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OR BLINKING SIGNALS SHALL BE IN A POSITION OR BE TURNED ON FOR THIRTY MINUTES PRECEDING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS AND FOR THIRTY MINUTES THEREAFTER AND DURING SUCH OTHER TIMES AS THE PRESENCE OF • CHILDREN ARE IN SUCH SCHOOL PROPERTY OR GOING TO AND FROM SCHOOL REASONABLY REQUIRES A SPECIAL WARNING TO MOTORISTS. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DECREASE THE SPEED LIMIT PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION; PROVIDED, THAT NO SUCH DECREASE IN SPEED LIMIT SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS SUCH DECREASED SPEED LIMIT IS CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED UPON THE PORTABLE SIGNS, TILT OVER SIGNS OR FIXED BLINKING SIGNS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION. SECTION 9. SECTION 18-36, PARAGRAPH (A), IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) THE SPEED LIMITATION SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES WHEN OPERATED WITH DUE REGARD FOR SAFETY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE POLICE IN THE CHASE OR APPREHENSION OF VIOLATORS OF THE LAW OR OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH OR SUSPECTED OF ANY SUCH VIOLATIONS, OR IN TESTING THE ACCURACY OF SPEEDOMETERS ON POLICE VEHICLES, OR IN TESTING THE ACCURACY OF RADIO MICROWAVE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 18-37, NOR TO FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES WHEN TRAVELING IN RESPONSE TO A FIRE ALARM OR PULMOTOR CALL. SECTION 10. SECTION 18-475 PARAGRAPH (1)5 IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) ANY VEHICLE PROCEEDING AT LESS THAN THE NORMAL SPEED OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND PLACE AND UNDER THE CONDITIONS EXISTING SHALL BE DRIVEN IN THE LANE NEAREST THE RIGHT-HAND EDGE OR CURB OF THE STREET WHEN SUCH LANE IS AVAILABLE FOR TRAFFIC, EXCEPT WHEN OVERTAKING AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR IN PREPARATION FOR A LEFT TURN OR AS PERMITTED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION. ��. SECTION 11. SECTION 18-50 IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: THE DRIVER OF AN OVERTAKING MOTOR VEHICLE, WHEN TRAVELING OUTSIDE OF A BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE DISTRICT, SHALL, WHEN NECESSARY TO INSURE SAFE OPERATION, GIVE AUDIBLE WARNING WITH HIS HORN OR OTHER WARNING DEVICE BEFORE PASSING OR ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE PROCEEDING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. SECTION 12. SECTION 18-107 IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER WHICH IS SO CONSTRUCTED OR CARRIES A LOAD IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PREVENT A HAND AND ARM SIGNAL REQUIRED BY SECTION 18-58 FROM BEING VISIBLE BOTH TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER, OR ANY VEHICLE THE DRIVER OF WHICH IS INCAPABLE OF GIVING THE REQUIRED HAND AND ARM SIGNALS, SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DEVICE WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAW AND IS OF A TYPE THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. (B) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED AFTER JANUARY 11 1955, UNLESS SUCH VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED OF VIRGINIA. WITH SUCH A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DEVICE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF SUCH VEHICLE. (A) NO (C) ANY SUCH MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DEVICE MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF THE HAND AND ARM • CITY UNLESS SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EXHAUST SYSTEM SIGNAL REQUIRED BY SECTION 18-58. OF A TYPE INSTALLED AS STANDARD FACTORY EQUIPMENT, OR COMPARABLE TO THAT DESIGNED FOR USE UPON THE (D) THE FIRST TWO PARAGRAPHS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY MOTORCYCLE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS OR SEMITRAILERS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXEMPTED FROM ANNUAL REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 46.1-45 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. PARTICULAR VEHICLE AS STANDARD FACTORY EQUIPMENT, IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND IN CONSTANT OPERATION TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE OR UNUSUAL NOISE, OR ANNOYING SMOKE AND ESCAPE OF EXCESSIVE GAS, STEAM OR OIL. AN EXHAUST SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE OR UNUSUAL NOISE IF IT PERMITS OR ALLOWS THE ESCAPE OF NOISE IN EXCESS OF THAT PERMITTED BY THE STANDARD FACTORY EQUIPMENT EXHAUST SYSTEM OF PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES OR TRUCKS OF STANDARD MAKE. (B) THE TERM "EXHAUST SYSTEM", AS USED IN THIS SECTION, MEANS ALL THE PARTS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SECTION 13. SECTION 18-110 IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) NO PERSON SHALL DRIVE AND NO OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL PERMIT OR ALLOW THE OPERATION OF ANY OWNED VEHICLE WITHIN THE CITY UNLESS SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OF A TYPE INSTALLED AS STANDARD FACTORY EQUIPMENT, OR COMPARABLE TO THAT DESIGNED FOR USE UPON THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE AS STANDARD FACTORY EQUIPMENT, IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND IN CONSTANT OPERATION TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE OR UNUSUAL NOISE, OR ANNOYING SMOKE AND ESCAPE OF EXCESSIVE GAS, STEAM OR OIL. AN EXHAUST SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE OR UNUSUAL NOISE IF IT PERMITS OR ALLOWS THE ESCAPE OF NOISE IN EXCESS OF THAT PERMITTED BY THE STANDARD FACTORY EQUIPMENT EXHAUST SYSTEM OF PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES OR TRUCKS OF STANDARD MAKE. (B) THE TERM "EXHAUST SYSTEM", AS USED IN THIS SECTION, MEANS ALL THE PARTS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE