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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 0004-1960Article 7.~hicio Ar ticlo ,'.rtlola Amticlo XVI A:,ticTo XVII A~ticlo XVIII A~tielo XZX I Definitions z:r.$ ~'af, rco:.ont ~nd Obedience t~, Traffic ~ 3pc, cd VZ ~' '- ' - ' ...... VII One-way ~oo$s and VIII ~-' ' ' ~ .... X Pedestrian Bi~jhts ~nd ~tios XI Ror~l~ticns f~,~ B~cyclos XII Method of P~king X~IZ Stopping, Stending, o~ Ps,king P~ohibitod o~ ~{omtrictod in Specified XIV ~topplng fo~ Los,ling ~nd. Unlo~dinC XV ~{o~lati~g Hinds end 01~ssos of T~offic on ~obiclos ~n~~ Equipment T~nf'fic Viol~tions Bureau Por~ltios 8nd P~ocoodings on ,',~o~t Effect of and Short Title of 0h~pto~ Section i. DEF~';ITIOH,S OF WOrlDS ,',UD PUR":M.'-'- Tho following womdm and phrases when used In this ordtnanoo $h~1~ fop tho of thi~ oPdi~nco have tho moon~ngs Pospoctivoly ~cribod to th~ in this ~. A publ].c ?.)~oughf~o within tho ordlns~y moan- lng of a].lo~ dosi:.ymtoq lo~ jono~l trovol ~nd primarily used no ~ r~o~ns of nocoso to the roam of Posid, onoos ~ business establis~ont~. %. ~to~l ot~oot o~ hi~.i2~. ~vo~y street o~ ,highway poPtion thor~ h~~,T~'O~J~'s ~6 which vohiculo~ t~t,~2ic f~o~ into~soetin/- streets or hig~mys io Moquirod by l~w to stop before o~to~ing or c~os~ing tho SO:.AO m'~d when stop si/3~O a~o erected pmovidod in thi, oLopto~, except that sf.'ns omo ~,~t moquirod tm~ffic mi~olm are tn oporotion, ~q~l.~~~~, Vehicles of tho fi~o dop~mtmon$, police vehicles, end such ambulnnco~ and emergency vehicles of m~icipol dop~rtmont~ om public somvico c~rpor'~ti~nm as ~o dosb'n0~od o~, ~:uthomizod by tho Ohiof el' Police uf this City. ~ ~, Every device p~opo].lod by ' which any pom0on m~y ride, having b,~o tandor., wheels either of which , // ,D - 33 - B,us;.ness Districto g"he territory contif~.~ous to snd zn~lu,~,g u:~ p,.:~z~; ~uree~ or .~gRw~y wh,~n fifty per cent o~ morG of the f~antsgo thereon on elt4or s~,de tho~oof for tinuous distance of th~ee ~dred feet (300~, or ~ore ts occupied by buildings in use for ~siness. /,. Oo~Jercial Vehicle. ~/ery vehicle designed, z~ein- t~inod, or u~ed'~i~a~i'~' ~%r th6 t~enap~tstion of por~on~ for hire mp pi~i~,arily for tho t~snspo~stion o~' -' Comt.~o.?!-.d Access Street or Hig?~:~F, Ev,~ry highwzy, street, o~ roadway Ih respect ~0-~lCh owners o~ Oc~pnnts of ~t- ting property or ~nds ~r~] otho~ persons ~vo no legal ~ight of ~o~ es rosy bo doto~n!nod by tho ~bltc authority hnvtng Juris- diction ovo~ such hig~m~y, str<~ot, included within tho cormcctlons of tho l':torcl lines o~' tho side- walks on opposlto sides of thc sti?oot oi, hlg:,w~y ~.oasurod f~om thc ~Pbs, or in tb~ ~bsor:co cf curbs f~m tho edges of the t~ow.~siblo P o o dw~y. (2) Any portion of elsewhere distinctly indlc~od for pedestrian other msrki~s on tho s~foco cr by si~ placed r~t each o,d of tho dosi~stod podost~inn crossing. (.' Curb Loadinf Zone. A space adjacent to ~ curb ~o- so~vod fop thc ~Xciusivo'uso ~'f-vohiclos during, tho lo~dtng o~ unloading of p~ssongoPs or m~tori~ls, '' D~IVCro A rider, o~ louder o1' any aninal, o~ cny person who pusho-~-, ~'~Ivosf propels, opcrs~os, or is in ~ctu~l physical control of ~ vehicle, ' ' D~.~vo~ayo That portion of street area which pro- vidos access to'an o~£Zstr¢.ot vohicul~ f~cility though c depres- sion ~ tho const~ctcd curb o~ when thoro is no const~ctod curb, that aro~ in f~ont of such vehicular f~cility as is well defined or as is dos!gnat~d by ~uthorizod si/~a or :~crkings, shall moan tho hou'r'. ~%~%---~..~f (~) hour 8£tor sunset to one- half (~) hour before sunrise. 8nd any other tl~o when persons ap objects may not bo cloa~ly discernible '.t a distance of five h~ndvod foot (500'). t Intersec ~.on. co~ection of the l~ter~l curb llne~, or, ~ f none, then t'no l~ter~l b~nda~y lines of t~.~ ror, dw~yo of two hlghw~yn whO. ch Join anothe~ st or ~pprox~:~tely ~ight ~ngles, or ~n the ,re~ which vehtcle=_ tr~velin;j upon different hig~,~ys Jo~_.~ * -~ at other angle nay cor. e in conflict. (2) ~'~e~e a high~.~my includes two ro~dw~ys thirty feet (30') or more ~oa~t, then every crossing of esch ro~dwny of such d~vided hig~ey'by ar, intersecting ni;*hw~, shsll be regarded a seper~te int~rseet!on, in the event such intersecting also includes tw~ ro~dweys thirty l'oot (39') or ~ore ~port~ then every c~ossing of ~wo roadwsys oY' such 5~gh~.~ays chsll be L~ne~ road.~o A roadway which is divided into two or more cle~rly-~k-g'd--~dnes for ve~.cul~.r' ~ ~ trsffic. use of the ~.-~~~os~.gnod to travel on not moro then three wheels in ¢ontcct with tho ground, but o~cluding Motor t~uck or ~ruek. Every :.~otor vehicle desif~nod or used for tho ~nspo~'~6'~'n--o-f-cor,~r.~oditlos, merchr, ndi~o, p~oduco, freight, or snimals, o~ ~or drswf.~g oi~ ~lli:~g one o~ r~o~o i~]open- dent vo~iclos or t~ailors in tho transport~tion of corz,~oditios, morchnndiso, pModuoo, fi~ol:~hb, cz. a:~lmnls. Motor Vehicle, /~uy vehicle which is self-propelled and any vohiolo-~.-ich'-i~'~p~pollod by electric nowo~ obtsinod f~om over ho~d trolley wlro,: but not oporstod upon r4iis. Official time stnnd~rd. Whonow~ cortcin hours are named horoi~'-6~o~oy--s.~.'~.~.~l~ r,.o~n s~'~do~d tir~o or d~yli;~ht s~ving time as r,~y bo in current uso in this City. Offiqi~l traffic-control devices. All signs, s~mbo!s, m~kLugs, ~n--~'i~'0~"no~~-~'i-~'t~.~"'~;~i~ this section placed or erected by ~v..thority of a public body or official h~ving Jurisdic- tion, for tho purpose of ~o&~l~ting, w~:rning, or ;~iding. t~affic. Park, When prohibited r,~o,ns tho standinu of a vehicle, whether occ~-p'i'~d or not, oth~rw:~.so then to~,~por~rily to avoid t~sffic conflict or in obedience to traffic ~'ogul~tions. f ~~JJ~_r.~_o~9.dini~zo,~~, A pl.~co adjacent ~o o curb reserved or nsc ozczuszvo usd o£ vehicles during:, tho londi~, or unlooding of psssongors. Pedestrian. Any p,~rson ofoot. Police officer. Every offtcor of tt'~,~ City Police Deport- ment or ~ny~ o£fioor ~u'thorizod to direct or roFulnto tr~f%ic o~ to make ~rrosts for violations of traffic rogul~tions. Ill "31; - Prlvnto road, h,/e?y way Or p].qcc in p)~iv'-..to ownership r~nd used fo'r-~z..--~i~.~'trc, v~l by thc owner ard those ~.~.vf.n,' express OP imnl~od.._~ p:,r~].s~on frcrs th~ o~.n~or~ but ~o4: by otb,ur porsonso Railro~'~do ,% cart!or of p,.rso~,s or p~oporty upon OthOP th~n ~-~oz', operating upon stgtionory rai].s, qosido:)cc d:..att!ate The territory contiguous to .and in~.ludi~ t~~ -.-'2r-7~-J~-~r highway not cor~prising a business tho m~ imp~ovod w::th rcs!doncos~ o~ ~osidoncos o~d buildings in ~so fop business. Right-o£,.~y, ?ho prfviiogo of l~.A,odicto uso of a rosdwsy, Roadwflz, That oo:.,tlon of o street or h" kwh-- fmnPovod- dosi~od, ~ ....... bo~m o~ sheldon, In t~e ~ront ~ highws2 includes two o~ mo~o soporato ~ondw~ys tho tor~ roadway, ~s %'sod ~rcin, sh~ll refer to any such roodwcy sopar~ul~ but not to :~ll such roodways collectively. Sa_~fo.t~ z~_OnOo T>.~ stoa or space officially sot .~pr. rt with- in s ~ondwc~ zor t~:o--~xciv.J.ivo uso of podos3ri~ns and which is pro- tooted o~, so ~mrkod or lndic~tr~d by ~doquoto s~.$?s as to bo plainly visible at ell t.%r..~ wh~lo $~t np:.rt cs a safety zeno. Sor"i-t~ailor. ;.~,,s.~v,,,.._. vehicle without motive pod, or... designed to bo d~%rn-h'M a ~otb-~-'vehicle o~ t~u. cP-tr~cto~, so constructed ~bat ~n ~pprociablo pn~t o? itc w,~Igbt ~.~d t?.ct of its lo~d rests upon and fa corriod b7 such r~oto? vcb,.~clo or truck-t~octor, Sidowslk, Thor portion of ~ street between tho ca~b lines, o~ t..~t.~.Jal lln~.s ,:,fa ~osdw.~::., sad tho odJacont property lines intended for tho uso or podostris~'~. Bt~9~. :.'~'on required monns co:uploto cessation of movement. Stpj~_ stoppiog, or standing, :'f.~cu prohibited moans any stopping or-~an,'~_n'g of a v~:i%~'~; w-;.]-~o.]ot?.or occuplod or not, except when nocoss~y to ~void con£1ict width otho~ trof£ic or in complisnco with with di~octions of ~ police officer or tr-~,ffic-control sign signal. S_!_tm. oot or ?~.i../~z.~_~. Tho entire width bobwoon tho boundary lines of ovsry ~g~/pu~i'f~y r. mlnt~inod when nny part thereof is open to tho uso of tho public for pusposcs of w~'.':iculor t~svol. ~'r,i~.~2. P%ic.z~. ~.:,s, , . ~r~: r~i~..~.~, vchlolos and ~th,~ v',,~nE--y.....~ ,: '.ii'?;cr ~'-,~1- ,~ + ...... st:,'~et or klc::w~y J'cr pub-aa]es of t~r, vcl. ' · . ~P .... u, t,7 ',f~ch t~'rffio alternately is dlrcct.d to z ;ap or- prc, co,~d~ o~y othorwi::o c':rbrollod. Pfaffig DivfzJou, V'.~ Traffic Diwcicn of ~-.: Dopart~nt ~'~i:~%7~-i~ -'-.- ave:it ~ 2roi'Ilo '. .... ;::lan zc not ostabli~hod, t.'.or, arid t:.?r' ~,,.u,?cr r::o,i .::r~in znc!l ~ .ioor~.od to r. ofo~ to tluo Poliac DJ':qrt..:~n.t of tkis , , ....c~J without ~otlvc ~wer d:,si~iod to bo, ..... .'.~':'~ no apprcciablo part of its weight ;-.~sl-c cp..r, or fs c-'rrfo,l by such o'bhor vohiclo, , - ............... , ~ ...... . .......... n m~nb for tho o~ materials, ~ T~uck..troctc, v. Any motor thus':, as horoin doflrzod, ~"~"od o~(! usod pz~37~'] i~' lot d:'r:wz;~ a sor..i-'~.qi~.e,j, rnd not con- s~Pvotod tc c~mrU n ~.n?./, ';"cmc.,.n (~h.o~ th~n ~ pnrt of tlc ¥~of.ght of such somi..t~(~ii,.r o'n". ~, .-... q-3 az, n~rn, ' '"lY~: t:'--'-~n~ "~'-~'"' ' ' vnhfoto on on arc of npproximotoly cna hundrcd-~oT,~'~j: (18~,: .'~-.;uc ~,s to ocrmit ~rovol in thc ooposito diroctlon on tho ~m~ r:.r.d',,-- ' - Vohic]o. i~.:,.,.- :'.Jvi. co in, upon, cm by which ~'ny porsc~ high~oy, ~zccp~ dcv~ c :,~ m', '~d b; h~o:~ powor or usod oxclusivoly upon s~Ptionary r~ig ~.z tz,.:cks, A2-.~ CLE .L Ao,inlst~atzon 2oct!on !. .'Y,_.E ~,;' i'.'L_,.,. ,E DEPART>LE~fM. It chatl bo tho duty of tho Pal!cc 1)~i,ar+z. lont to on?¢,~cc street and hi~ghwsy tPa£fic ~ogu- lotions of this City on~ .?I1 of tho Stats vohiclo laws applicabio to stroot and .higmm~/ t~offic in this 0ity, to r...a::o arrocts for t~affic vlolctinns, to ir. vostiL'cto acci~onts, and to coopor.