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CITY OF NOR?H OLM3TED ORI3~INANCE NO. 65-~ Page 3 (c) Every trailer ar semitrailer, except a pole trailer, of a gross weight of two thousand pounds or more, manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1942, when operated upon the streets 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 such brakes shall be so designed and connected that, in case of a breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be auto- matically applied. • (d) In any combination of motor-drawn trailers or semitrailers equipped with brakes , means shall be provided for applying the rearmost brakes in approximate synchronism with the brakes on the towing vehicle and developing the required braking effort on the rearmost wheels at the fastest rate; or means shall be provided for applying braking effort first on the rear- most brakes; or both cf the above means, capable of being used alternately, may be employed, (e) One of the means of brake .operation shall consist of a positive connection from the operating lever to the brake shoes or bands , and this brake shall be capable of holding the vehicle or combination of vehicles stationary under any condition of loading on any up or down grad upon which it is operated. (f) The brake shoes operating within or upon the drums on the wheels of any motor vehicle may be used for both service and parking purposes . (g) Every motor vehicle or combination of motor-drawn vehicles shall be capable at all times and under all conditions of loading of being stopped on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose material, upon application of the service or foot brake, within the following specified distances, or shall be capable of being decelerated at a sustained rate corresponding to these distances: From a speed of 20 miles per hour Stopping Distance Deceleration in in feet feet per second Brakes on all wheels 30 14 Bt+akes not on all four wheels 40 I0.7 (h) 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 . (ORC 4513.20) Section 2: That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare by virtue of the fact that Section 337.18 prior to this amendment is in conflict with provisions of the State Uniform Traffic Act, WHEREFORE, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, otherwise, at the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: LS' Francis J. O'Neill, President of Cauncil ATTEST: ' Margaret T. West, Clerk of Council APPROVED: Ralph E. Christman, Mayor