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(7) Exhaust system. Every taxicab must be equipped <br /> with a muffler in good working condition. The engine <br /> and power mechanism of every taxicab shall be so <br /> equipped and adjusted as to prevent escape of <br /> excessive fumes, smoke or noise. <br /> (8) Brakes . Every taxicab must be equipped with <br /> service brakes upon all wheels . The brakes must be <br /> adequate to control the movement of and to stop and <br /> hold such taxicab, including two separate � means of <br /> applying the brakes . All brakes shall be maintained <br /> in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to <br /> operate as practicable as with respect to the wheels <br /> on the opposite sides of the taxicab. <br /> (9) Bumpers . Every taxicab must be equipped with <br /> bumpers . Bumper covers must be complete and not <br /> ripped' or torn. <br /> (10) Horn. Every taxicab must be equipped with a horn <br /> in good working order and capable of emitting sound <br /> audible under normal conditions from a distance of not <br /> less than 200 feet, but no horn shall emit an <br /> unreasonably loud or harsh whistle. <br /> (11) Headlights and tail lights . Every taxicab must be <br /> equipped with at least two tail lamps mounted on the <br /> rear which when lighted shall emit a red light plainly <br /> visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. The <br /> lamps must be located at a height of not more than <br /> seventy-two (72) or less than twenty (20) inches . In <br /> addition, either a tail lamp or a separate lamp must <br /> be placed so as to illuminate with a white light the <br /> rear registration plate of the taxicab. Lenses must <br /> not be cracked or broken. <br /> (12) Reflectors . Every taxicab must have on the <br /> rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or <br /> separately, two red reflectors which must be mounted <br /> at a height of not less than twenty (20) inches or <br /> more than sixty (60) inches from level ground. <br /> (13 ) Stop lamps . Every taxicab must be equipped with <br /> a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the taxicab which <br /> shall display a red light and which shall be activated <br /> upon application of the foot brake. Such lamps shall <br /> be in operable condition. <br />