Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1917 — Dim Your deadlights or Be Areisted [ARTICLE]

Dim Your deadlights or Be Areisted

The state law against glaring headlights is now*in force and officials throughout the istate have been ordered to arrest, all drivers of motor vehicles who drive their machines without the proper dimming devices. The IcTw regarding the lighting of motor vehicles at night is very definite. It provides that all such vehicles must be provided with lights that will reveal clearly any person, vehicle or other substantial object upon the street or highway directly ahead of the motor vehicle for a distance of at least one hundred and fifty feet. ‘ 7 It requires, too, that the spotlight shall be so broken up and diffused that it will not obscure or bewilder the driver of approaching vehicle; or that the vehicle shall be provided with an efficient device whereby the lights may be lessened or dimmed, and the driver of a vehicle must apply 'uch diffusing or dimming device so as to not obscure or bewilder the vision of a driver of an approaching vehicle.

The penalty for the violation of these laws is a fine of not less' than five dollars nor more than twentyfive dollars.