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Effective: 6/6/69 CityofCentemue Ord. #16 designated-as a stop mtersection-uDless-the consent of the Commissioner of Highways to such designation is first secured. Every driver of a vehicle shall bring his vehicle to a full stop before entering any sop street or intersection properly designated and posted as such by the Commissioner of Highways or the chief of police. SECTION 6. DUTIES OF DRIVERS AFTER ACCIDENTS. 1. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall stop and give his name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle he is during and shall upon requests and if available exhibit his driver's or chauffeur's license to the person struck or to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with. He shall render reasonable assistance to any person injured in such accident. 2. The driver of any vehicle which collides with and damages any unattended vehicle shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the driver or owner of the vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle, shall report the same to a police officer, or shall leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking. 3. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, shall, after compliance with the provisions of the state law and subsection (a) of this section, give notice of such accident by the quickest means of colJllllunication to the police department. 4. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury -to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $50 or more shall promptly forward a written report of the accident to the police department and the Commissioner of Highways. Such report shall be on the appropriate from approved by the Commissioner of Highways. SECTION 7. DRIVER'S LICENSE, VEmCLE OWNERSHIP. No person shall drive or operate a vehicle upon any street in the City without having in his possession, as required by the laws of the State of Minnesota, a valid driver's license or chauffeur's license. No person shall drive a motor vehicle belonging to another without the owners consent. SECTION 8. EQUIPMENT, USE OF. 1. No person shalldriv.e.oroperatea-motor vehicle on any street within the City unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. It shall be unlawful to use a "muffler cut-out" on any motor vehicle upon any such street. 2. No vehicle shall be used upon any street in the City without lighting equipment, a windshield wiper, a rear vision mirror, a horn or other warning device, front and rear bumpers, and brakes as required by the state highway traffic regulation act~ Lamps shall be lighted at all times when any such vehicle is operated upon the streets of the City from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render persons and vehicles clearly discernible 500 feet ahead upon Page 3 of5