Evening star., 1955-02-24
OFFICIAL NOTICES icsas.l

VEHICLES AND STREEICARS ON
APFIsSNeS AZ 3 SH HdEGGiEc1Ag GE AgrHORtHGap "a, HpoD
the dseAndIt immedIate approach Of an au.
thorfsed emergency vehicle making
use Of audible and visual signals
meeting the requirements OF Sec
tion 1911 Of these regulations. OF
Of q police vehicle properly and
aTdug .lsnsl gops T.h!ps Anseie ri o. x1 sos
lis. Strike out the entire section
and substitute in lieu thereof the
Is ia'GEsiMf LAMPS ARE REoUiREp. Every
vehicle upon. q, hishway ct any time
ar9m ! half hour our BEFORE af Sunrise and at
any other time when. due 70 IN
sufhcient light or unfavorable atmos-
pheric conditions. persons and We
hicles on the highyay are not CLEAR.
y discernible at 2 distance q S09
lamps lam Anfsp and illuminating devices as
hereinafter respectively REQUIRED for
different classes Of vehicles. subject
to exceptions with respect to parked
vehicles. 4. Article XIV. Section 120.
subsection ta) and tbl Of said regu.
follows. follows Sec. lao. TAIL LAMPS. tai
Every motor vehicle. trailer. semi
trailer. and pole trailer. and any
other vehicle which is being drawn
at the end of q train Of vehicles,
shall be eauipped with at least one
which When iishted as hereinbe-
fore required, shall emit a red light
plainly visible from distance. OF
300 feet TO the rear. provided that
In the case Of train. OF vehicles
only the tail lamp on the rearmost
the distance speeified. And further.
every such above mentioned vehicle.
other than q truck tractor. regis
tered in the District Of colupbis
and and, psnStaetuTed 1914 Sr assssmI16lsse asssI1 ss
lamps mounted on the rear, which
shall comply with the provisions
Of this section, !bl Every tan lamp
upon every vehicle shall be locatssSS sS
inches a. hstsh Or less 81 tSn "a. @SrS Is inehss
Article XIV. Section 12l; Strike out
in I'M lieu thereof the following: Sec.
l21. STOP LAMPS AND TuRNSc NEG, SIG,
EAs EEASFES RESuIsESoN No ON osoy MEw M9SIS}s 1eSIs}e
trailer or semi-trailer. manufactured
or assembled after January l. 1850
shall be titled. registered or operated
in the District. unless same is
equipped with at least one stop lamp
mestins InS s'a Y. Sr.;Isr
or sefili-trailer. manufactured or as
1855. shall be titled, registered or
operated IN the District unless same
is equipped with mechanical Or cleo
auirements Of Section 1872. This
paragraph shall not apply to any
motorcycle OF motor driven cycle.
(cI All signal devices, shall conform
to the standards and specifications
Of the Soetety Of AutS%otiye .isS sH,s,nmsnt Ens,
current at the time such device Is
attached. 9. Article XIV, Section 122,
Amend subsection tb) to read as
follows: tb) Every such reflector
shall be mounted on the vehicle, at
nor n nirs more than 80 90 inches measured
as set forth in section 122; II. tb)
and shall be Of such size and char
acteristics and so. mounted as TO be
visible at night from all distances
within 200 3oG feet feet to 3..o.,1 90 feet Ct from from
Of lawful upper beams Of head
lamps. except that visibility from
greater distance is hereinafter
required. Of refiectors on, certain
types Of vehicles, z. Article XIV.
Section 1921. Add as q new sec
VT Z ffia + '0itSs1 pTsTANcE Is l AID
MOUNTED HEIGHT OF LAMPS. la)
Whenever requirement Is hereinafter
declared. as to distance from which
certain lamps and devices shall rem
der objects visible or with within wnich l,s
Bile. said provisions shall apply dur.
ing the times stated in section / 11S
in respect to a vehicle without load
when upon straight, level. un-
lighted highway under normal AZ
mospheric conditions unless ..dii. az.
stated. (b) Whenever. requirement is
hereinafter declared as to the
mounted height Of lamps or devices
1t shall mean from the center OF
such lamp or device to the Level
a load. s. Article XIV. Section is5.