~to wit's othop offtcors of tho J! ty i~ thc adr.i:qist~otion of tho traffic lows and ~n dovoloping wcvs mud mo~ns tc ir,;prcvo traffic ccnditions, and to carry out thos~ dutios ospociollv imnoso:~' upon said Pclico Dop~rt- Soction 2. POLIC:~ DEPA2]~fENT. It sh~].i bo tho duty of Polico Officors of tho ¢.o~.Ptnont to ii:vo~-tl~ato traffic accidont$, to arrost and to neo~t in tho prosocutlcn of thoso po~sons charged with viol~tious of law cnusin% or contributi:%g to such accidonts, Soctiou 3, TP,%FI,'IO ACCID~'T REPORTS, T?:o Polico Dop?rtmcnt shall rocoivo and p:'oporly r,.cord all t~affic ~ccldont roports mado undor any orlin~nco of t'.d.s Oity, Soctien 4. TRAF?IC AC~ID~,IT ,%TUDIE$. Wh,~.novo. r thc~ ~ceidonts in ~'~ny po~ticulor lccotion boc~mo numerous, tlc P~licc ~epnrt~cnt shell coopcra~o wit~ tho O~t'j C~cll in c~uctin:~ studios of such ~ccidonts end dotcrr, ining romodiel Section 5. POLICE DEPAH'~ENT AN~-~JAL (a) Tho Police Dop~rt~ont sh~tl a~mun].ly p~.cparo t~ffic ~opcrt which sho].l bo filed with tho City Olork. S~ch ~opo~t sh~ll con~In infoNmtion of traffic m~ttors in this City as follows: (1) Tho n~boP of persons killed, ~ho n~Abor of poPs~no Injured, ~nd o~'no~ poP$fnon~ ~Paffio acoidon~ (2) Thc n.~?jop of ~rai'fio acoldon~s investigated and o~hoP por$inon$ d~ta on ~ho safety activities of tho Police. (3) Thc plans .~ ~oco~m~o .... ~-~_ .... of thc Police Dopc~tnont fc.m ~ro t~sffic safety activities. -~.~o ~n._ CO;*,2ISSIOHS. Tho Mayo~ may Pooo~ondo$ions on spoolal ~Paffic pPoblc~]s of wide ~blio intoPost. Tho momboPs of t~affic adVisoPy co~:issio~ shall soPvo without c~onsa$ion as such. A~IO~ III ~fo~comon~ and ~odionco to TPoffic Ho~.l~to~ Section 1. AUTHOHtTY OF POLICE AI.~D FIRE DEPARTMenT O~PICIALS. (a) It shall bo tho duty of tho off~cors of tho Pc!ice Department or ~ach officers as arc assigned by tho Ohiof of Police to enforce all street and hlgbway traffic l~-%:s of this Oity and sll of tho Stats vehicle laws cpplicoblo $o strcot and highway traffic in this Oit~)'~ Officers of tho t'oiico Doportnont or such cffic¢.~s as ars sssi~od by tho Chief of Police ars hereby cuthorizod to diPeet all t~affic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws, p~ovided that, in tho event of a firs or other emergency or to expedite t~affic or to s~foguard pedestrians, officers of tho Police Dopa~tnont may direct traffic as condition~ may require notwithstanding tho pmovisions of tho traffic l~ws. (c) Officers of tho ~"iro Department, when at tho scone of ~ firo~ may direct cr assist tho police in directing traffic thereat or in tho Lmmodiatc vicinity. Section 2. REQUIP~t) 0BEDIEHCE TO TRAFFIO REGULATIONS. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this ordinance. Section 3. OBEDIEQ~CE TO POLICE AND PIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. No porcon shall wilx~ully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful o~dor or direction of a police officer or Firs Deportment official. Section 4. PE!~$OHS PROPELLING PUSH CgRTS OH RIDING ANI~4~LS TO OBEY TRAFF~.C REGULATIONS. h~o~.y person propolllng shy push ca~t o~ riding au cninal upon a roadway, and ~ny pors~.~n driving any ~nlmal-dra?~ vchiclo, sh~ll bo subject to tho p~ovisions of this ordinance applicable tc tho ~rivar of any vch~.clo, cxcopt prov~si~ns cf this crd~?.anca :..'P. ic~ by their very nature can have no app!..~ c a t i c'-.~. ,3action ~. u.Z.E Olr COA2TER3, 3!,'-,]D3, ROIff.32 SK.',TE3, A[N) SIMILAR DEV. C~.~ '~ .~ ....~. pcrs~.n upon rc. llcr sketes, or ridJn~ in o~ by mcans of any co~mt~o, slo], tey vehicle, or similar device, shall 3o upon any roadway except wi:ilo c~oss:in~'~ e street on a crcss;.mlk and when so crcssinfj, such p,.-~-.:.n ci'.all bo ,~rartod s].l of tho rights and sh~ll bo svbjoct to a!]. of tko duties a~plicabie to pedestrians. This section sh~,ll not onply upon any stroo~ while sot aside as a play stroo~ as authorized by ordi:mncos of this City. Section 6. ?~L~C ~.~PL01~E3 T0 OBEY TH.',FPIC RE~J~%TIONS. Tho p~ovisions of this ordinance slmll apply to tho driver of any vehicle o~nod by or used in ~ho service of tho United States 8ovor~on~, tho Sta~o cf Alaska, or thc Oily of Ken, i, and it shall bo ~law~l for any driver ~o violate m-,y of ~hc provisions of this traffic ordinance oxcop~ as otherwise normit2od ~n ~ ondinancc zr by s~to statute, Section 7. AU~IOHIZ~D ,~iERGE~,N~FF (a) Tho d~ivo~ cf an authorized emergency vehicle, when ~osponding to an omcrgonc~, call, o~ ~]on in tho pursuit of an actual o: suspected vlolato~ of tho law o~ when ~ospending but not upon Potupnln~ fPom a fi~o alsek, rmy oxoPcioo tho p~ivilogos sot fomth in this section, ~t subject to tho conditions bo~oin st,~to... (b) Tho driver of ~n outhorizod cmorgoncy vehicle m~y: (1) Psrk or stand, ir~ospcctivo of thc provisions of this t~ff~c ordinance. (2) Proceed pest s rod or stop si~sl or stop sign, but only af~c.r slowing down ~s m~y bo nccoss~ry fo~ s~fo operation. (3) Exceed tho stated or posted speed limits so lo~ ~s ho does n~t endanger lifo or property. (4) Disro~"ard ~ojulotions governing direction of movement or tu~ning in spoclficd diroctions: (c) Tho exemptions heroin ~"~antod to an authorized emer- gency vehicle shall ~pply only when th~ driver of said vehicle while in motion so~ds cudiblo siD'~cl by boll, si~on, or oxhgust whistle as rosy bo ~oason~bly nocoss~:~.y, snd when tho vohlclo is equipped with st toast one lighted lm~p disptoyinc ~ rod lia'ht visible ~dor nor- mal atmospheric conditions f~om a distance of five h~drod foot (500~) to tho front of such vc~clo, except thct an authorized omar goncy vehicle operated ~s ~ police vehicle need net bo oeuippod with o~ display ~ rod light visible ~or] in front cf tho vohi61o. (d) Tho foregoing p~ovisionc shell not roliovc tho drivom of an cuthorizod omo~uoncy vehicle from tho duty to drive wi~h duo moEard for tho safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions pmotcct tho drivo~? fro~;: tho consequences of his reckless disro-mrd for tho safoty of c. thors. Section 8. OPEP~iTI01..' OFv_WEwvov'~..,~.~,.~.~ ON APPRO.',Ctt OF AU~0RIZ~ V~IO~S. (~) UPon tho i~m]odi~to .... , . ~p.,roac~. of an authorized emer- gency vohlclo oquli:,pod with at lcast onc !t 'bred le~:p exhibiting Pod light visible ~do~ n,~rmel at~;csphc~Ic conCitions f~cm a dis- - 39 ~ tan~.o of five h~u.!rcd f~ct (!~00~) to th.~ fr~,~t ~f such vcbiclo othv-r t~n s pclic~-~ vch~clc w~.cn ~rat,~i .~s ~n nutherizcO o:uo~goncy vohiclo anq .... , ~ . u,.cn thc drivo-, is g~.vinC ~'v"iblc szg'~.~l by siren, vio~(, tho ~,i~ht-of-way end sh~-ll ...... '-'-*~1-, ~a~ollol to, Ond ~s clcs~. ~s '~.ossihle tc, th.~ ~iEh~-hond ~'.~'Tc o~ roLmin iu such pcs~.tt~n ~til tho authol,!zod cr.o~Concy vohiclc has passod, oxcopt whon otho~%:~s~, fiP~ctcd by ~ pcl~co cfficom (b) This soction sh~ll not cp.c~ntc to r,~llovo tho d~ivor of an authomfzod omo~-~.ncy vchic!c ~oL thc duty tt ,!rlv.~ %;!th duc ~og~d far tho ssfoty cf ~ii i:o~sons using tho stmcot .%r bigamy. ~,,~-.~,.~.,...,,,,.,-, .v~,.,,,.~.~,,::, OF .-~.,~ r'--..-~:..--. ~; ..... vohtclo which is in any teen/oep In?alva," .t.n nn occidont rosultir,g in injury to o~ dooth of o.~.;.r po~son c.m pr,'~pcrty dq~.'.o.t, oto an ap:3~ront amount of cna hundl, od -~.ollars (~lO0, O0) ,.~ nora, s':.all ir.~.,u'?.iotoly by tho quickost :aosns cf ccr~ulmicabicn giv~ n~ tico of such accidont to tho Polico topa~tmcnt if such acci.lont occurs within this City: ~nd no vcL. iclo lnvo£v~..', in such occident s~ll bo moral un~l! th$' polico h~vo invcsttgato.:: cud [.'ivan pormission for such Section 10. DRI%~ii TO REL_".iH ,LT SJEi~E- OF ,:CCID~,.~'~,' .w..'~ Thc dx'ivo~ of ony vohiclc inv,~lvo.~ in on 9oci,-c.lt ~osultin-: in Injury to or ~n-+~._ ~,., of tny pc~sc.n o~ ~a:.m 'o to any v~hiciow.~.c,: ..... is driven o~ aBBondod by any ~o~scn~, , shall i:r.o,'i~tc!V gt-.p ~uch vohiclo at the scoria of such accilont, end shrll fo~,b:.iwith ~'cturn to :in,t in ovomy avant shell romain st tho scono of tlc acci ton'b ~ti] "~.,~. k~s ~l- ftllod tho ~oquil, e:~onts cf 8octiun 11 uS this orJ. inunco, Scction 11, DUTY TO 9II~] IL~F(5.Et.TICh .2:D RUI~DER :.iD. Tho dPivo~ of any vohiclo invclvo..- in an ncc!<omt ~o?3.!tiug i~, ~jumy to o~ loath of any poPs~,n c~ ~!a~,ojo tc any vohiclo which is rlrivon o~ ottondod by any parson shell ~ivc his n~:ao, addross, end tho PogistPation n~bor of tho vot'iclo ho is drivinc, ~nd shall, upon Poq~ost, oxhibit his oporato~ls or ch~uffcur,s liconso to tho poPscn stPuok, or tho '2PivoP o~ occupant of or attonl~g any vohiclc collidod ~th, on! shall rondo~ '~o any p~:,s~n inJurod in such acci- dont ~oasonablo assist~nco, includin" tL~ c~rryin.. , or tho mak~g of ~rron~omonts for tho corryin.~, cf such parson to n physicion, surgoon, or hospital for r.:,~diccl er surUicsl tro-gt:..cnt if it is apporont that such trashy:ant is nocossory ~r if such cnrrying ts ~oquostod by tho ~Jurod pors~,n. 8action 12. DUTY UPOi.~ STR1L'IL~G t;iL'.TTE, L,i'DED V~N{ICL]L The d~ivoP of any vehiclo which cclti,!od with ~n~% vehicle which is ~- attondod shall i~odiatoly stat: ':,,,l shall than and thoro otthor loc~to and n~tify tho cpo~ato~ o~ owno~ of such vohlclo of tho ns~o end ad~oss cf tho dmivoP and owno~ of tho vohtclo stmiklng tho ~attcndod vohiclo, o~ sh~ll lo~vo in a ccns:.icuous place ~% tho vo~clo struck a ~itton n,t~co giving tl~c nar.~o and add~c~ cf tho dx, ivom ~nd cf tho ownor of tho vobiclo dcin.j tho striking, and a statomont of tho circ~stancos ii Sccts,;n ]3- DU'CJ UPO:i ST~{IKII,IG I,qXT'J~.]S UPON A ST~ OR ...... · ., P:.~ dpivoP of any vehicle involved ~n an acoiden$ result- inrl only ~, ~r.ago to fixtures lojjally upon or adJacoAt to e stmeet ap high,my shall take ~osson6blo stops to locsto ~nd notify the o%nm~- o~ pod?son in cbarUe of such p~opo~ty of such fact, m~d of his n~e and address, m~ of thc ~ogistrntion m~bo~ of tho vehicle is d~ivin%:, nnd shnl! upon meeuest exhibit his opornto~s o~ chauf- feur's license, and shall ~oqu~rod in section 14 Section 14. WRITT:FI,! REPO3TS OF ,',CCioL~,IT-S. Tho driver of a vohl. clr~ '" %~.,icb is in~.,~ .... ~%n~3r invotvod in an accident rcsu!ting in injury to o~ death of any p~rson or total nr~n~,- =~-~- ~-- n~- apparent oxton~ or one hundred dollors (~100~00) or moro shs].l make written report, at police hoOdql.mrtors, on for~s furnlshod by tho City, within twenty-four (~) hours oftor tho sccidont. Section 15. ;~.! DRI~Ii~R U?L',ELE TO REPORT. (a) ~£:onovor thc d~ivc~w ~r o ~r~,~.e!o incapable of 2'!vlnf~ l~aodinto not!co of an sccidont as ~oquimod in Soctlon !