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(c) No vehicle shall be stopped except close to and parallel to the right-hand edge of the curb or roadway, excep= that a vehicle may be stopped close to and parallel to the left- hand curb or edge of the roadway on one-way streets or may be parked at an angle where permitted by the city manager. (d) No vehicle shall be stopped at or in the vicinity of a fire, vehicle or airplane accident or other area of emer- gency, in such a manner as to create a traffic hazard or inter- fere with the necessary procedures of police, firemen, rescue workers or others whose duty it is to deal with such emer- gencies. Any vehicle found unattended in the vlcini=y of such fire, accident or area of emergency may be removed by order of a police officer at the risk and expense, not to exceed five dollars, of the owner if such vehicle cr'ea=es a traffic hazard or interferes with the necessary procedures of police, firemen, rescue workers or others whose assigned duty it is ~o deal with such emergencies. Vehicles being used by accredited information services, such as press, radio and tele- vision, when being used for the gathering of news, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section, except when act- ually obstructing the police, firemen and rescue workers dealing with such emergencies. (e) The provisions of this section shall no= apply to any vehicle owned or controlled by the state department of highways, or the city while actually engaged in the con- struction, reconstruction or maintenance of highways. Section 18-208.1. Stop lamps. Every motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, ex- cept an antique vehicle not originally equipped with a stop lamp, registered in this state and operated on the highways in this city shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp of a type approved by the superintendent which automatically exhibits a red or amber light plainly visible in clear weather from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle when the foot brake pedal is actuated. Motor vehicles may be equipped with a braking warning system or device which will cause the vehicle's brake lights to flash when the vehicle is in motion but committed to an emergency or panic stop. Section 18-214. Other permissible lights; police and fire department vehicles, emergency vehicles, etc. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not =o exceed two fog lamps, one passing lamp, one driving lamp, two side lamps of not more than six candlepower; interior light of not more than fifteen candlepower; vacant or destination signs -6-