Regulating Traffic Upon the Public Streets of the City of South Bend

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-13., except when otherwise directed by a police officer. (b) Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle as above stated, the motorman of every street car shall immediately stop such car clear of any inter- section and keep it in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, (c) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety df all persons using the highway. sec. 67. "Unattended motor vehicle. " - -No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit It to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignitions and removing the key, or when standing upon any perceptible grade without effectively setting the brake thereon and turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. Sec. 68. "Obstruction to driver's view or driging mechanism. " - -(a) No per- son shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle, or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. (b) No passenger in the vehicle or street scar shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's or motorman's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle or street car. Sec. 69. "Following fire apparatus prohibited. " - -The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet, or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatuo has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. Sec. 70. "Crossing fire hose. "_ -No street car or vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private. driveway, or street -car track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. Sec. 71. "Putting glass, etc., on highway prohibited. " - -(a) No Person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon suchhighway. (b) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any high- way any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed. (c) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle. Sec. 72. "LL:.mps on bicycles. "- -Lvery bicycle shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front, and with a lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a, distance of 500 feet to the rear, except that a red reflector may be used in lieu of a rear light.