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All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.

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If a steam locomotive is driven on roads, a man must walk in front of the vehicle with a red flag during the day and a red lantern at night to warn passers-by.

Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking ahead of it.

Sec. 22-44. Storage, depositing prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant, or otherwise, to store or deposit, or cause or permit to be stored or deposited, any abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any public or private property within the city. (Code 1955, § 20-11)

It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your car.

Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited.

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3 Responses to “All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.”

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Time June 20, 2011 at 6:06 am

[...] State or DC, the law requiring a person with a red flag to precede a motor vehicle still stands. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-motor-vehicles-must-be-preceded-by-a-man-carrying-a-red-flag-daytime-o... The laws in UK were similar and some lasted well into the 20th century. [...]

Comment from tyler
Time September 24, 2011 at 8:40 am

and what is the fine if this is not done? I have never seen anyone do this during the day. lol

Comment from sidney FROM WASHINGTON
Time January 31, 2012 at 1:49 pm

No its not?

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