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SUFFOLK COUNTY WaR COUNCIL
Office of the Director of Civilian Protection
Griffing Avenue Riverhead, New York
June 16 1942
TO: De,puty County Directors of Civilian Protection
SUBJ~CT: Automobile Headlight Regulations
Pursuant to Chapter 544 of the Laws of 1942, Section 19, Para-
graph 8, the following rules and regulations are hereby established
for the control of automobile headlights throughout Suffolk County.
These regulations supplement bulletin SWC:A-3l, dated June 2nd,
and are to take effect immediately.
BRIGHT OH UPPER BEAM HEADLIGHTS
SHaLL aT NO TIME BE USED IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
Traffic on the South Shore will be assigned to 3 zones; namely,
l. All roads south of the Montauk Highway or Merrick Road.
2. The Montauk Highway or Merrick Road.
3. All roads north of the Montauk Highwa y to the Middle Country
Road.
Traffic on the North Shore will be assigned to 3 zones; namely,
1. All roads north of Pulaski Highway from the county line in
Huntington to Kings Park, east on Route 25a to Wading River,
east on Sound Avenue to Mattituck, east on Middle Road to
Grcenport, and east on 25A to Orient.
2. Pulaski Highway from the county line in Huntington to Kings
Park, east on Route 25A to Wading River, east on Sound Avenue
to Mattituckl east on Middle Road to Greenport, and east on
25A to Orient.
3. All roads south of Pulaski Highway from the county line in
Huntington to Kings Park, east on Route 25A to Wading River,
east on Sound avenue to Mattituck, east on Middle Road to
Greenport, and east on 25A to Orient.
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A. All automobile traffic using highways or roads south of
Montauk Highway or Merrick Road from the county line in
Amityville to Montauk Point shall use parking lights only.
B. all automobile traffic using highways or roads north of
Pulaski Highway from the county line in Huntington to Kings
Park, cast on Route 25A to Wading River, east on Sound Avenue
to Mattituck, east on Middle Road to Greenport, and east on
Route 25A to Orient, shall use parking lights only.
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A. All automobile traffic on what is known as the Montauk High-
way or Merrick Road from the county line in Amityville to
Montauk Point shall proceed with dim or deflected headlights
with the following exceptions:
1. When proceeding through villages or other lighted
sections, automobile traffic will proceed with park-
ing lights.
2. Automobile traffic moving on any section of the
Montauk Highway or Merrick Road, where their head-
lights would be directly visible from seaward, shall
move with parking lights.
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3. Traffic moving over Oakdale bridges shall use
parking lights.
B. All automobile traffic on Pulaski Highway from the county
line in Huntington to Kings Park, east on Route 25A to
Wading River, east on Sound Avenue to Mattituck, east on
Middle Road to Greenport, and east on Route 25A to Orient
shall proceed with dim or deflected headlights with the
following exceptions:
1. When proceeding through villages or other lighted
sections, automobile traffic will proceed with
parking lights.
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2. Automobile traffic moving on any section of Pulaski
Highway from the county line in Huntington to Kings
Park, east on Route 25A to Wading River, east on
Sound AvenUe to Ma ttituck, east on Middle Road to
Greenport, and east on Route 25A to Oriont,cwhsre
their headlights would be directly visible from
seaward, shall move with parking lights.
A.
All traffic moving on roads north of the Merrick Road or
Montauk Highway to the Middle Country Road shall use dim
or deflected beam lights, with the exception of those points
where headlights would be directly visible from sea such
as the East Moriches-Riverhead Road.
B.
All traffic moving on roads south of the Pulaski Highway
from the county line in Huntington to Kings Park, east on
Route 25A to Wading River, east on Sound avenue to Mattitucki
east on Middle Road to Greenport, and east on Route 25A to
Orient shall use dim or deflected beam headlights with the
exception of those points orareas where headlights would be
visible from seaward. ' ,
In all instances where traffic moves with parking lights,
they must not travel at a speed greater than that compatible
with public safety.
':\ The foregoing regulations are to be enforced by the local law
! enforcement agencies augmented by the Auxiliary Police.
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Floyd D. Houston
Director Civilian Protection