A. Headlamps:
1. Required: Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or other vehicle which is exempt by state law shall be equipped with at least two (2) headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two (2) headlamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in South Dakota Codified Laws 32-17-2, 32-17-5 and 32-17-6. (1984 Code § 23-56)
2. Headlamp Specifications: The headlamps of motor vehicles shall be so constructed, arranged and adjusted that, except when dimmed, they will, at all times and under normal atmospheric conditions and on level road, produce a driving light sufficient to render clearly discernible a person two hundred feet (200') ahead but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of such headlamps. (1984 Code § 23-57)
3. Periods During Which Headlamps Must Be Used: Every vehicle upon a roadway within the city during the period from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person on a roadway at a distance of two hundred feet (200') ahead shall be operated only with proper headlamps and taillights illuminated. (1984 Code § 23-54)
B. Turn Light: Whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with a signal light, the signal light shall be so constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal, yellow or red in color, which shall be plainly visible in normal sunlight for a distance of one hundred feet (100') to the rear of the vehicle but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light and shall be of a type approved by the department of public safety of the state. (1984 Code § 23-58)
C. Stop Lamps: Except for vehicles specifically exempted by the state laws, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with two (2) or more stop lamps, except that motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers manufactured and assembled prior to July 1, 1983, and motorcycles and motor driven cycles shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. The stop lamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle at a height of no more than seventy inches (70") nor less than fifteen inches (15"). The stop lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of not less than three hundred feet (300') to the rear in normal sunlight, except for a moped, which distance shall not be less than one hundred fifty feet (150'). The stop lamp shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake which may be incorporated with one or more rear lamps. (1984 Code § 23-59)
D. Rear Lamps:
1. Vehicles And Trailers Generally: Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer, except as otherwise provided, and any vehicle which is being drawn at the end of the combination of vehicles shall be equipped with at least two (2) taillamps mounted on the rear which, when lighted, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of one thousand feet (1,000') to the rear. However, motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers manufactured and assembled prior to June 1, 1973, shall have one taillamp mounted on the left side of the rear which, when lighted, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear.
2. Motorcycles: Motorcycles and motor driven cycles, except mopeds, shall have at least one taillamp which, when lighted, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear.
3. Mopeds: Mopeds shall have at least one taillamp which, when lighted, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of two hundred fifty feet (250') to the rear.
4. Farm Vehicles: Farm vehicles which are being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles may be equipped with two (2) 4-inch reflectors in lieu of lighted lamps as provided in this subsection so as to exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear.
5. Combination Of Vehicles: On a combination of vehicles, only the taillamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.
6. Vehicles With More Than One Taillamp: On vehicles with more than one taillamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. Every taillamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than seventy two inches (72") nor less than fifteen inches (15"). (1984 Code § 23-60)
E. Auxiliary Driving Lamps: Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed three (3) auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches (12") nor more than twenty four inches (24") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and every such auxiliary driving lamp shall meet the requirements and limitations contained in South Dakota Codified Laws chapter 32-17. (1984 Code § 23-61)
F. Operation Of Vehicle With Parking Lights Only Prohibited: No vehicle shall operate upon a roadway in the city with the front parking lights illuminated without the front headlamps illuminated. (1984 Code § 23-55)
G. Certain Lights Prohibited: Except as in this subsection provided, no person operating, owning or in possession of any motor vehicle operated on the streets of the city shall equip such motor vehicle or place on the front part thereof any red lights or blinkers commonly used by emergency vehicles, including police and fire department vehicles and ambulances used for emergency calls, to which emergency vehicles in this subsection shall not apply. (1984 Code § 23-71)
H. Lights To Be Dimmed: No person shall use headlights or sidelights upon any vehicle on any street unless the same are dimmed in such a way as to prevent the light being dazzling or blinding to persons using the streets. (1984 Code § 23-52)
Notes
| 1 | 1. SDCL § 32-17-1 et seq. |
A. Horn Required: Every motor vehicle, when operated on a roadway within the city, shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of at least two hundred feet (200'). (1984 Code § 23-64)
B. Warning Devices On Emergency Vehicles: All emergency vehicles, including police and fire department vehicles, and every ambulance used for emergency calls, shall be equipped with a bell, siren or exhaust whistle. (1984 Code § 23-72)
C. Certain Warning Devices Prohibited: Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no motor vehicle shall be equipped with and no person shall use on any such vehicle any siren, compression or spark plug whistle, exhaust horn or whistle which does not produce a harmonious sound or which closely resembles those used on emergency vehicles.
