[1960 Code, Secs. 9.04.890, 9.04.900, 9.04.902, 9.04.904,
9.04.905, 9.04.906, 9.04.907, 9.04.908, 9.04.909, 9.04.910]
(A)
When Lighted Lamps Required: When upon any street, alley or public
place in the City during the period from sunset to sunrise, every
motorcycle shall carry one lighted lamp and every other motor vehicle
two lighted lamps, showing white lights or lights of a yellow or amber
tint, visible at least 500 feet in the direction toward which such
motorcycle or other motor vehicle is proceeding, and each motorcycle,
other motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer shall also exhibit at
least one lighted lamp which shall be so situated as to throw a red
light visible for at least 500 feet in the reverse direction.
(B)
Clearance Identification And Side Marker Lamps: Every motor vehicle
of the second division, the length of which together with any trailer
or trailers in tow thereof is more than 25 feet and the width of which
is more than 80 inches, while being operated on the streets, alleys
and public places of the City during the period from sunset to sunrise,
shall display on the front thereof in a horizontal line near the top
of the vehicle, approximately six inches apart, three green lights
plainly visible at a distance of at least 500 feet; also on the rear
thereon in a horizontal line approximately six inches apart, three
red lights plainly visible at a distance of at least 500 feet; also
on the front of the body of such vehicle near the lower left hand
corner one yellow or amber tinted reflector; also on the rear of the
body of said vehicle, not more than 12 inches from the lower left
hand corner, one red reflector. All motor vehicles of the second division
more than 20 feet long, and all trailers and semitrailers while being
operated on the streets, alleys and public places of the City during
the period from sunset to sunrise, shall display on each side of the
vehicle at approximately the 1/3 points of the length of the same,
at a height not exceeding five feet above the surface of the road,
and reflecting on a line approximately at right angles to the centerline
of the vehicle, two amber tinted reflectors of a type approved by
the secretary of state of the state of Illinois.
(C)
Spot Lamps And Auxiliary Driving Lamps: Any motor vehicle may be
equipped with not to exceed one spot lamp and every lighted spot lamp
shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no
part of the high intensity portion of the beam will be directed to
the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle
for more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed three auxiliary
driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches
nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle
stands.
(D)
Additional Lighting Equipment: Any motor vehicle may be equipped
with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit
an amber or white light without glare.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running
board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white
or amber light without glare.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a backup lamp either
separately or in combination with another lamp, except that no such
backup lamp shall be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward
motion.
(E)
Use Of Headlamps: On approaching another vehicle proceeding in an
opposite direction and when within not less than 350 feet of same,
any person in charge of a motorcycle or motor vehicle equipped with
electric headlight or headlights shall dim or drop such headlight
or headlights.
(F)
Number Of Driving Lamps Required: At all times during the hours between sunset and sunrise at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, except a motorcycle and except when such vehicle is parked, when such motor vehicle shall be subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles. (See Subsection (H) of this section.)
Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps as herein required
is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other
lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater
than 300 candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps
on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon
a street.
(G)
Special Restrictions On Lamps: No person shall drive or move any
vehicle or equipment upon any street with any lamp or device thereon
displaying a red light visible from directly in front thereof. This
subsection shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
Flashing lights are prohibited on motor vehicles, except as
a means for indicating a right or left turn or stop.
(H)
Lamps On Parked Vehicles: During the period from sunset to sunrise,
every motor vehicle which is parked on any street, alley or public
place shall display a light on the front and at the rear of the same.
Provided, however, that such a vehicle may be parked upon a lighted
street during such period without displaying the lights as hereinabove
required.
(I)
Lamp Or Flag On Projecting Load: Whenever the load upon any vehicle
extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such
vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load
during the hours between sunset and sunrise a red light or lantern
plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides
and rear. The red light or lantern required under this subsection
shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle.
At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end
of such load a red flag or cloth not less than 16 inches square.
(J)
Lamps On Other Vehicles And Equipment: All vehicles including animal
drawn vehicles not hereinbefore specifically required to be equipped
with lamps, shall, during the hours between sunset and sunrise be
equipped with at least one lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white
light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle
and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible from a distance
of 500 feet to the rear.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.901]
The number plate at the back of the motor vehicle shall be firmly
attached to the vehicle so that it will not swing loosely and shall
be so lighted that the numbers on said plate shall be plainly legible
and intelligible at a distance of 50 feet.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.903]
(A)
Every vehicle other than an antique vehicle displaying an antique
plate operated in this state shall be equipped with a stop lamp or
lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber
light visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear
in normal sunlight and which shall be actuated upon application of
the service (foot) brake, and which may but need not be incorporated
with other rear lamps. During times when lighted lamps are not required,
an antique vehicle may be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the
rear of such vehicle of the same type originally installed by the
manufacturer as original equipment and in working order. However,
at all other times, such antique vehicle must be equipped with stop
lamps meeting the requirements of this chapter.
