,
 'r damage to property. shall within
 wenty-four (24) hours make re-
 port of such accident to the police
 department of this city.
 Section 59. Garage-kceper to re- port damaged vehicles. The person
 n charge of any garage or repair hop to which is brought any mo- tor vehicle which shows evidence )f having been involved in a seri- ouS accident or struck by any bul- let shall report to the police de- partment of this city within twen- ty-four (24 hours after such mo- tor vehicle is received, giving the license number and the name and address of the owner or operator of such vehicle.
 Section 60. Flag or light at end of load. Whenever the load on any vehicle shall extend more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there shall be dis played at the end of sucn load in such position as to be clearly visible at all times from the rear of such vehicle red flag not less than twelve inches both in length and width, except that between one- half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunset there shall be displayed at the end of such. load red light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions at least two hundred (2O0) feet from the rear of such vehicle.
 Section 61 Harpe ,-l devices.
 (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with horn in good work ing order, capable of emitting sount audible under normal conditions rom distance of two hundred (200) feet or more, and it shall b by unlawful except as otherwise pro- vided in this section for any vc- hicle to be equipped with, or for any person to use upon a vehicle. any siren, or any compression O., spark plug whistle or any exhaust norm or whistle which does not pro- duce harmonious sound, or for any person at any tune to use a aCA 1T ObAiCA WioC tlletll do d ItdSOIl- able warning, or to make any un- necessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device.
 (b) Every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with bell siren or exhaust whistle of Q type approved by the Chief of Police.
 Co Such horn or warning device shAll be sounded when a motor vehicle is approaching any inter secting street or road where the operators view during the last fifty feet of his approach is so ob- 5tructed that he does not have e clear and uninterrupted view O. such intersection and of the traffic thereon for distance of two hum dred feet from such intersection.
 Section 62. Prevention of noise. smoke, etc., muffler cut-outs regu- lated.
 Ca No person shall drive a mo- tor vehicle on a highway unless such motor vehicle is equipped with I muffler in good working order and in constant operation to pre- vent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke.
 (b) It shall be unlawful to use a 'muffler cut-out" on any motor vehicle on a highway.
 Co No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or