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Section 8?. (a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit a white or amber light without glare. (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with lamps on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare. (c) Any motor vehicle may be equippedwith back-up lamps either separately or in combination with another lamp; except that no such back-up lamps shall be con- tinuously lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion. Section 90, (a) At all times mentioned in Section 79 at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one near each side ef the front of every motor vehicle and trackless trolley except when such vehicle or trackless trolley is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles and trackless trolleyso (b) The design and use of such' lamps shall be in accordance with the regula- tions, if any, prescribed by the Director of Highways of the State of Ohioa Section 91. (a) V~henever a motor vehicle is being operated on a street or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in Section ?9, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of suffi- cient intensity to reveal persons, vehicle, and substantial objects at a safe dis- tance in advance of the vehicle subject to the following requirements and li~Litations: (b) ¥~henever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle such driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into theeyes of the oncoming driver. Section 92. Ahy motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in Section ?9 when equipped with two lighted lamps ~ponthe front thereof capable of revealing persons and substantial objects seventy-five feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in Section 90, provided however, that it shall no~ be operated at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour, Section 93. (a) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as herein required is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lmnp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power, not more than a-~&otalof five of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a street. (b) Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than head lamps, spot lamps, signal lamps er auxiliary driving lamps which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power shall be so directed that no part of the beam~ill strike the level of the street on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet from the vehicle. (c) No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any street with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red light mounted on the front thereof. This paragraph shall not apply to emergency vehicles, school busses, traffic line sbripers~ snow plows and similar equipment op~=ated by the Department of Highways of the State cf Ohio or the City of Lakewood, (d) Flashing lights are prohibited on motor vehicles, except as a means for indicating a right or left turn or as stop lights. This paragraph shall not apply to ?mergency vehicles, school busses~ traffic line stripers, snow plows and similar ~o~umpme~t operated by the Department cf Highways of the State of Ohio, or the City of Lakewood. Section 9~. No person shall use uponany motor vehicle, trailer or semi- trailer any lamps mentioned in this ordinance unless said .l~ps are equipped, mounted and adjusted as to focus and aim in accordance with the regulations which may be prescribed by the Director of Highways of the State of Ohio. Section 95° (a) Brake Equipment Required. 1. Every trackless trolley and motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle~ when operated upon a street shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such trackless trolley or motor vehicl% under the conditions de-