(B)
Every motor vehicle other than an antique vehicle displaying an antique
plate 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 signalling shall emit a red or amber light. An antique vehicle
shall be equipped with a turn signal device of the same type originally
installed by the manufacturer as original equipment and in working
order.
(C)
Every trailer and semitrailer shall be equipped with an electric
turn signal device which indicates the intention of the driver in
the power unit to turn to the right or to the left in the form of
flashing red or amber lights located at the rear of the vehicle on
the side toward which the turn is to be made and mounted on the same
level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable.
(D)
Turn signal lamps must be visible from a distance of not less than
300 feet in normal sunlight.
(E)
Motorcycles and motor driven cycles need not be equipped with electric
turn signals. Antique vehicles need not be equipped with turn signals
unless such were installed by the manufacturer as original equipment.
[1960 Code, Secs. 9.04.911, 9.04.912, 9.04.913, 9.04.914]
(A)
Restrictions; Metal Tires: No metal tired vehicle, including tractors,
motor vehicles of the second division, traction engines and other
similar vehicles, shall be operated over any improved street, alley
or public place of the City, if such vehicle has on the periphery
of any of the road wheels, any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge,
lug or any projection of metal or wood which projects radially beyond
the tread or traffic surface of the tire; except that this prohibition
shall not apply to track type motor vehicles when that part of the
vehicle coming in contact with the road surface does not contain any
projections of any kind likely to injure the surface of the road;
provided, however, that tractors, traction engines and similar vehicles
which have upon their road wheels V-shaped, diagonal or other cleats
arranged in such a manner as to be continuously in contact with the
road surface, may be operated; provided, that the gross weight upon
such wheels per inch of width of such cleats in contact with the road
surface, when measured in the direction of the axle of the vehicle
does not exceed 800 pounds.
(B)
Restrictions; Antiskid Devices: No motor vehicle shall be operated
upon the improved streets of the City which shall be equipped with
any antiskid or nonslip device so constructed that any rigid or nonflexible
portion of same comes in contact with the pavement; provided, that
this subsection shall not apply to agricultural tractor or traction
engines or similar metal tire vehicles which have antiskid devices
upon the road wheels and which are otherwise permitted to be used
under the provisions of this chapter.
(C)
Rubber Tires: All motor vehicles and all trailers or other vehicles
in tow thereof or thereunto attached, operated upon any roadway, shall
have tires or rubber or some material of equal resiliency; provided,
that solid tires shall be considered defective and shall not be permitted
to be used if the rubber or other material has been worn or otherwise
reduced to a thickness of less than 3/4 inch or if such tires have
been so worn or otherwise damaged as to cause undue vibrations when
the vehicle is in motion or to cause undue concentration of the wheel
load on the surface of the road; and provided further that the requirements
hereof shall not apply to agricultural tractors or traction engines
or to agricultural machinery, including wagons, being used for agricultural
purposes in tow thereof, or to road rollers or road building machinery.
All motor vehicles of the second division which are designed and used
for the carrying of more than seven persons operating upon any roadway
shall have pneumatic tires, and all other motor vehicles of the second
division operating upon any roadway at a speed in excess of 10 miles
per hour shall be equipped with pneumatic tires.
(D)
Tire Equipment; Oil Treated Streets: No tractor, traction engine,
motor truck or other similar vehicle shall be operated across, over
or along any public street of the City, the roadway of which has been
oil treated, or otherwise improved, if any such vehicle has on the
periphery of any of the road wheels any block, stud, flange, cleat,
ridge, lug or any projection of metal or wood which projects radially
beyond the tread or traffic surface of the tire; except that this
prohibition shall not apply to tractor or traction engines equipped
with what is known as crawler type tractors, when the same does not
contain any projections of any kind likely to injure the surface of
the road, nor to tractors, traction engines and similar vehicles which
have upon their road wheels V-shaped, diagonal or other cleats arranged
in such manner as to be continuously in contact with the road surface.
In no event shall the oil mat surface of any oil treated or otherwise
improved public street be used as an area or space for turning any
tractor or other farm machinery in carrying on or performing any farming
operations upon the adjacent land. Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall prohibit the operation of tractors, traction engines or motor
trucks across any oil treated or otherwise improved street in order
to reach adjacent lands, or the operation of any such vehicles upon
the treated portion of such oil treated or otherwise improved streets
if there is no untreated portion thereof over which they may be operated,
or the operation of any such vehicles on oil treated or otherwise
improved streets if in passing along said road they travel over the
portion of said road which does not constitute the oil mat surface
created by said oil treatment, or the use of flexible tire chains
on any tractor, traction engine, motor truck or other similar vehicle
being operated upon any such oil treated street.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.915]
No tractor, traction engine or other metal tired vehicle weighing
more than four tons including the weight of the vehicle and its load,
shall drive up onto, off or over the edge of any paved public street
in the City without protecting such edge by putting down solid planks
or other suitable device to prevent such vehicle from breaking off
the edges or corners of such pavement.