~ and having cnotho~ occvp~nt in tho v~hiclo ~t ~ho time of $he accident c~pab!o of do~ so, such occupant shall Eivo, cause to b~ siren, tho notlco not L'iv6n b~' tho (b) %~cn~vo~ tho dPivo~ is physically incspablc d~vo~ ~s not ~ho owno~ of ,~o v~biclo, then tho ewno~ of tho vehicle involved in such accident slmll within five d~ys afros learning of tho occident make such moport not modc by tho ~ivos, Soeticn 16. WHZt'T~.T ,'.CCID~...T RETORTS COU?iDENTIAL. All %mitten accifont sopo~s :mdc by drivo~:s, c. wross, o~ occupants of vehicles inv~,Iv~:~ ~n ~c~4~,.~-s ~ ..... ~ .... ~ . ,~ .................. ~u.,r~,., zn o~c~io.s 13 nnd 14 shell bc .... *' .... ~ r ' ' · p oouc. ico to th~ ~,~vidual so ropo~tinj and shall bo fo~ tho c~,nfidonti~l use c.f tho Police Dops~t~.ont havin~; uso fern ~he moco~s fo~ accident p~ovo'utien pu~posos~ except th~b Oho Police Dcps~mont r, my disclose th~ Idon~i~y of a p~son i~volvod in an a~eidont when suoh idonb].~y ~s not ot'aomwiso ]Glown o~ when such po~- son denies his p~tsoncc nb zuch ~ccf~c..t, No such ~opo~t sh~ll bo used as ovidoaco in :~ny t~ial, c~v:T1 e~ cPirin~l, smi~in.'~ ou~ of an accident except ~h,~ thc ~'clioc ~%.~t~,:ont shall ~nish upon demand of any Dorson who 5s,~, o~ clx. tins to h~vo, mode such ~ ~opo~t o~ unon demand of any court, a certificate showiu~, that tho c~ccificd acc~- dent report has or h~s net ~cu ~-~ to '~ ....... t~.~o Police Deportment solely to prove tho coz:plianco o~ failuro,~ ~o~ply with tho requirements thch such a ~oport bo ~.o ~o to tho ~oport~ont. Section 17, INT}:RF:,]RENCE LT°cTMO~;~ OF ACCIDENT PROIiIBITED. No person shall pPocoo: to tho scone of nn ac~,idont or otk,~r on:orgoncy or stop m~ pork a voh~.clo or congroEoto .~n tho vicinity thereof so ss to interfere with police officers or otLor p~,sons por£,~,rminc their duties at tho s,~oao of such 9ccidont or otho~ o~:orgoncy or for tho purpose of advertising or offering sny service. Section 18. OOi. IPLI'd;CE ;,:!TH ST.T~' '~ L.':W. (o) i~o person shall o~ornto any vehicle, or permit ~ho pi:,' c.." l~eor. Bq] ~:: '." '~'o .rat'. ~ ,,r ,~h';u~fou~ ~s rcqulrod by ~h~ St~tc cf ~t all tic'cz ~:hilg ,d.)r':t!z..y ,~ vchJclo, rnt nc p~rs,'r shell viclato ~5~ b,) oii '- ,',R/iCE;: i'," Tr.-.ffic r: ~ ~ .,c .... z.- Doritos · ,TJ~,...-~L~ "' ..... :' .,,..,,, .... ..~Oo.zP, Ob DETI~2So Tho Polico Dcl:ert~,ont shall Disco ~.n: ~:: f ~tr.~.n ~:.,affic,.c?nt~cl signs, si~ols, an'! ~'cvicoa w[:o~ -.n< az l,~,-m.f_r~'~ unO. r tho troff'~c ordi- nancos cf ~h~s Cit~' t) :-.a.c cfl'-:ct:tv., t:,:. prt'~2i-?ns o~ said crdi- dovicos ~s he r, wy loom neooss.fvy ti, ~,~.~.9~o t~r. ff',c under tho waPn t~5 fi'lc. SoctJ. on 2, ::: f'CI.WiC:.T.TOi'F', PO? T!{.P_PiC ,CC_,TTRn£. D:~IICE,3, All c~blc cm~fc~ ~c '~.']o '~4an. ual oD 'Un'~'or:u Trcfflc..cou'~r~] Do,'ices fop St~ootf~ ~nd H!c~r, zr: :," All ~i;~s Pud si~m~].~ ro~u~rcd ho~,c~dc~ for c p~rticuic~., 1.:,::'poso shell ~;o f~,~ ~s l:~c',;io~')ic bo ~if-,~m ~s to t~o on~ l.crtion ~hr,.u :,'~u~ '~he City, Ali. tr~ff~c control dov~cos so crc rtod nn'?. not inr- n~ ~*cnt v~ th oho 3?o,;isions of Ststo luw cr t',is :.r?~nnncc *;.;~ li 30 nf/'Ltial SfgffXO-C~llt.2cl d~vicos, Soct:! cm_.~ .. c. ...... ...., ,~'.'[.," .,.r.- ' '23 ~,n','~.~-~. .... .~., .,~r z L,.F .'., C-O O,JTHOLDE'~7 i'~°(,a~ · Tho drivor o.,? any ':,chLn L,; ~,~ .il oboy tho instructions of ~y offi- clnl tPnf~3ic-con~'o.k ,'l;'~'~ ~,' :.pjj;.lJ. jqL!o bh;.r~to [:l~cud in ncco~danco with tho traffi~ ,:,.fdtnm:ma~ or thic f. it:,,~ ~luss otho~wisc di~octod by a poiio~ uffi~,...?, sub?'.;:'O t.~ tho ¢xa~L.~ions grantod tho d~ivo~ SoctJ. on 4, .,}d'N '"l, :. ~C DUVi,J'-'.3 ...';QUI.;{~JD FOR ~NFOROEM~.,'T, No pPovi,-'ian of tnD-. cr :_,~ ;.mu fo~ wl.:io~ si./;]s a~o ~'oquircd shall bo onforcod ajainat an :211o 'od viol:tcr if at tho timo and placo of tho al.lof::od vf~olatlc,, cn (fficlnl si~ is not in pl, opop position m~l sufflciontly loL'iblo t~ b,~ soon ~'y on oPllna~ily obsoPvant pop- son. ~lcLozror 0 p~;.ti.~ular soc$ion Coos llqt $$sto that si~s nfo ro~j~irod~ ~,cn. soution -h~li bo offnct~vo cv,~n thouj'h no si~ ~mo oroctod o:,2 in Soction 5. TRf. F~i.g-OOi;T?,OL SIOi-iAL LEGtTD. Whon;:vcr or~ffic is ocntrol].o-! %S- a ~rnffic-oontrol si~ml oxbJbinlng tho words "Go,:' ';Caution," or ':Stop," cP ¢,xhi".J. tin~' ./ifforont coll~mod lights succossivoly OhO ota t.~.~,o, oP with ~rPows, tho follo%dng colors only sholl bc usod an:.', said tor~..s and lights shsll indicato . V..'.',.I.O]:..'3 ","Ir~ ' ~'~ '' ~ " (1) VoLiculn~ b~affic fac~nc tho sisal may omocood th~ou~h o~ turn ~i.'ht or loft ~loss ~ sJ.~'n ot such ploco p~ibits oitho~ such turn. But vehicu]~p t~ffic, includinF vohlclos turning mifjht o~ loft, shell yiold the ~ight-of-wsy to othc~ vohiclcs and to podost~isns lnw~lly within tho into~soction or sn adJ~cont wolk et tho tir~o such si~al is oxhib~tod. (2) Pcdost~ion~ fscing tho si~sl m~y p~ocood across tho ~ondw~y within any mo~kod o~ ~ns~kod c~o,sw~lk. podest~ian-control si~a!s '~e in opoPation. (b) Yollow ~lono or "C~ution" whon sh.~ following tho ~1) Vohicul~ trnfflc f~eing tho si~l is thox, oby ws~od thst tho ~od or "Stc. p" si~%al will bo oxhibitod ir~odi~toly tho~oaftor snd such vohicul0~ tP,,~3.~c~ ~'''' sh~ll n~t ~.ntor or bo crossing tho in~or~oction whon bho rod ~,r "St~p" sisml is uxhlbltod. ~z ~no ~oon o~ "~" i~ sho%m olono ~loss autho~izod to do so by a podost~tan "Walk" ~ignal. (c) Bod a!ono o~ "Stop." (1) Voh~cula~ t~cffio racine tho si~iml mbs11 boforo ontoring tho crosswalk on tho ~oar sido off tho intersection o~, if nono, thon b~foro ontcrlng tho intorscction ~nd s':mll not p~ococd straight thr~gh or turn loft ~til ~oon or "~" is shown alono. (2) No podost~ien facing such si~l sh~ll ontor tho roa~;ay ~util tho grcon or "~' is shown alono unloss authorizod to do so by ~ podost~ian "%.'n!~" sisal. (3) ........... · - t~affic facln6 bho si~l wbon only o~o ~no of ~ffio im ~olng ~ho ~i~[oq n~d, if two o~ r:o~o of t~affic ~o facing in tho samo di~oction, vohicul~ traffic tho ~ight lono only, may, oftor stopping, c~utiously p~ocood to m~ko a right tu~, with p~opor ce~o to evoid ~ccidont, but yiold the ~ight-of-wey to podostrisns low.fully within a c~ossw~lk, and to othox, t~ffic lcw~lly using tho intorsoction. (d) Rod with ~oon (1) Vohicular tA~affJ, c facinm such si~t ~my c~utiously onto~ tho intorsoction only to m~ko tho ~ovo:.mnt Ind!ca- tod by such a~ ~t shall yiold tho righ$-of-way to podostrians low~lly within ~ c~osswalk and to othor t~nffic lewfully using tho intorsoction. (2) No podost~inn f~cing such signal shall tho roadway ~til tho gmoon or "~' is shown nlono ~loss author; izod to do e~ by a podost~ian "W~lk" (o) ~ tho ovont an official t~affic-cont~l sisal is oroctod and malnt~inod et ~ plsco otbor thon an intorsootion, tho provi~ion~ of this sootion shall bo applicablo oxcopt as to thoso provlsion~ which by thofr :~-turo csn havo no ~pplic .~ion. Any stop roquirod shall bu marlo at ,~ sign or m~rking on tho pnvo~,~:nt indica- ting whoro tho stop sh~ll bo ]~mdo, but in tho absonco of ~ny such s~ o~ m~king tho stop shall bo ~mdo ~t tho si~l Section 6. PEDESTRIAi~ - CONTROL SIGNALS ~henever special pedestr~an-control cignals exhibiting the ~rds "Walk or Wait" or "Don't Wal!~" are in place such si~na~ shall indicate as follows: (a} ~alk'~. Pedestrians facing su-~ signal may pro- ceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal ~nd shall be given the right-of-way by the d~ivers of all vehicles. (b) "Wait" or "Don~t Walk". ~o pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any ped- estrian who has partially compleSed his crossing on the "W~lk" sig- nal shall proceed to a sidewalk cr safety zone while the signal is showing. Section ?. FLASHI~\~G SIGNALS. (a) Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow is used in ~ traffic signor signal it shall require obedience by veh- icular traffic as follo~s: (1) Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, d~ivers or vehicles shall stop before entering tho nearest cross walk st an intersection or at a limit line when marked, or, if none, then before entering tho intersection, end tho right to proceed shall be subject to thc rules applicable after making ~ stop at a stop sign. (2) Flashing yellow (c~ution sigrml). ~hon a yellow lens is illttminatod '-~'-~ ~apld into~n~Ittont fl~shos, ~ivors of vehicles may proceed through thc intersection or pass such signal only with caution. Section 8, DISPLAY OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS, OR MARXI~S (~) No person shall placo~ maintain, or display mp~n or in view of any street or high%.:ay any unauthorized sign, signal~ marking, or device which purports to bo or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct tho movement uf traffic, o~ which hides from view or interferes ~ith tho effectiveness of ~n~ official traffic-control device or any r~ilroad sign or signal. (b) No person shall place or m~int~in nor shall any public authority permit upon ~ny street or highway any traffic sign or signal bonring ~horoon ~ny commorci~l advertising. (c) This eoction shall not bo doomed to prohibit tho creation upon private property adjacent to streets or highways of signs giving useful directional inform~tion ~nd of ~ typo that c~n- not bo mistaken for offici~t signs. (d) Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking im hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having Jurisdiction over the street or high~ay is hereby empowered to re- move the same or cause it to be removed without notice. Section 9. INTERFERe{CE WITH OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES No person sbsl! without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, daf&ce, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-c¢ntrol device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insignia thereon, or any othe~ part thereof~ Section ZO.. PLAY STREETS (a) The City Oouncil mmy declare ~nw street or part thereof - play