No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any street, or
public highway without having first registered the same, and without
first having obtained a motor vehicle operator's license as provided
by the laws of the State of Nebraska, and such vehicle shall have
the registration number plates, furnished by the State or County,
displayed upon said vehicle in the manner and place provided by the
laws of the State of Nebraska. It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a motor vehicle upon any street or alley during the period
that his operator's license has been revoked or cancelled. (Ref. 39-669.30,
39-6, 106.01, 60-302 RS Neb.)
When any trailer shall be attached to any motor vehicle in use
upon the Municipal streets, such trailer shall carry a registration
number and rear lights as required of any other motor vehicle. (Ref.
60-302 RS Neb.)
The license plates, required on every motor vehicle by laws
of the State of Nebraska, or by laws of any other state while such
vehicle is operated within the corporate limits, shall be kept clear
and free from grease, dust, or other blurring matter so they will
be plainly visible at all times, and shall be attached in such manner
as to be clearly readable at a distance of 100 feet and under no circumstances
shall they be obstructed by any portion of the vehicle. (Ref. 60-324,
60-325 RS Neb.)
Every motor vehicle, while in use on the streets, alleys, or
public highways of the Municipality shall be equipped with efficient
brakes adequate to control the movement of, to stop, and to hold such
vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, and
shall be further equipped with a good and sufficient horn in good
working order, or other efficient signal devices, and shall have from
1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour before sunrise, two or more whitish
lights on the front thereof, and one on each side, which lights and
all other lighting devices, including tail lights, shall be in compliance
with the laws of the State of Nebraska. No person shall operate any
vehicle which is equipped with an electric light or lights that confuse
travelers or pedestrians on streets or crosswalks within the corporate
limits. Every motor vehicle having a width of 80 inches or more shall
display clearance lights as required by the laws of the State of Nebraska.
All vehicle brakes shall be maintained in good working order; Provided,
motorcycles need only be equipped with one brake. All horns on motor
vehicles shall be capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions
from a distance of not less than 200 feet; Provided, no vehicle except
herein provided, shall be equipped with; nor shall any person use
upon a vehicle, any siren, or horn otherwise than as a reasonable
warning; nor shall any person use any horn or warning device upon
a vehicle to make any unnecessary, loud, or harsh sound; and provided
further that, every Police, Fire Department, and fire patrol vehicle,
ambulance, or other authorized emergency vehicle used for emergency
calls shall be equipped with a bell, siren, or whistle of the type
approved by the Governing Body. (Ref. 39-628.01, 39-670.01, 39-6,
127, 39-6, 133, 39-6, 135, 39-6, 138 RS Neb.)
No person shall drive on a street any motor vehicle constructed
or loaded in such a way as to prevent the driver from obtaining a
view of the street to the rear unless such vehicle is equipped with
a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the street
for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle. It
shall be unlawful for any person to drive upon a street, any vehicle
with a sign, poster, or other non-transparent material upon the front
windshield, side windows, or rear windows of such motor vehicle other
than a certificate, or paper required to be so displayed by law. Every
windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for
removing rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which
device shall be so constructed as to be operated by the driver within
the vehicle. (Ref. 39-6, 124, 39-6, 136, 39-6, 170 RS Neb.)
No person operating a motor vehicle shall permit the motor of
same to operate in such manner as to visibly emit an unduly great
amount of smoke or products of combustion from exhaust pipe or openings.
(Ref. 39-6, 137 RS Neb.)
No person shall operate a vehicle or other instrumentality likely
to produce a great annoying sound without using proper deadening substances.
(Ref. 39-6, 137 RS Neb.)
Every motor vehicle except electrics or motorcycles using gasoline
or other explosive mixture shall use a muffler which shall be sufficient
to deaden the sound of explosions and such muffler shall not be disconnected
or cut out while such motor vehicle or motorcycle is being operated
upon any street or streets within the City. No person operating a
vehicle shall permit the pipes, muffler or other devices to emit sounds
of exhaust in a loud and annoying manner and all such vehicles shall
be operated in as noiseless a manner as possible. (Ref. 39-6, 137
RS Neb.)
When any vehicle shall be loaded in such a manner that any portion
of the load extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed
or the body of such vehicle, a red flag of not less than 12 inches
both in length and width shall be carried by day, and red light after
sunset at the extreme rear end of such load. (Ref. 39-6, 130 RS Neb.)
All vehicles used for carrying coal, earth, cinders, sand, gravel,
rock, asphalt, tar, or any similar substance shall be so constructed
as to prevent the sifting or spilling of any of the contents. (Ref.
39-6, 129, 39-6, 137 RS Neb.)