No person shall use any horn or other warning device otherwise than as a reasonable warning to traffic or make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of any such horn or warning device. (1984 Code § 23-73)
Notes
| 1 | 1. SDCL § 32-15-10. |
A. Laminated Window Glass Required For Windshield: Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an approved laminated safety glass windshield. The windshield shall be in a position that affords continuous horizontal frontal protection to the driver and front seat occupants. The minimum vertical height of an unobstructed windshield shall be six inches (6"). (1984 Code § 23-68)
B. Cracked Or Broken Glass Prohibited: No glass or glazing material, at any location where it is used, may be cracked or broken so as to cut or injure any person in or around any vehicle. (1984 Code § 23-69)
C. Glass Impairing Operators Vision Prohibited: No glass or glazing material may be cracked, broken, shattered or distorted to the extent that it significantly impairs the vision of the motor vehicle operator. (1984 Code § 23-70)
D. Nontransparent Material On Windows Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle upon any street within the city with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material including, but not limited to, frost accumulation or dirt accumulation, wherein the visibility of the driver of the vehicle is obstructed, upon the front windshield, side wings, side or rear windows of such motor vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be displayed by law or temporary driving instructions placed thereon by the manufacturer unless the same shall not obstruct the driver's clear view of the roadway or any intersecting roadway. (1984 Code § 23-53)
E. Windshield Wipers 2 : The windshield on every motor vehicle, except farm tractors and motorcycles, shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be operated by the driver of the vehicle. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the roadways within the city unless such vehicle shall be equipped with such device in good working order capable of cleaning the windshield thereof and which device shall provide the driver a clear view of the roadway. (1984 Code § 23-66)
F. Rear Vision Mirrors 3 : Every motor vehicle operated within the city shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet (200') to the rear of such vehicle whether operated singly or towing another vehicle. (1984 Code § 23-67)
Notes
| 1 | 1. SDCL § 32-15-2. |
| 2 | 2. SDCL § 32-15-7. |
| 3 | 3. SDCL § 32-15-8. |
A. Cut Or Worn Tires; Minimum Tread: No person may operate on the public roadways of the city a licensed motor vehicle which has a mounted tire having a cut into the fabric or worn so that the fabric is visible, having knots or bulges in the sidewall or tread depth less than two thirty-seconds (2/32) of an inch on any two (2) adjacent tread groves. (1984 Code § 23-63)
B. Operation With Unsafe Tires Or Wheels A Misdemeanor: No person operate on the roadway in the city a licensed motor vehicle which has a tire rim or wheel assembly which is bent, cracked or misaligned to a degree so as not to affect the safe operation of the vehicle. The bolts, nuts or lugs of the wheel assembly shall not be bent, loose or missing. (1984 Code § 23-62)
Notes
| 1 | 4. SDCL § 32-19-1 et seq. |
A. Exhaust System And Muffler Required: No person shall drive a motor vehicle in the city unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an exhaust system and muffler, both in good working condition and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.
B. Muffler Cutout Prohibited: No person shall use a "muffler cutout" on any motor vehicle. (1984 Code § 23-65)
Notes
| 1 | 1. SDCL § 32-15-17. See also subsection 5-5-4B17 and section 5-5-6 of this code. |
A. Compliance With State Law: No person shall drive or operate any vehicle upon any street, the gross weight of which, including the load, or the size of which does not comply with the requirements of the state law governing such vehicle 1 . (1984 Code § 23-76)
B. Projecting Loads: No person shall drive any vehicle upon any street with any load or part of a load projecting more than four feet (4') beyond the rear end or front end or more than two feet (2') beyond the sides of the body or carrying part of such vehicle unless there is attached to the extreme ends and sides of such projecting loads some warning sign or signal plainly discernible to other drivers and clearly indicating the projecting parts of such load. (1984 Code § 23-77)
C. Weight And Size Limits:
1. No person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle exceeding the following weight and size restrictions on any street or avenue in the city which is not designated as a truck route unless written permission is first granted by the chief of police or designated representative and the director of public works. Any vehicle exceeding the hereinafter set forth restrictions must comply with the provisions of this subsection.
2. The gross weight of any vehicle shall not exceed twelve thousand (12,000) pounds, the length of the vehicle shall not exceed twenty four feet (24'), nor shall the width exceed eight feet (8'). (Ord. 1481, 9-17-1984)
3. Any police officer shall have the power and authority to direct any vehicle be taken to the nearest truck scale and weighted and measured to determine the conformance with this chapter. The failure to comply with such directions shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (1984 Code § 23-80)
D. Truck Routes:
1. Use Of Routes: When any truck route has been established and identified, any person driving any vehicle in excess of the limitations established in subsection C2 of this section shall drive such vehicle on such route as designated herein and none other, except when necessary to traverse other streets to a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading commodities or for the purpose of towing a disabled or damaged motor vehicle to or from the nearest truck route as is reasonable and necessary. No deviation shall be permitted without written permission as above specified. All trucks operating within the city shall comply with weight and size limitations established by the state 2 .
2. Routes Designated: The following streets are hereby designated as truck routes:
Burr Street from south city limits to Havens Street
Havens Street from east city limits to west city limits
Ohlman Street
Sanborn Boulevard from north city limits to Havens Street
South Rowley from Havens Street to south city limits
First Street from Sanborn Boulevard to east city limits
(1984 Code § 23-79)
3. Marking Of Routes: In addition to the general identification by signs or markings of truck routes which shall be posted by the police department, the police department shall post, at the city limits upon all main traffic routes entering the city, signs notifying users of highways entering the city that trucks are permitted only to be driven upon marked truck routes. At the direction of the city council, the police department shall post any street so selected by said committee with a sign signifying that said street is not designated as a truck route or that no through trucks are allowed. (1984 Code § 23-80; amd. Ord. O2019-18, 9-3-2019)
Notes
| 1 | 2. SDCL § 32-22-1 et seq. |
| 2 | 1. SDCL § 32-22-1 et seq. |
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