[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle which is loaded or in such a condition that the operator does not have a clear vision of all parts of the roadway essential to the safe operation of the vehicle. Any view of the roadway to the rear so obstructed shall be equipped with a mirror so attached as to give him a view of the roadway behind him for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor vehicle.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
A. 
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an electric turn signal device which shall indicate the intention of the driver to turn to the right or to the left in the form of flashing lights located at and showing to the front and rear of the vehicle on the side of the vehicle toward which the turn is to be made. The lamps showing to the front shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, shall emit a white or amber light, or any shade of light between white and amber. The lamps showing to the rear shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, shall emit a red or amber light. Turn signal lamps must be visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet in normal sunlight.
B. 
Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation give audible warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle upon a street unless such vehicle is equipped with good and sufficient brakes in good working condition, as required by the State Vehicle Code, or to operate any vehicle which is so loaded that the operator does not have ready access to the mechanics operating the brakes of such vehicles.
No motor vehicle shall be operated on any street unless such vehicle is provided with a muffler in efficient actual working condition; and the use of a cutout is prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to operate or park on any street any vehicle not equipped with adequate lights conforming to the requirements of the state law, provided that vehicles may be parked at nighttime without lights on any street or portion thereof designated by ordinance as a place where vehicles may so park at nighttime.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
It shall be unlawful to operate on any street any motor vehicle which is not equipped with tires conforming to the requirements of the State Vehicle Code.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
It shall be unlawful to drive on any street any motor vehicle with a weight, including load, in excess of that permitted by the State Traffic Law for driving on improved highways, or with weight distributed in a manner not conforming to such law.
It shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle which makes unusually loud or unnecessary noise.
It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle which emits dense smoke or such an amount of smoke or fumes in violation of the provisions of the Village Code.
It shall be unlawful to operate upon any street any motor vehicle equipped with any nonskid device so constructed that any rigid or nonflexible portion thereof comes into contact with the pavement or roadway.
A. 
The maximum width and height of any vehicle and its load shall not exceed the limits expressed in the State Vehicle Code.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
B. 
No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on the streets with a load extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
C. 
No vehicle, unladen or with load, shall exceed a length of 42 feet extreme overall dimensions.
D. 
No combination of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than two units, and no such combination of vehicles, unladen or with load, shall exceed a total length of 50 feet; but such length limitations shall not apply to vehicles operated in daytime when transporting pipes, poles, machinery and other objects which cannot be readily dismembered nor to such vehicles operated at nighttime by a public utility when engaged in emergency repair work. Such loads carried at night shall be clearly marked with sufficient lights to show the full dimensions of the load.
E. 
No part of the load of a vehicle shall extend more than three feet in front of the extreme front portion of the vehicle.
No vehicle shall be so loaded that any part of its load spills or drops on any street or alley in the Village.
It is unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person or property, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
Any motor vehicle owned or usually operated by a volunteer fireman shall be equipped to conform with those requirements of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, including, but not limited to, vehicle lighting as described in 625 ILCS 5/12-215.
A. 
Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
B. 
No person shall operate a bicycle that is not equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle.
C. 
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a good and adequate brake.