street and to place oppropriate signs or devices in the roadway indicating and helping to protect tho same. (b) ~q~enever authorized signs are erected indicating any street or part thereof ss a pl~y s~reet, no person shall drive a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof except drivers of vehicles having business cr whoso residences are within such closed ~roa, and then any soid driver sh~l! exorcise tho greatest Section N~.. CROSS WALKS AND SAFETY ZOB-ES The Oity Oouncil is hereby authorized: (1) To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where in their opinion there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and at such ether places as they deem necessary. (2) To establish safety zones of such kind and character and a: such places as they may deem nece~sary for She pro- tection of pedestrians. Section ~2. TRAPPIC LAi~ES (a) The police dep~rtment is hereby authorized to mmrk t~affie lanes upon the roadway of any street or highwcy where a regular alignment of traffic is necessary. (b) ~ere such traffic lanes have boon marked, it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle within tho bo,,_udnrios of any such lane except when law- fully passing-another vehicle er preparatory to ma~ing a lawful turning movement. Section 13, STREETS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC (a) Tho police dopartmon~ sh~ll bo authorized to close streets to traffic. (b) Whenever any street is closed to tho uso of traffic and tho same is so indicated by authorized signc or barriers, no vehicle shall proceed into said street or any pom~ion thereof except as directed by said signs. Whenever a street is closed, notice sholl immediately b~ given to tho fire chief. ART~CL~ V, . SPEED..~ ~ULA, T.ION$ Section 1. BASIC SPEED ~o person shall drive s vehicle upon a street or highwcy ct a speed Ereate~ khan is reasonable or prudent, having due regard for the traf£tc on, and the surface and width of the street or highway, and in no event st a speed -which endangers the sofety of person~ or property. $$c~i~n 2. DEFiI~ITIO~! OF PRI~A FACIE SPEED LIMITS (a) Tho speed of cny vehicle upon a street or highway nu~ in e~cess o£ tho AXmiC specl~*le~ In thi~ a~icle or es~abiished as authorized in this chapter is lawful unie~s cle~ly proved to be In vtolntlon of the basic rule declared in sc-rich I hereof. (h) Tho speed of any vehicle upon a street on highway in excess of tho limit specified in this article or established as ~-~-~u ~ ~u ~up~r is prim~ i~aolo ~nlawfal t~loss tho dofen- d~n~ o~taDlishos by competent evidence that ~y such speed ~n excess of said limits did not oonstltuto ~ violation of thc basic declared in section 1 ~oo£ at thc time, placo~ and under tho ditions then oxi,ting. $ootion 3. PRI~ FACIE SPEED L~TB · ho prime ratio limits referred to above ~ro as follows and ~ho same shall bo applicable unless changed as suthorizod in this chapter and, if so changed, then only when signs have boon erected giving notice thereof, in which event tho speed designated on tho sign shall bo tho prima f~cio limit: (a) Fifteen milos per hour. (1) In ~ny alloy. (b) %%~enty miles per hour. (1) ~en ~assing any school building between tho hours of 8:00 A. M. and 5:0 P. M. on school days on when crossing any marked school crossing during such hours, on while within any m~ked school zone, such zone to extend one hundred and fifty feet in either direction from any marked school creasing. (2) ~en properly si~Aed ~s required by this o~dirmnoe i~ curves, corners, or at intersections whore traffic and engineering studies indicate such limit is advisable. (o) Twenty-five milos pon hour. (1) Through ~ny business district or resident district except on arterial streets ~nd except os otherwise provided heroin. (d) Thirty milos pon hour. (1) On arterial streets when "stop" ~igns ~re in place a~ required by this ordinance and except as otherwise provided horoln. 5~etton ~. AUTHORI%~ TO ].NO}lEASE SPEED LIMITS ~onovor thc City Council doterm, inos upon tho basis of a traffic invostigatlon that a sp,~ed ~oa~o~ than twenty-flw~ o~ thirty milos w~ld facilitate tho o~dcrly movement of vohicula~ t~affic ~nd w~uld bo ~oas~bio and safe on any ~troot o~ highway other;Isa ~ubJoct to ~, Dr~ fncic l~It of t~onty-flvo o~ thirty m!3.os po~ h~ ~dor this o~di~ncc, the City O~cti ~y doto~ino and declare ~ pr~ fscio speed l~it of thirty, thirty-five, forty, forty-five, o~ fifty milos po~ h~, whichovo~ is f~d mo~t ~pprop~.~to to facilitate ~hn ~4o~ly mov~mnn~ of t~off!e ~n4 is ~e~son~ble end s~fo, which doc~cd p~a f~cio speed l~t s~ll bo effective when app~opNia~o s~ g~v~g not~co thereof ~o o~octod upon sn~d ~t~oot o~ h~ghway. Section ~, MINIMIU4 SPEED ~Uo~'-~-~!~ ~ %~'! d~ or block the non, ma1 and reasonable ~wment cf t~affic ~t ~he po~t of ope~otion t~eof, except w~n a ~educ~d speed is ~cessc~y fo~ safe ~e~tion or fn com~nnce with ~y 1~, ~le~ o~ ~e~latl~. section 6. REGUI~%TION 0P 3PEED BY TPJ~FFIC-CON'M~0L SI~/.ALS The police department is authorized to regulate tho timing of t~ffic cont~ol si=~.als so as to permit the movement of traffic in an ly and safe manner at speeds slightly at var!~ce wi~h t~ speeds otherwise applicable within tho district or at intersection= this ordinance. ARTICLE VI. ~%RNII{G MOVE~ENT3 Section 1. EEQUiRED POSITIOH AiTD MET~60D OF TURNING AT INTEN- SECTIONS The driver of s vehicle intending to turn et an intersection sh~ll dc as fellows: (a) Right P.t'e:~:.~. Both the approach for a right tuxul and a right turn sbmll b~ ;,rde as clos~ ss p?ncticable to the right hand curb or edge of (b) Left tt, ru~ on two-way roedws:ys. At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move ~n both direct!oas on eneh ~oad way entering the intersection, an app~usch for o loft turn sPmll be mede in that port~on of the risht half of the roadway me,rest the center line thereof and by passing to tho ~tght of such canter line where it enters the intersection sad ~ftoP ontorlmg tho intoP~ectien tho left turn s~cll bo made so as to leave the intersection to the right of tho center linc of oho roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the loft turn shall bo made in that portion of tho inter- section to tho loft of tho center of tho intorsoction~ (c) Loft turns on other thon two-way roadways. At nny intersection whore traffic is restricted to one direction on one or moro of tho roadways, tho driver of a vehicle intending ~o turn loft ,- 47 ,,, e~treme left-hand lane lawfully ~v~il~ble to ~rsffic movtn~ di~ectio~ of $~avel o~. ,~ach vehicle snd afte~ ente~lnf~ t~ inteP- section t~ ~ft turn ~h',ll be ~de so as to leave, the ~$erse~ti~ z~ nea~ly as p~scticat~ In the left-~nd lane lawfully available '~c t~,~ffie movi~ ~ suc~. di~eeticn upon the ~osdw~2 being Section 2. '~I~AL$ RE¢~3IRED 20R TURNING (a) No pa~o~ shall tuPn a vehicle from- a dire~ cOUPSe ~r move right or left ,~?cn a roadway unless and until ouch movement can be made with roason~i;!e safety and then only after giving an appropriate signal ir. th~ ~anner provided herein. Any signal of the last fifty feet traveled by the vehicle before tux. ning. (b) ~o pe~son shull esop or suddenly dec.ease the speed of his vehicle on a street or hi~h~ay ~i~hout firsS giving an mppro- priers signal in the z-~m'xer provided herein. (c) All signals her¢in requi~ed given by h~nd and a~,~ shall be given from ~he lefS side of a vehicle in the following manner and snch si~ls shall indicate as follo~s: (1) Left turn. Hand and axvnextended ;{orizcntolly beyond ~he side cf the v~hlcle. (2) Right turn. Hand and s~m extended upward beyond the side of the vehicle. (3) Stop or sudden decrease of speed. Hand and s~raextended downward beyond ~he side of the vehicle. (d) Th~ ~t~nals herein ~equi~od eh~ll be given either by means of the ~mn~ ~nn a~r, or by a signal lamp or mechanical sig- rml device of an ~ppx,,v.d ~2~e, ~e when the bod~ of the ve~le o~ She bod~ ov load on ~n~ v.hl~le p~oJeo~s thi~t~-$~o inches o= to the lef~ of the c~.~;o~ of the stoe~nj wheoz, o~ ~de~ ~y o~- diti~w~n a ~nd and ar~ si~l w~ld not be vi=ible bo~h to ~he fret ~ea~ of such vehicle o~ veh!~ ~hon such vehicle o~ vehicle ~st be equippe~ with e~ said si~zis ~t be given b~ such a la~ o~ device. Section ~. LIMIT~,~'° ,' A dPivo~ of e vehicle s?s',% not turn such vehicle so as to proceed ir. tho opposite diPecti~'-tpon any sSreet .in a business district and shall not upon any c':b~r street so turn a vehicYe, except at an ~nterseoSion and unles~ ,.,~h movement can be mode in safety end with- out interferln~ wish or .~layin~ other traffic. ~eotton 4. LgFT A~iD "U' TURNS (a) It shal~ bo unlawful to drive a vehicle across or to make a '~" turn upon any s~cS e~ hieh~ay et any place oShe~ than at an ~erseotion or street end, or to mek~ a "U" turn on any stPeet o~ intersection in the cenS~ol business t~affic district or any buoimms district. [I (b) it shsii be unlawful to m~ke a left turn across or upon any street or higb-.,~y; except at, an !n~erser~tton, h~ the cent=al bus.ems t~affic distric~ It shall be ~l~l ~o ~ke a left t~n ~,~Posg ov upon s~y ~trm~:..~l' highway, except ~b ~.~; [; terseotton, · ,'hen the ~k~g of suck ;~:~ ~ turn inbe~fex, e~ with *:.~ ~mduly delays traff~ c, ARTICLE VII~ ONE-WAY STREETS ~D ALLEYS $oction 1. AUTHOR]".' TO SIGN O!UE-WAY .STREETS AND AL~S (a) The .O~*,y :o~cil ~y desl~ste ,n7~' o~-wa2 street alley a~ when demi~,.'.:,~' the police depamtment shall p!-oe end ~Lu~a~ ~i~ ~iving ~,.~ ;:.~ ~-; t~reof, ~nd no such ~e~la~ion s~ll effective ~less such s~.g~s e~e In place. Si~.s ~dtcating the direction of lawful ~affi. movement shall be placed at every secti~ where movement cf '~,affice in tho opposite direction is p~o- hibited, alleys designated as on~,-.,~y, vehicular ~raffic shall move only in the indicated direction :,..~cu sigrm indica~ing the direction of traf- fic pre erected and maint:~ined at every intersection where movement in tI~ opposite direction is prohibited. (c) It sha2l b~u:~lawt~l for any person to'operate may vehicle in violation of ?.ugh markings, signs, ba:wiers, or othe~ devices so placed in acc :~dmnce with this ordinance. Section 1. ARTERIAL STREET8 OR HIGifl.