Change title of section and amend
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LAMPS. te) All lighting devices and
refiectors mounted on the rear Of
any vehicle shall display or reflect
a red color. except. the stop light
or other signal device, which may
ssDt Be red ss aTSsr sss sR s uSnans SfST S sa se
license plate shall be white and the
light emitted by q back-up lamp
may be white. amber or red. 8.
Article XIV. Section 126; Amend to
Tssa TS az az sOllSEs ges H. 19gkF egNT
LAMPS. (al Refiectors when required
by section 124 shall be mounted. at
height not less than "a inches
and not higher than 60 inches above
the ground 1d.9 on which ths The S,ahsl yshicie
na-t ~ the nermensrt stri,ctmse ~
the vehicle is less than "a inches.
the reflector at such point shall be
mounted as high, as that part OF
the permanent structure viii per-
nit Tes rear reiieStSTsd ne;,SsSd on m pole pols
side 81 the bolster or .iosd. Amy re-
duired red reflector on the rear OIL
o vehicle may be incorporated with
the tail lamp. but such reflector
shall meet al q ths tbs.s other 5sscsSr
Vehicles titled or registered before
January i. 1855. may have such
refectors mounted less than "a
inches but not less than 20 inches
above the ground. tb) Clearance
lamps shall be mounted on the per
such q manner as to indicate its
extreme width and as near the top
thereof as practicable. Clearance
lamps and side marker lamps may
be mounted in combination provided
e4en SR rsersnee snee to as bo 5ssuTed ae
on busses when the outside windows
are Illuminated. All such refiectors,
clearance and marker lamps shall
conform to the standards and speci-
fications Of the Society Of Auto
equipment current at the time such
devices are attached. 10. Article XIV.
Section l31. Strike out entire Sec
ton and substitute in lieu thereof
the & &folloyins: ssS, 1sl. SPOT
may be equipped with not to exceed
spot lamp shall be so aimed and
used upon approaching another ye-
hicle that no part Of the high-iu-
fnst DG2s sS e EFT G1 es o he Sssp prodnss M
vehicle nor more than 100 feet
ahead Of the vehicle. tb) Fog lamps
Any eonysd motor mote vehicle may az be be
heisht isfi not less than t Il t inches y nor
more than so inches above the level
stands and SO aimed that when the
vehicle is not loaded none, Of the
b HI @ 6 tSe tRsrtsn ssn.S Of o ths sb. ys
hicle shall at a. distance Of 25 feet
ahead project higher than level
Of 4 inches below the level Of the
center Of the lamp from which. 1t
comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting
he above owsr may be Tssd
ned in section 134 !dl. tcl Aux
Hilary passing lamp-Any motor We
hicle may be equipped with not to
exceed one auxiliary passing lamp
than @ s ~ inches above fs the lev level 'Ti SUR
face upon which the vehicle stands.
The, provisions of section 1874 shall
apply to any combination OF head
lamps and auxiliary passing lamp.
I'D Auxiliary driving lamp-Any
no to Vsnes e.eeed ns be .I9 siSDpea Ts With
lamp mounted on the front at q
height not less than 10 inches nor
more than 42 inches above the level
surface upon which the. vehicle
stands, The provisions Of section
Of head % lamps y and auxlisrg aux driviHs
lamp. II, Article XIV, Section 1911.
and to read as follows: Sec: l3I.I
AUDIBLE AND VISUAL SIGNALS
ON VEHICLES: tal Every author
addition to Sy' any other saS eaSipment nmalt and
distinctive markings required by
these regulations. be equipped with
4. siren. exhaust whistle. or bell capa-
ole OF giving an audible signal. (b)
A police vehicle when used. as an
But Heed not se saupped Ssh With may
ternately flashing red iishts speci-
fed herein. The use OF the signal
described herein shall i'm
pose upon drivers OF other vehicles