Sec. 18-109. Flag or light at end of load.[247]
Whenever the load on any vehicle shall extend more than
four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there
shall be displayed at the end of such load in such position as
to be clearly visible at all times from the rear of such load, a
red flag not less than twelve inches, both in length and width,
except that between one-half hour after sunset and one-half
hour before sunrise, there shall be displayed at the end of
such load a red light, plainly visible in clear weather at least
five hundred feet to the sides and rear of such vehicle. (Code
1959, § 18-109.)