~AYS The Oity ¢~ancil may designate end describe arterial streets or high= way, .nd when so designated it shall ~e the duty of the police ~epart- men~, to p',.ec~ and saint,.in a "atop" sign on each and every street or highway intersecting st~ch arterial street or highway or intersecting tha~ portion thereof described and designat, d as such u~less traffic at any such intersection is controlled at ~,11 times by a tra£fio- control sic_el, provided, however, that a~ oho inte_~seotion of two &uoh a~terial st,.eats or hi£:hwsys o~ at "..he intersection of an, arterial street and a heavy traffic street not so designated "stop" signs shall be erected at the approaches of either of said streets as may be determined by tho 01fy 0ounci!. Section 2. INTE~$ECTI0113 'ERE STOP RE~J!RED The Oity 0ouncil is hereby authorized to deter~ine and designate intersections where partim~lar hazard exists upon other than arterial streets or highways to determine whether vehicles shall stop a~ one oP more entrances to any such intersection, and shall erect a "stop" sign at every such place where a stop is required. Seotion 3. SPEOIFICATIONS FOR STOP SI~!S Every sign erected pursuant to this a~ticle shall bear the word "Stop" in letters not less than eight inches in hei~h~ and suo~ sign shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by steady or flashing inter- hal !llumination, or by a limed flood light projected on the face of the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements en the face of the sign, Evenly ~top sign shall be located ss near as practicable at the nearest line of the crosswalk on the nes~ side of the inte~- seotion~ or, if none, at the nearest line of the ~osdway. Section 4o VEHICLES TO STOP AT STOP ?I~$. ~.~en "stop:~ s~ ~e erected ~s he~ein authorized at or near the entrance to any intersention, every driver of a wehicle approaching a stop sign shall =top before end,ring the cros~alk on the near side of the intersecti¢~ or in the event there is no crosswalk shall Stop at a clearly ma~d '~top" line, but if ~one, then at the point nearest the intersecting ~oedway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection except when directed to proceed by a police office~ or traffic-control signal. - Section 5. EMERGI~;G FROM ALLEY, DRIV~AY, OR BUILDING The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or build- sidewalk or onto the side~elk are, ex~e~/ng across any alleyway or ~-Ive?.ay, ylelding the ~ight'-of-way to any pedestrian as may be r~cessa~y to avoid colllstcn, and upon entering the roadway ~hsli ~eiid the ~.ight-of-way to all vehicles eppz, oaching on sai~ roadway. Section 6. tTCP '~'! TP~FFIC OBSTRUCTED No d~iver shall enter a.. inters,etlon or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient sp~e on the other side of the intersection or cros~-mlk to accomodate the vehicle he is operating without obstruct- ing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, not withstanding any traffice-control signal indication to proceed. Section 7. ~IELD RIGHT-OF-WAY SIGNS (a) Thc City Council is hereby authorized to dete~vmlne and designate intersections where part~cula~ hazard exists upon other than arterial streets or highways and to detexvnine whethe~ vehicles shall yield ~ight-ef-way at one or more entrances to any such intersection, sad shall erect "yield right-of-way" signs at every such approach to an intersection so determined. (b) Every sign erectec pa~musn~ to this section shall bear the words "yield right-of.way" with letters of the word "yield" at lea$~ si~ inches in height end ~uch sign shall at nigh~ t~.~.e be ~endered luminous by a steady or flashing internal illumination, or by a fixed floodlight projected on the face. of the sign, ~ by efficient ~eflecting elements on the f&ce of the sign. Every "yield right-of-way" sign shall be located ae near aa p~actical at the nearest line of the c~ess~!k on t~e nea~ aide of the intersection o~, if none, at the nearest line of the ~oadway. (c) The driver of any vehicle ~pon approaching any "yield right-cf-way" sign at the entrance to a street or highway or intersection shall slow down and stop if necessary and shall yield the ~ight-of-way to ether vehicles which have entered the inter- section f~om an intersecting street or highway er which are approach- ing so closely on the intersectin~ street or highway as to constitute an immediate hazard. Of~DI,:3;.~CE l,:O. 4 ARTICLE, .I~2(. Section 1. FOLLOUI%;G FIRE APPARATUS PROHIBITED The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall ,ot follm~ any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alaxun closer then five hundred feet or drive into a~ park such vehicle within the block where the fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. Section 2. CROSSING FIRE HOSE Mo vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire depart- merit ~en ~.I~ ~o~m on ~ny ~treet -~ highway .... ~"~+~ ~ ....... '- be used at ~ny fire or alarm cf fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. Section 3. DRIVinG TH~0U~ ~UNERAL OR O~P~R PROCESSION s $~u~e~al or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in this o~.di~mnce. This provision shall not apply at the intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals or police officers. Section ~. DRIVERS IN A PROCESSION Each drive~ in a funeral or other suthorized procession shall drive as near ~o the riGht-hand edge of the roadway as practical and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close ss is p~actical and safe. S6,e, bion ~. FOi~i%~L FROCESSION$ TO BE IDEntIFIED A funeral co~aposed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified sa ~A~oH by the display upon the outside of ~ach vehicle of a pennan? or other identifying insignia or by such other z~thod as may be de- termined and designated by the police department. Section 6. %~IEi.! PERMITS ,~QUIRED FOR PARADES 0R PROCESSIONS No procession or parade, excepting the a~med forces of the United States or the Sta~e of Alaska and the forces of the police and fire departments, shall occupy, march, or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the chief of police and such other re~ulatlons as are set forth herein which may apply. Section 7. V~ICLES ON A 3ID~';AI~ The driver of a vehicle shall not d~ive within any sidewalk area except at a perm-~rz~nt o~ te~:porary driveway. Section 8. LIMITATIOllS ON BACKING The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interferin~ with other traffic, except that under no circumstances shall the drive~ of a vehicle ~aok the same into or through an intersection. - 51 - Section 9~ RIDI}fU 01~ MOTOROYUt~.$ A person operating a motorcycle shell ride only upon the per~enemt and regular seat ett.~ohed thereto and such operator shall not oar~ Shy other person nor shall any other person ride on e motorcycle t. nles~ cuuh motorcycle is dests~ed to caz~y mox. e than one peroon, in which event a passenger ~ay ride upon the pemnanent and reEulal, seat if designed for two pei*.sons, or upon another seat £ir~ly attached to the rear side of the operatorts. Section 10. RIDING ON 0a ~0AHDING OR ALIghtING FROM (a) No person ridin~ vnon any ~*~-~ .... *~- skates, s£ed or ~oy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway. (b) No person shall board or alight ix*om any vehicle ~hile such vehicle is in motion. (c) No person slmll ride on any vehicle upon any portion thereof not designed or inter,led for the use of passengers. ~xts provisicn shell not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, or to ps,sons riding ~thln t~uck bodies in spaoe intended for merchandise. (d) No peroon shall enter cr leave a vehicle f~om the left-hand side t~reol' in any b~einess aistrtct, on any arterial street, on any street or highway upon~hlch traffic lanes are estab- lish?d, or ~hg~eVer s~ch action represents a safety hazard; ~rovid- ec,_nowev~r, ~na~.suon prohibition shall not apply to a vehl~ie a~gAe par~ed nor ~o authorxzed emergency vehicles. Section !1. CAPuRYI~GANINALS ON OUTSIDE OP ~EHICL~S It shall be unlawful for shy person to transport any living animal on the zmnn~g board, fenders, hood or other outside l,a.~t of any vehicle, unless suitable harness, care, or enclosure be provided and so attached to protect such animal f~om falling or being th~o~m therefrom. Section 12. DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONES PEONIBITED No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety ZOne. Section 13.- CON~ROLL~D OR LIMITED ACCESS No person shall drive a vehicle onto o~ f~om amy controlled or limit- ed access roadway except at such entram~es and exits as are establish- ed by publio authority. Section 14. DRIVING ON RIGHT Sine OF RCADWAY (a) ~on all road..-~ays of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, exoep~ am follo~ (1) ~en overtaking and passin8 another vehicle proceeding in the same dlrecti~n ~nder the limitations specified in this ordinance. (2} ~Ahen pla~i~ a v~hi~l~ ~.n s lawf~l position fo, such v~hicle is la~;fully making a left turn. (3) Upon a _~oadway desigr~ted and sign posted for ... ~ .,:ay traffic. (4) !,~en the ~ight half of the ~oadway is obst~uctei ,~., is undo~ construction or repai~. (b) ?r~ City Council is hereby autho=ised to determine and designate any street or highway o~ any portion of a street hig='way where fha vol~ of t~affio o~ t~ ve~tical o~ other o~a- -"~ ......... ,m~a~ ~o ~ive on t~ le~ side such ~oadway, ~ Oi~i ~oil s~ll have ~wo parallel w~e D~ted upon t~ pavomen~ al~ ay such deoi~ed street o~ highly. l'~en such ~rk~ o~ si~ and ~k~$s a~e ~ place, t~ d~ive~ of a ve~o~ s~ll ~t ~ive along t~ street ov highway to the t~eof, ~8 s~ll no~ p~event t~ng to t~ left ao~oss any such lo) It is unlawful to drive any vehicle upon any street or highway wlntch has been divi~.ed into two or more readways by means of a physical barrie~ o~ by m~ans of a dividh~g section of not less than t~o feet in which delineated by curbs, lines, or othe~ markings on the roadway, except to the right of such baxwier or dividing sec- rich, o~ to d~ive any vehicle ove~ or across any such dividing sec- tion, o= to make ~_ny left turn or '~" turn on an~ such divide~ street or hlgh~ay, .