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sidewalk or street , and giving a signal or warning of the approach of such vehicle. Section 20: BACKING TO CURB. No vehicle shall remain backed up to the curb or sidewalk line except it be actually loading or unloading and in no case longer than the actual loading or unloading requires. In case of horse drawn vehicles the horses shall be turned as near as possible at right angles to the vehicles and in the direction in which traffic on that side of the street is moving. Section 21. "HITCHING ON". No person shall hitch onto or climb upon any vehicle which is in mot- ion with or without the consent of the, driver or operator of such vehicle. Section 22. TAKING HOLD OF VEHICLES. No pedestrian or rider, driver or occupant of any vehicle shall lay hold of and hold on to any part of any other vehicle while the same is is motion. II Section 23. BICYCLES. No person shall ride a bicycle on the sidewalks of the Town of Louis- ville ; no person shall ride a bicycle in the streets of the Town of Louisville without having his hands on the handle bars. And it shall be unlawful for any person riding a motor cycle , bicycle , tricycle or velocipede- to curve to and fro on and with such' vehicle, or to proceed in any street by force of momentum or "coasting" with the feet of the rider removed from the pedals , or to remove both hands from the handle bars to practice any trick or fancy riding in any street ; or to carry any person upon such above named vehicle unless the same 'is provided with two seats. Section 24. BACKING FOR POSITION. No vehicle shall be driven in a backward direction to make a turn on any street of the Town of Louisville , and no vehicle shall be driven in a backward direction farther than is absolutely necessary to avoid accident , or to put such vehicle in such position as to enable the ' driver to properly proceed on his way. Section 25. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, place.•.••or deposit in or upon any' street any nails , tacks , glass , crockery, '-„, - scrap iron, tin, wire , bottles , thorns or clippings , or any other article or thing likely to injure the tire of any vehicle. Section 26. SIGNALS BY POLICE OFFICER.. Every person driving, operating, or propelling any vehicle , shall stop the same immediately upon reluest or upon the signal from a police office±, such signal to be made by the officer raising his hand above his head and extended latterly, or useirg a semaphore , blowing a whistle, or in some other intelligible manner.