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- 21 - la~ps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted, except where separate lighting systems are provided for trailers for the p~rpose of illuminating such registration plate° Section 82. (a) Every new motor vehicle hereafter sold and operated on a street, other than a commercial tractor, to which a trailer or semi-trailer is at- tached shall carry at the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section, except that vehicles of the type mentioned in Section 83 shall be equipped with reflectors as required in those sections applicable thereto. (b) Every such reflector shall be of ~uch size and characteristics and so maintained as to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred feet to fifty feet from such vehicle, except that visibility from a greater distance is hereinafter required of reflectors on certain types of vehicles when directly in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawfully lighted head lamps as provided in Section 90 hereof. Section 83o Busses, trackless trolleys, trucks, commercial tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers when operated upon any street shall be equipped with clearance, marker lamps, reflectors and stop lights as required by the regulations promulgated by the Director of Highways.of the State of Ohio relating theretO. Section 84o Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination dttring the time that lights are required, any lamp, except ta&l lamps, need not be lighted which by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination but this shall not affect the require- men%s that lighted clearance lamps be displayed on the front of the foremost vehicle required to have clearance lamps er that all lights required on the rear of the rearmost vehicle of any combination shall be lighted. Section 85. 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, at the times specified in Section 79 hereof: a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the side~ and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section 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 sixteen inches square. Section 86. Except in case of an emergency, whenever e vehicle is parked or stopped upon a street open to traffic or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended dttring the times mentioned in Section 79, such vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white light on the street side visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of such vehicle, and a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear, provided however, no lights need be displayed upon any vehicle where there is sufficient light to reveal any person or substantial object within a distance of five hundred feet upon such street. Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed. This section shall not affect the requirements of Section 102 of this ordinance. Section 87= All vehicles including animal-drawn vehicles and including those referred to in Section 79 (c) not hereinbefore specifically required to be equipped with l~ps, shall at the time and under the circumstances specified in Section 79 hereof display at least one lighted lamp or lantern er~hibiting a white light visible from a distance of approximately five hundred feet to the front of such vehicle and with a l~ap or lantern exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of approximately five hundred feet to the rear. Section 88. (a) 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 nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle. (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with 9ct to exceed three auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front of the vehicle. It shall be unlawful to use any such lamps which do not conform to the specifications and regulations, if amy pre- _~_~_~a~~D~~~w~vs of ~ State of