Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-12-29
LEGGL NOTICE

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from any portion of such veh-
icle, other than the ordinary
gases emitted by the exhaust of
an internal combustion engine
under normal operation.
SECTION 85. REAR VIEW
MIRRORS
Every motor vehicle and
trackless trolley shall be equip
ped with a mirror SO located
as to reflect to the operator a
view of the highway to the rear
Of such vehicle or tTaClkess troll
ley. Operators of vehicles, street
cars, and trackleSS trolleyS
shall have clear and unobstruct-
ed view to the front and to both
sides of their vehicles, street
cars, or trackless trolIeys and
shall have a clear view to the
rear Of their vehicles, street cars
or trackleSs trolleys by mirror
SECTION Sc. REQUIREMENTS
FOR DIRECTTONAL SIGNALS
(Directional SignalS) means
an electrical or mechanical de-
vice capable of clearly indica-
ting an intention or turned either
to the right or to the left and
which shall be visible from the
front and rear
All mechanical signal devices
shall be illuminating de
vices when in use at the times
mentioned in Section 81 of this
Ordinance.
This section shall not apply
to motorcycles or motor driven
| cycles.
SECTION 81. DISPLAY OF
WARNING DEVICES ON DIS
ABLED VEHICLES.
The following regulations 60
vern the display of warning de-
vices in cases of disabled veh-
icleS upon the streets of said
Village of Chardon:
(a) Whenever any motor truck.
bus, commercial tractor, trailer,
semi-trailer, or pole trailer is
disabled upon a travelled por-
ton or shoulder of any street in
side the said Village of Chard0n
at any time when lighted lamps
are required on vehicles the
operator of such vehicle shall
display the following warning
devices upon the street during
the time the vehicle is disabled: ::
~ A lighted fuse shall be
Immediately placed on the street
at the traffic side of such vehic-
Gle, unless red electric lanterns
are displayed.
(2) Within the burning period
of the fuses and as promptly as
possible, three lighted flares or
pot torches, or three red elect
ric lanterns shall be placed on
the roadwayS as follows:
(aa) One at a distance of forty
PAGES or approximately 100 feet
in advance of the vehicle;
(bb) One at a distance of forty
PAGES or approximately 100 feet
| to the rear of the vehicle;
(cc) One at the traffic side OF
the vehicle.
The signals stipulated by div
isions (a) (2) (aa) and Ca (2)
(bb) of this Section shall each
be placed in the center of the
lane of traffic occupied by. the
disabled vehicle.
(b) Whenever any vehicle used
in transporting flamable liquids
in bulk, or in Transporting com
pressed flamable gases, is dis
abled upon a street of said Vii,
lage at any time or place men
: toned L. Division (a) of this
section, the driver of such veh
icle shall display upon the stree
the following lighted warning
devices;
Cd One red electric lanterr
shall be Immediately placed or
the street at the traffic side O.
the vehicle.
(2l Two other red electric
lanterns shall be placed t
the front and rear of the vehicle
= in the same manner prescirb
r ed for flares in division (a) o
} this section.
= (c) When a vehicle of a type
specified in division (b) of thi!
. section is disabled, the use a!
warning signals or flares. fuses
or any signal produced by flame
= is prohibited.
Id Whenever any vehicle of {
/ type referred to in this sec
: ton is disabled upon the trav
: eled portion or shoulder of ;
| street in said Village of Char
f don at any time when the dis
play of fuses, flares OF
: electric lanterns is not required
the operator of such vehicle
i shall display two red flags upor
: the street in the lane of traffic
= occupied by the dlSaDled Vencle
one at a distance of forty PAGES
or approximately 100 feet il
advance of the vehicle, and one
: ait a distance of forty PAGES
: or approximately of 100 feet tc
the rear of the vehicle.
, (e) The flares, fuses, Ian
terms, and flags to be displayed
as required in this section shall
conform with the requirements
. of section 81 of this Ordinance
applicable thereto.
(f) In the event the vehicle
is disabled near a curve, crest,
of a hill, or other obstruction of
a view, the flare, flag or Ian
tern in that direction shall be
placed to afford ample warning