~xcept in a o~c~sover or inte~aeotiono teo~,ion 1%. MEETING OF 7EHICLES other to the right; each giving to the other at lea.~t one-half ~.f the main traveled portion of the ~oadway a~ nearly as possible. Section 16. FOLL~'iI~O OR 0VEHTA~IING A ~l~HICI~o (a) The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at a safe distance to the left thereof~ and shall not again d~ive to the right side of the road- way until safely olea~ of such overtaken vehicle. (b) The d~iver of a motor vehicle shall not follow onotho~ vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having duo regard to the speed of such vehicle and the ~vaffic and conditions of the street or highway. Section 17, LIMITATIONS 0tl OVERTAI,'.ING Ai'.q) PASSING (a) The d~iver of a vehicle shall not d~ive to the left side of .*.he center line of a roadway in overtaking and passing ~notbeP vehicle p~oeeedh!g in the same direction unless such left side l.e clearly visible and is f~ee of on-co~ing t=affic fo~ a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and pasoing to be made in safety. (b) The d~iver of a vehicle shall notovo~take or pass anotha~ vehicle proceeding in She same direction upon a g~ade or upon o curve in the roadway unless the d~iver,s view along the road- (c) The d~iver of a vehicle shall not overtake or pass vehicle proceed~n~ in the some direction at any inter- of streets or highways unless pc.~mit~ed to do so by a police Section 18. SCHOOL ]~UB; DEFINED; PROCEDURE P.~2; MEETING OVEP. TAKIN~; SIGN A.~ .~!~NAL REQUIF.~.~.~TS; COMPLIANCE WITH BOA8~ OP EDU~A'2ION; BIAI~NUAL INSPECTIO}L defined as any vehicle havir~ a capacity of seven or more persons a:td u~ed regularly for the purpose of t~ansportlng children to or i'~om a sobool, (bi The d~iver of any vehicle upon a street o~ highway, t~pon meeting or overtakin~ £rom e~ther direction any school bus ~d on a street o~ highway for the purpose of receiving o~ discha~g- in~ any s~hool children when such school bus displays two flashing red light signals visible f~om the rear and two fleshing red light signals visible from the fromt shall bring such vehicle to a atop immediately before passing said schoo~ ~us an~ shall ~o~ p~oceed peet such school bus until said flash~ signals cease to operates ~he d~iver of a vehicle upon a street o~ highway with separate ~oa~ways r~ed not stop upon meeting or passing a school b~s which ia upon the other roadway. ~he driver of a vehic~ need not stop upm~ meeting or passing a school bus when the latter is stopped at an intersect ion or place where t~affic is controlled ~y a t~affic effice~ o~ official t~affie-contro! signal. (o) Every school bus, when operated for the transport- ation of school children shall bear upon the f~ont and rea~ thereof a plaLn! y visible sign containing the words "School Bus"i~ letters not less than eight inches in height. Upon every such sign the letters shall be of proportionate width. Ho vehice, other than a ~ehool bus, shall display such a sig~. (d) Every school bus when operated for the transport- ation of school ~nild~en shall be equipped with two flashin~red lights visible f~om the rear and two flashing red light signals visible _*~om the f~ont. The above requi~ed signals shall be complet- ly separate system and shall be independently operated by the ~ive~. Oho d~iver of a school bus shall operate this signal at all times when the school bus is stopped on a street o~ highway for the purpose of loading o~ unloading children. Such signals shall not be operated at an~' other time. (e) Every school bus when operated for the transportat. ion of school children shall comply ~ith all of the requirements and regulations o£ the State Boar~ of Education. Every school bus when operated within the City of Kenai for the t~ansportation of school c~ildren shall be inspected at least twice each yea~ by the Chief of Police to insure compliance with the above ~equirements and regulations. Section 19. RIOHT-OF~'~AY .I (a) The drlveP of ~ vehicle app~o~chins an inte~eect- ~.'~ll y!eld the rigt-of-way to any Vehic/~ whi~h has already the intersection from a di£fe~ent street of high, say& (b) ,~,~en two vehicles enter an intersection from diffe~- en~ ~:'-*eets or highways r~ither of .~ich are arterial streets or high- way~ at approximately the same time, the driver on the left shall yield ~he right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. (e) The d~!veP of e vehicle intendi~.g to tu~ to the left shall yield the right-of-way to ar.y vehicle approaching from the opposite ~ix. ec~ion which is within t~ lntePsectlon o~ so close thereto as to c~s~i~e an ~ediate ~za~d, ~$ said d~ive~, ~v~ ~ ylclded and ~v~g g~ven a si~l wt~n and as ~e~i~ed by t~s Oz.-b~rAee, ~y ~ ~ch left tu~ and the d~ive~s of all othe~ resoles app~oac~g from t~ opposite ~ecti~ s~ll yield the ~i~t-of-way to the ve~cle ~k~g the left t~ Section 20. EXCEPTIONS TO ?HE RTGHT-OI~-',.IA¥ RULE The drive~ of a vehicle ente~£ng an a~terial street or high, my, as ~esignated in accordance with this chapter, shall yield the ~ight-of- ~.~y to all vehicles approachL~g on such streets o~ highways, Section 2~, RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR MOVING The d~ive? of any vehicle entering a street or highway at a point othe~ than a street o~ higtmmy ~te~seotion or entering t~affXe on a roadway f~ma parked or angle-parked position on such street o~ highway, shall look out for and yield ~he right-of-way to othe~ vehicles on such ~oadway Section 22. COASTING ;'P.O~.r. BITED The ~iveP of a vehicle, when traveling on a dorm grade, shall not coas~ with the gears of such vehicle in neutral. Seotion 23. TO':ffNG (a) No veh~cl~ shall tm~ mo~e than one other vehicle, nor more than two t~aile~s, and the connections shall not be ove~ sixteen feet long, and a ~ed flag o~ other si~xal, or cloth not less than twelve L~chas both in length and width shall be fastened to the towline so as to make it plainly discex~able. Each vehicle shall separately display thereon'the lights requi~ed on a vehic~ of the class to which i$ belongse (b) Trailers mu~t track within si~ inches of the pre- ceeding vehicle. (c) Trailers shall be attached to the p~eceeding vehicle by means of s suitable coupling. T~o safety chains, one each side of tb~ coupling, must also be used. Both chains muss be attached to the chassis frame. Each chain must be sufficient strength to pull the trailer or trailers attached to it when it is loaded to maximum capacity. Section 2~. UNATTENDED MOTOR '-To p~rson h-~vlngcon~roA''' ' o~ c~ge o.*,' e ,-^~-.' ~ehlc!e shall ~11o~ ~uch ?ehic~e to stand on any ~oad~y ~tended ~iti~out first effect- ivel7 sett~Ag the brakes thereon, and t~hen stand~g upon any ~a~e '~ithout turn~g the front ~heels of such vehicle to the ~rb o~ side ~ th~ ~oad-~ay. Section i5. NOISE ~D SMOI~ (a) No person in cha~e or control of any vehicle shall make with such vehicle, or any devise connected therewith, anF noisc so excessive ss to annoy the pvblic, cr unnecessarily race h~ ~oto~ wh~le l~nnin~ idle~ or uoon the muffl~ of such vehicle or any devi~e theron to emi~ an6m~reasOna~Ie-q~[~y 'of smoke, or noxius gases o~ vapor~ (b) ~Tc person shall use any sound amplifying devise, ~ecorded music, or radio in or f~om any vehicle on any street or L~-~h~my for the purpose of attracting the attention of persons to the ~ c.~.~d~ ~ssued therefrom, except after recieveing a per~.:it from the :7...,.,,£ u£ Poli~e, Section 26. OBSTRUOTI0~.! TO DRIWERB VIEi.: OR DRIViiT~ i~CHA}IISM (a) No driver of any vehicle shall d~ive the same when such vehicle is so loaded as to obstruct the vie~ of the driver to the front or sides or to interte~e ~ith the d~ivers control over the d~iving mechanism of the vehicle. (b) ~o person shall drive a vehicle ~ith more than three l~ople occupying the front (o) The windshield in front of the driver shall be clear of dirt, snow, and ice o~ open so that the d~iver~s view is' unobstructed, No person shall d~ive mny vehicle upon a street or highway with any sign, poster, o~ other nontransparent material upon the front windshield of such motor vehicle other then = cert- ificate or other pape~ required ov permitted to be displayed by law. Section 27, GLASS, ETC. O}l HIG~..:AY PROHIBITED (a) No person shall throw or deposite upon an..v high, ay any glass, nails, tacks~ wire, cans, or other substance likely to inJttvo any peasen, animal, or vehicle upon such street or high~my~ (b) No person who drops, o~ pe~mits to be dropped or ~h~ovm, v~cn any e~eet or hig'nwamy any destructive or injurious material shall fail to immediately remove the same or cause it to be removede (o) No person removing a wrecl~d or damaged vehicle from a street o~ bigamy shall fail to remove any glass o~ other injurious substance d~opped upon e highway frc~: =uch vchiclc. Section 28. PERSOE$ U!DER INFLUENCE OF Ii~0XICATING LIQUOR OR NARCOTIC DRUC~ (a) No person, ~hether licensed or n~t, who is an habitual user of narcotic drugs or who is ,mder the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic o~ hypnoyic d~ugs, shall dmive any · ,ehlcle upon shy otre~ o_~ h_~.~l%:~y ;:f. thin thi~ city, or b~ ~ accel ~hysicsl senti, el of any vehicle; ~.~o ~me~ of any Lo$o~ vehicle and no p~rson ~v~ ~uch ~ chs~ge or ~ c~c! the~or zL~il ize o~ ~illin~ly peri, it She oar~e $o bo d~iven ~ ope~od up~ ~y ..~ot ~ hig~ay with~ the city by any p6~ who is an ~bitual ,~.se~ of ~cottc d~gs ~ ~y pe~s~ who is u~ the ~fluence of ;n~o~icat~g lt~o~, na~co~i~ ~ h~tic (b) ~!o peasen, whethe~ lice~ed o~ no~, ~ho is 2n ~bit- ual uoe~ of ~cotio d~gs o~ who is ~ the in~uence of intosie~- ~ ll~o~ o~ ~cotic o~ h~otic ~gs ~11 ~ive shy vehicle ~ any p~e~ty, whethe~ ~blic o~ p~ivate, ~ithin this city. ~o ~ner .~,.~.~, ~d no pGrs~ ~v~ such ~ c~ or ~ o~$rol $~eof, s~ll authorize o~ ~~ly pe~it She ss~ $o be ~iven ~ ~e~ated up~ any p~ope~ty whe~he~ ~blic o~ p~ivate, ~i~ t~s city b2 any poroo~ ~ho is an ~bitual ~e~ of ~co~ic ~. ov any pe~son who Is ~de~ the in~uence off ~toxlcati~g li~o~, r,arcotic o~ h~wtic d~gs. (o) T~e ~ac~ ~ shy pe~son o~ged ~tth a viola$i~ of .,~.