[1960 Code, Secs. 9.04.916, 9.04.917, 9.04.918, 9.04.919,
9.04.920]
(A)
Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle when operated upon any
street, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement
of and to stop and hold such vehicle including two separate means
of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to
apply the brakes to at least two wheels. If these two separate means
of applying the brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so
constructed that failure of any one part of the operating mechanism
shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two wheels.
(B)
Motorcycles: Every motorcycle and bicycle with motor attached when
operated upon any street shall be equipped with at least one brake
which may be operated by hand or foot.
(C)
Trailer Or Semitrailer: Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight
of 3,000 pounds or more, when operated upon any street, shall be equipped
with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to
hold such vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of
the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and said brakes shall be so
designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of
the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied.
(D)
Brakes Required On All Wheels: Every motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer
purchased new after the effective date of this chapter and operated
upon the streets of the City shall be equipped with service brakes
upon all wheels of every such vehicle, except any motorcycle and except
that any semitrailer of less than 1,500 pounds gross weight need not
be equipped with brakes.
(E)
Performance Ability Of Brakes:
1.
The service brakes upon any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles
operating on a level surface shall be adequate to stop such vehicle
or vehicles when traveling 20 miles per hour within a distance of
30 feet when upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free from
loose material.
2.
Under the above conditions, the hand brake shall be adequate to stop
such vehicle or vehicles within a distance of 55 feet, and said hand
brake shall be adequate to hold such vehicle or vehicles stationary
on any grade upon which operated.
3.
All braking distances specified in this subsection shall apply to
all vehicles mentioned whether such vehicles are not loaded or are
loaded to the maximum capacity permitted hereunder.
4.
All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be
so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to
the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.921]
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler
in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive
or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler
cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on any streets
of the City.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.922]
Motor vehicles of either division which are so constructed or
loaded as to obstruct the driver's view to the rear thereof from
the driver's position, shall be equipped with a mirror so located
as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of
at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.923]
No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster
or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings,
side or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver's
clear view of the street.
The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with
a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield,
which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated
by the driver of the vehicle.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.924]
Every motor vehicle of the first and second division when operated
upon any of the streets of the City 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 unreasonably 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 any street of
the City.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.925]
No vehicle other than an authorized emergency vehicle shall
be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle other than
an "authorized emergency vehicle", any siren, whistle or bell. Any
authorized emergency vehicle, as defined herein, may be equipped with
a siren, whistle or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal
conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such siren,
whistle or bell shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated
in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an
actual or suspected violator of the law, in which said latter event
the driver of such vehicle shall sound said siren, whistle or bell,
when necessary, to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach
of such vehicle.
[Ord. 196, 3-4-1985]
(A)
The maximum weight permitted to be carried on any one axle shall
not exceed 18,000 pounds when traveling on a roadway within the City
limits which is directly maintained by the City. The maximum weight
permitted to be carried on any tandem axle shall not exceed 32,000
pounds when traveling on a roadway within the City limits which is
directly maintained by the City. These weight limits do not apply
to any emergency vehicles.
(B)
A "tandem axle" shall be defined as any two or more single axles
whose centers are more than 40 inches and not more than 96 inches
apart, measured to the nearest inch between extreme axles in the series.
(C)
Gross weights of vehicles shall conform to 625 Illinois Compiled
Statutes 5/15-111.
(D)
Vehicles traveling on the following roadways within the City limits
may conform to the limits prescribed by 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes
5/15-111:
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.929]
The maximum width of any vehicle and its load shall not exceed
eight feet excepting loads of loose hay, straw, corn fodder or other
similar farm products, agricultural implements and threshing machines.
[Ord. 198, 3-4-1985]
(A)
No single vehicle with or without load, other than a semitrailer,
shall exceed an overall length of 42 feet.
(B)
No truck tractor and semitrailer, with or without load, shall exceed
a length of 55 feet; except, when used to transport motor vehicles,
it may be a length of 60 feet in extreme overall dimension.
(C)
Any other vehicle combination shall not exceed an overall length
of 60 feet.
(D)
Any vehicle traveling on roadways designated in Subsection 9-12-12(D)4 of this chapter shall conform with 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/15-107.
(E)
The above length limitations shall not apply to vehicles operated
during the daylight hours when transporting poles, pipe, machinery
or other objects of a structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered,
nor to such vehicles transporting such objects operated at nighttime
by a public utility when required for emergency repair of public service
facilities or properties, or when operated under special permit as
provided herein; but, in respect to such night transportation, every
such vehicle and the load thereon shall be equipped with a sufficient
number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps upon the
extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions
of such load.
(F)
The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the front
vehicle of a combination of vehicles, such shall not extend more than
three feet beyond the front wheels of such vehicle or the front bumper
of such vehicle if it is equipped with such a bumper.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.04.954]
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move or for
the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any
street 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
herein, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter,
or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act
required under this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter with respect to equipment on
vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery,
road rollers or farm tractors except as herein made applicable.
