Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

lights shall be visible from dis
lance of 500 feet to the front and
rear respectively of the vehicle.
Section 95. (a) Any vehicle may
be equipped with not more than
two side cowl or fender lamps, one
on each side which shall emit a
white light without glare.
(b) Any vehicle may be equipped
with not more than one running
board courtesy lamp on each side
thereof which shall emit white or
yellow light without glare.
(c) Any vehicle may be equipped
with back-up lamp either separ-
ately or in combination with anoth-
er lamp, except that no such back
up lamp shall be continuously light
ed when the vehicle Is in forward
motion, nor shall it project a glar-
ing light.
Section 96. On and after January
l, 1888, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, the head lamps, or the auxili-
airy driving lamps, or combinations
thereof, on motor vehicles shall be
so arranged that the driver may
select at will between distributions
of light projected to different ele-
vations. subject to the following re-
quirements and limitations:
(a) There shall be an uppermost
distribution Of light, or composite
beam, so aimed and Of such intensi-
ty as to reveal persons and vehicles
at distance Of at least $50 feet
ahead for all conditions Of loading.
(b) There shall be q lowermost
distribution Of light, or composite
beam, so aimed that when the We
hicle is fully loaded none Of the
high intensity portion Of the beam
shall project higher than level
which Is five inches below the level
Of the center Of the lamps from
which it comes at a distance of Is
feet ahead.
(c) All road lighting beams shall
be so aimed and of sufficient inten-
sity to reveal a person or vehicle at
distance Of at least 100 feet
ahead.
Cd All road lighting equipment
manufactured and installed on and
after January l, 1888, shall be so
arranged that whenever any beam
Is used which Is not in conformity
with paragraph (a) Of this section,
means shall be provided for indicat-
ing to the driver when such beams
are being used.
Section 81. (a) Whenever q motor
vehicle is being operated on a high
way or shoulder adjacent thereto
during the times when lighted lamps
on vehicles are required in this act,
the driver shall use a distribution
of light, or composite beam, direct
ed high enough and Of sufficient in
tensity to reveal persons and We
hicles at safe distance in advance
Of the vehicle, subject to the fol-
lowing requirements and limitations
(b) Whenever the driver of a We
hicle approaches an oncoming We
hicle within 500 feet, such driver
shall use distribution of light, or
composite beam, so aimed that the
glaring rays are not projected into
the eyes of the oncoming driver,
and in no case shall the high in
tensity portion of the beam be aim
ed higher than the level which is
five inches below the level of the
center Of the lamp from which it
comes at a distance Of Is feet
ahead, and in no case higher than
a level of AZ inches above the Level
upon which the vehicle stands at a
distance of rs and more feet ahead
except that beam which Is aimed
higher than these levels to the right
of the prolongation Of the extreme
left side Of the vehicle may be used
for meeting other vehicles on rela-
lively straight highways provided
that no part Of that portion of the
beam which rises higher than these
levels Is projected to the left Of the
center of the highway except NOM
entarily.
Section SO. Head lamps arranged
to provide a single distribution Of
light not supplemented by auxiliary
driving lamps shall be permitted or
motor vehicles manufactured anc
sold prior to January /, 1888, in lier
Of multiple road lighting
equipment herein specified If thu
single distribution of light complies
with the following requirements anc
limitations:
1. The head lamps shall be sc
aimed that when the vehicle Is full.
ly loaded none of the high intensity
portion of the lamp beam rise.
above a horizontal plane passins
thru the head lamp centers paral.
lei to the level surface upon which
the vehicle stands, and in no cast
higher than AZ inches above the lev.
ell on which the vehicle stands at 6
distance of rs and more feet ahead
2. The intensity shall be suffici.
ent to reveal persons and vehicle.
at distance of at least zoo feet.
Section SO. ca At all times wher
lighted lamps on vehicles are re-
quired in this act, at least two
lighted head lamps or two Lighted
auxiliary lamps shall be displayed
one on each side at the front of ev.
cry motor vehicle other than mot.
orcycle, except when such vehicle i!
parked subject to the regulation:
governing lights on parked vehicles
CD Whenever a motor vehicle
equipped with head lamps as hereir
required is also equipped with any
auxiliary lamps, spot lamps or any
other lamps on the front Thereof
projecting beam of an intensity
greater than 300 candle power, no
more than a total of four of any
such lamps on the front Of We
hicle shall be lighted at any ont
time when upon a highway.
(c) The maximum beam candl,