~ oec$i~ is o~ ~o been entitled $o ~e any such ~$ozioa~g il~o~s o~ ~=oo$ic o~ h~o$ic ~gs ~do~ She lswt, of ~he State ~ -~de~ a p~esc~ip$i~ f~om a physician s~ii not conc~l~ute a defoe agars ~ e~e~ge of violating ~his It s~ll be ~w~ll fo~ ~y pe~s~ to operate a mo$o~ vehicle ~ a ~eokless ~ ove~ ~d along She ~blio ways, st~ee$~ o~ hi~ ways of this city. Fo~ $~ ~po~e of this sec~t~ $o "~e~ate ~ a ~eckleso ~r~" s~ll be cons$~d $o me~ $~ ~e~a$i~ of a such a m~ as ~o ~dioa~e'eithe~ ~lllfu! ~ ~ant~ dts~esa~d f~ She ssfe~y of pe~sons o~ p~ope~ty, ~ with~.t ~e cav.$~ and oi~m ~ectton a~J a~ a speed o~ ~n a i:~ so as $o e~sn~e~ o~ $o bo Italy to e~nge~ any pe~s~ o~ p~oporty. Secti~.t 30. N~-GLIO.G%-IT DRIVIi!G It shall be unlawl~il' fo~ any person to operate a motor vehicle in a negligent manne~ ove~ and sl~g ~he ~blic ways, streets, o~ high- ways of this city. Po~ the ~pooe of this seo~i~ $o "O~o~a~e ~ a ~li~n$ ~" means ~ ope~a$i~ of a vehicle up~ $~ ~blio wayo~ streets ~ high;ay,9 in s~ch a ~ as $o en~e~ ~y o~ p~npcrty. ~e offences of ope~ati~ a vehicle in a negligent menne, e~ll be conoid~red to be a lesoe~ off,se t~n, ~t ~ol~ed ~ ~b~ offe~e of operating s vehie!o in a reckless ~e~, and any p~x, son oha~ged ~ith ope~sting a vehicle in a ~eckless ~e~ ~y be convicted of the lesse~ offense of operating ~ vehicle ~ a neglig~t Section 1. P~).,~?RInlt3 SUBJECT TO I~AFFI¢-OOI'ITilOL $IGIIAL$ Pedestrians shall be subject to trafflc-contPol signals as heretofore declared in Article IV, 3eotions ~ and 6 of this ordinance but at all cther places pedestrians sh~ll bo ~an~od those rights and be subject to the ~e,trictions orated in this article, ! [- ! S~_tion Z, PED~T~.IAJ3' Ri~if'~-OF-'&~-Y (~) t~n ~nffic-~ontrol siUm~ apo ~ in plsco oP no~ ~ opePs~i~ $1~ ~iveP of n vehicle ~ yle~' sl~g ~ ~ stopp~g if nee~ be to c~oss~g a ~oaa~ay ~it~ a c~cs~a~ w~n ~lf of ~he ~osdway upon ~ch the ve~cle is t~avei~, e~ w~ the pabst-ten is app~oac~g ac cloeely ~om ~oe~ay as ~o be ~ ~nge~, but ~ pe~t~i~ s~!l su~enly ~ave a ~b o~ ot~ place of safety am~ ~alk o~ ~x ~to t~ path ef · resole, w~ch is so close t~t it is ~ossible fo~ t~ d~tve~ to ~eld. A nedest~i~' s ~i~t-of~ay ~ a e~os~alk is ~fied t~ condit[~ and as stated ~ section 5 of t~s Article. (b) ~neve~ ~y ve~c~ is sto~ed at a ~d c~oss- walk o~ et any ~ked c~osswalk at an inte~seeti~ $o pe~$ a pedestrian to c~oss t~ ~oa~ay, t~ ~ive~ of a~ ot~ ve~c~ app~oac~g f~om t~ ~ear s~ll not~e~ta~ and pass ~ch sto~ed vehicle. Section 3. P~TR~NB TO UBE RI~ ~F OF ~BWAIK Psed~st~i~ a~ll move, ~e~ve~ p~acticable, ~pon the ~ight ~lf Section ~. CROSB~;G AT RIG~ No pedestrian shall c~oss .a ~oadwa~ at an7 place othe~ than by e ~oute at ~ight angles to the curb o~ b.v 2h~- ~ho~teat ~oute to the Section 5, ~N PEDESTRIANS SHALL YIELD (a) Every peaestrisn crossing a roadway at any point othe~ than within a marked cros~ralk or within an unmarked c~oeswalk at an inter,etlon shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the ~oadway, (b) Any pedestrian crossing a ~oadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been pro- vided shall 2ield the right-of-wa2 to all vehicles upon the roadway. (c) The foregoing ~ules of this _section have no applica- Sion ,Ande~ the conditions stated in section 6 of this Article when pedestrians are prohibited f~om crossing at certain desi~r~ted places. Section 6. PROHIBITED (a) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic- control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a crosswalk. (b) No pedestrian shall crom~ a ~oad~ay oth~ ~.han in a oross~alk in any business district. (c) No pedestrian mhall pass through, around~ =nde~. any c~ossing gate or barrier bridge while such gate o~ barrier is closed or is being opened o~ closed. for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adJacen~ ~oadway. ~hePo sidewalks are provided it s.hall be unlawful (b) k~ere sidewal~s are not provided any pedestrian walk- ing along and upon a street or highway sh~l! ~n p~actical walkonly cn the left side of the road~ay o~ its s~oulde~ fach~g t~affic ~/hich may approach from the opposite direction. Section 8....~..~.~w~'~ce~va:'~..~..,~ SOLICITIJG RIDES Or~ BU$II~SS to a'street or highway for the p~pose of solioitinE a ~idc~ employ- ment, o~ business from the occupant of any vehicle. (b) lie person shall stand in any ~oadway or in proximity to a street o~ highway for the ~moose of soliciting t.he watc~ing street o~ ~ighway. Section 9. DRIVERS TO EY~"RCISE DUE CARE Notwithatanfling the foregoing p~ovisions of this article every ~iver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with ant pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by soun~dn~ e hoxm when necessary and shall exercise prope~ p~eoautionupon observing any child or any confused o~ incapacitated person upon a roadway. ARTICLE XIo RE~ULATI0IIB FOR BIOYCLES $octi~.--n I. Effect of ~e~lations. (a) It is a misdemeano~ for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this article. (b) The pa~ent of any child and the guardian of any word shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child o~ ward to violate any of t~ p~ovisions of this article~ (o) These regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street or highway o~ upon any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated heroin. Section 2. TRAFFIC lab'S APPLY TO PEaS OHS RIDING BIO"£CLES Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shell be g~anted all of tbs rights end shall be subject to all of the duties applicabl~ to the driver of a ~ehicle by the laws of this state declaring ~Alom of two ~oad a_~p~icaole to vehicles c~ by the traffic o~dinances cf this eity eppiics~ie to the driver of a vehicle, except aa ~o special regulation in this article and except aa to those p~ovisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no application. Section 3. OBEDIENCE TO T;~FFIC-C~TROL DEVICES (a) Any pe~son operating a bicycle shall obcy the instr~ctlon of official t~affic-ccnt~ol signals, signs, and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police o££icer. (b) W~n~v~ authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or '~': turn is permitted, no person'operating a bicycle shall disobey the direction of any ~uch sign, except'where such person dismmmSs fren the bicycle to make any such turn, Lu which event such person shall then obey the re~ulations applicable to pedestri~. Section ~. RIDING BICYCLES (a) A person propellinz s bicycle shell not rice o~e~ than astride a pe~,mnen-~, end ~eou. lar sea~ attached ~hereto. (b) No bicycle shall be used to carry r~re persons at one ti~e tha~ the n~mber for which it is designed and equipped. ' ROAD a~ AiTD BICYCLE PATH~ · ' 9etlon 5. RIDIS'TG BIO"JCL~S 0H '"' "e (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right-b~ud side of the roadway as practicable, ~xercising due care when passing a standing vehicle cr one proceeding in the sa~ direction. (b) Persons riding bicycles upon a ~oadway shall not ~ide more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside fo~ the exclusive use of bicycles. (c) [~enever a usable path for bicycles .has been pro~- vidcd adjacent to a ~oadway bicycle rider~ she!~ ~se ~,~eb path end shall not use the ~oadway. Section 6. SPEED ~¢ person ehall operate a bicycle at a speed g~eater than is reason- able and p~udent unds~ the conditions then existlnO. Section 7. ~MERGIJG FROM ALL~.f CE DRIV~JAY The operator of a bicycle emer,:ing from an alley, driveway, or build- ing, shall upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending acrose any alle2way, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians ap~,c~ching on said side walk or =tdewalk area~ and upon entering the ~o~dway s~all yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on ~eid ~ection 8. CLI~.IOI:;G TO VEHICLES ITc ~,~ .... ,n roiding upon any bicycle shall attach the same or himself t,~ ar.y ',,,~hicie upon a roadway. Sec~i~m 9. CARRYIJG ARTICLES ;~ pe~son operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or ertic!e which p~events the rider from keep~.ng at least one ha~d upon tnt handle ba~s. - 60 - Section 10o PA~lq~G person shall park a bicycle upon a street or highway other than · ,p,o~,,, the roadway ~.~lns~ the curb o2 t, pon the s~do,~mlk in s ~ack to ,"~u~er .~ to sf~':.:'d the iea~t c'bst~yction to pedestrian t~sfffc. BICYCLES 0i! SID~:ALK,.; (a) ~To person shall ride s bicycle upon a sidewalk with- in the sent~alb~sine, ss traffic district or ~ny business district. (h) L~ever any p~rson is ~iding a bicycle upon a side- suck, p~,r~on ~o~:~ ylei~ ';~e Pight-of..w~y to any pedestPian and give e'~d~b, le ~,~ .~! before overtakin~ and passing such pedest- (a) Every bicycle when in use during, tl~ hours of dark- ness ~h~ll be equipped with ~ !amp on the front ~hich shall emit a ~ite i~t visibi~ fre:u a d:tsb~.nce of at least five hundred feet ~o the ~ont and with s l~mp on the rear ~hlch shall emit a red light visible f~o:~ at 1salt five h'mud~ed feet to the rear. (b) No pe~son shmll operate ~ bicycle unless it is equip- p~d with a bell or othe~ devioe o~pable of giving a signal audible fe~ a distance of at least one h~ud~ed feet, except tha~ e bicycle shall not be e~ulpped with nor s~mll any pe~son use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle. (~). _.?~e-y. b.c~c.o o.~.. be equipped --,,~,. o - bPake ....... ~11 enable the ope~ato~ to make the braked wheel sl~td on d~y, level, clean pavement. 13, P~ALTIES Every person convicted of a ~iolation of any provision of this a~ticle may b~ punished, in addition to any other pexmlties provided in this o~dina, nce by iz~eunding of such pe~,on's bicycle for a period not to ex~ee~ thirty days, ARTICL~ X~I. 1.~EtOD OP PAg;~iG ?,¢,';~;'.on 1. STAiIDIIiG OR PA:d.ING CL0,'J2 TO CUt~ p~:-so'..? sb!!l stand or pa~k s vehicle in a roadway other than with the edge of tDe roadway hea~ed, in the direction of ~,..'~ffie ~..cvement and with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle ,.:~!.teen ~nches of the curb or edge of She ready,ay except as "~.,-.'w~'~,~ p.~ovided in thi~ article. ~,~,cticrn 2, SICii:-; t:,'2 .hi:. lilOfj I;:DICATIi'IG A.;GLE PARKII'!G Th, City Council sha!l determine upon what st~,eets or highways ~.~;~ p~¢king shall be pe~mitted and shall ma~k or sign such streets° l;,-.g~e A~rL, ing shell not be indicated or perr.~itted at any place where I.~ssing t~affic wouYd thereby be caused or ~equ.~red to drive on the left side of the roadway or where angle parking would create a hszar~ te passing traffic. Section 3. PtEi~:iIT FOR (a) The Chief of Police is ,uthorized to issue special ?rn!ts to permit the backing of a vehicle to the cLL~b for the '~-~e of loadin~ or -onload~.ng merchandise or ~ster~sl~ subject ~-"~ ':.Pms a~d conditions of such per~dt. Such per:..i~ r~m7 be Issued oi~L~or to the o%mer o~ lessee of real property or the vehic!~ and shall grsnt to such person the privilege ss therein staSed £nd authorized herein. (b) It shall be unlawful for any per~ittee o~ other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of such !'ermit. Section 4- LIGHT~ ON PA~DD ~UHIC?ES (a) !.!heuever a vehicle is !aw~,!!y parked d%,~ing the ~e-~ of darkness u~on any street or hi~hu-ev~ within s business or r.~.-.dence district no lights need be displayed upon such parked (b) ~eneve~ a vehicle is parked upon s street or high- w~¥ outside of a business or residence district durLug the hours of d~ness, such vehicle shall be equippe~ with one or more lamps wu~b shall exhibit s w~hite light visible from s distance of five n,~.dred feet to the front of the vehicle and a ~ed light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. (c) Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shmll be depressed or di~ed. ARTICLE Xlll. STOPPIi'IG, S?.u.D~.NG, OR PA~;ING PROHIDITSD OR REST£{iCTED IH SPECIFIED PIACES Section~ 1, STOPPING, STA~U)ING 01.~ PA~(iNG P.~OHIBITED. No signs re.ired. (s) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle. except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or ~n compliance with this Ordinance or the d~rection of a police office~ c2 traffic control devime, in any of the following places: (1) On a sidewalk. (2) In front o£' a public or private driveway. (3) Within an intersection. (~) Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant. (5) On a crosswalk. (6) Within tuonty feet of a cro~walk at sn ~*.--- section, except when traffic control signal is in operation~ (7) Uithin twenty feet of the driveway entrance of any fi~'e station and on the side of the street op 'osite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-£ive feet of said entrance. (8) Alongside or cp~osite any street excavation or obstruction ~hon stopping, standing or parking - 62 - would obstruct (9) O~ the ~,oad side of any vehicle stopped or parked at thc edge or curb of thc roadway, (lO,~vn any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street or highway ~el~ (ll)At any place where official si~nc prohibit park- ing. (b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away froz~ a curb such distance as is unlaw~u.1. Section 2, PArOliNG JOT TO OB~.:T~JCT Ti.'.AFi'IC ~:o person shall park ~ny vehicle upon a street or highway other than an alley, in such a ~anne~ or ~nder such conditions as to cause obstructions to tho noz~nal flc,~ of t~nffic. Section 3. PA~ING IJ ALLwaYS (a) Nc pers~x shall park a veb_icle within an alley in the central business traffic district or any business district except for the expeditious loading or unloading of f~eight or materials and then the vehicle shall be parked in such a manner or under such conditions as not to leave available space for the free movement of vehicular traffic~ (b) Ho person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave apace for the f~ee movement of vehicular traffic. (c) No pc~son shall stop, stand or par!: a vehicle ~ithin an alley in such a manner as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property. Section 4. PA~[I~G FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES ?ROHIBITED the ~mrpose of: No person shall park a vehicle upon a roadway for (1) Commercial advertising. (2) ~;ash~ng, ~ee~ing, or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emewgency. (b; No dealer in vehicles ah~.ll pa~k any vehicle which is for sale o~ which is held for sale upon ~y street or roadway, unless such vehicle is then attended by an operator. Section 5, PA~lq.~G AD~TACENT TO SCHOOLS (a) The police department is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no pa~king upon either or beth sides of any street or highway adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in their opinion, in~arfere with traffic or create a hazardous situa- tion. (b) Uhen official signs are erected indicating ne park- ing upon either side of a street adjacent to any school p~operty as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehlole in any such desig- nated place. Section 6~ PARK~MG PROHIBITED ON I,;ARR~.; STREETS OR HIGHWAYS (a) The police department is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street or' highway when the width of the roadwa~ does not exceed twenty-stxfeet, or upon one side of a street cr highway as indicated by such signs when the width of the ~oadway does not exceed thirty-five feet. (b) When official signs p~ohibtting parking are erected upon narrow streets or highways as autho~leed he~etn~ no person shall pa~k a vehiel~ upon ~ny s,¢h ~t~eet o~ highway ln violatlcn of any such sign. Section 7. ST~DING OR PAP~ING OH Oi.~-WAY STREETS OR HIGH~AYB The police department is autho~ized to erect signs upon the left-hand aide of ~nv on,-way'street or hi~hwa~ to prohibit the standinE o~ pa~king of'vehicle~, and when such signs are in place, no person shell stand o~ park a vehicle upon such left-hand side In violation of any such sign. Section 8. STANDING OR PAPG~G ON OI~-i.~AY ROADWAYS In the event a street or highway includes two or more separate ~oad- ways and t~affic is restricted to one direction upon any such road- way, no person shall stand or park a ve[~icle upon the left-hand side of such one-way ~oa~way unless sl~s a~e erected to pe~m~it such stand- Lng o~ parking. The police department is authorized to detem~ine when standing o~ parklngmay be per~itted upon the left-hand side of any such one-way ~oadway and ~ o~e~t si~s ~,,~-~ ~^~ +~o~e Sectioz~ ?. STOPPIHG, STAI~ING, OR PAREING NEAR HAZARDOUS OR CON~STED P~AOE~ (a) The police department is hereby authorized to deter- mine and designate by p~ope~ sig~s places in which the stopping, stand- ing, o~ parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition o~ would cause ~nusual delay to traffic. (b) When official signs are erected at hazardous or con- ge~ted places as authorized herein no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any such designated place. Section 10. PA~i~.~G PR~IIBITED DUR~ CERTAIN HOURS (a) The police department is hereby authorized to deter- mine and desi~ate by ~op~ ~, pl.~ ~ ~h~h ~~ o~.~ Or pa~king of vehicles durinc certain hours of the day would create a .hazardous condition or would cause ~nusual delay to traffic. (b) ~-~en official signs prohibiting parking during cer- tain hours cf the'day are erected as authorized herein no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any such designated place. - 64 - Section 11. PARPo~;G TZar' 5I~'iITED The City Council ~i~s'[1 dete~.:ine places in which there is pub ~ demand or necessity for short-time parl-~ing and to designate such places by proper signs indicating the tLme limit for parking. {b) When official signs are erected indicating tim~ limit parking in places as authorized herein, no person shall stop, stand, er park a vehicle in such designated place for & time longer than indicated on such signs. Section 12, PA~{ING PR~IIBiTED O'ER 0}~ ':~EK No person shall park a vehicle o~ shy st~est or hig~ay for a period cf time longer than one week. Section 13. PARKR~G OF TRAILERS RESTRICTED (,) ~'~ t~,~l~r shall be ~arked on any street or hiEhway this city for a longer period than twelve hours at any one time~ (b) The City Council may designate street~ in the central business traffic district on which no trailer shall be stopped, park- ed, er allowed to stand between the hours of six c,cleck A. M. and ~ix o~clcck P. M. Section 14. REGULATIONS NOT EXCLUSY~E The provisiono of this article ~aposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and m~e restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing o~ parking of vcP~clc~ in speciCied p!~ces ~t si~cified tL~es. Section 15. APPLICATION OF T:~S ARTICLE The provisions of this a~ticle p~ohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times, or at times herein specified ov es indicated on o~ficial signs except when necessary tostop a vehicle to avoid 'conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of apolice officer or official traffic-control devices ARTICLE XIV. STOPPI~;G PO~ ~O~DI]~G OR UNLOADING Section 1. 0~RB LOADING ZOI[ES The City Co~ncil may detemine the location of pamsenger and t~uck curb loading zones and shall pla ce and maintain appropriate signs Indicat- ing the sa~m and stating the hours during which the provisions of this ~eotion=~-~ applicable. Section 2. STAHDIi~G 1~! PASSE;?GER CURB LOADING ZONES No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading er unloading cf passengers in any place w~rked as a passenger curb loading zone du~- lng hours when the regulations appl!ceb!e to such curb !ceding ~on-. a~e effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes. SeCtion 3~ ST~,IDT~:G I:r T~Uc. curb LOADI.!G ZONE No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose c~ length of time other t~mn for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pick-up and loading of materials in any place marked as a t~uck curb loadLug zone during hours when the provisions aoplicable to such zones are in effect, in no case shall the stop for loadfng and waloading of materials exceed thirty minutes. It shall be un!aw.. ful to stop, 'stand. or park a passenger vehicle ~n a truck cumb loading zonee ~ection 4. PUBLIC CARRIER STOPS /~ID STAb[DS The city council may establish bus stops, taxicab stands, and stand~ for other passenger common cax~ier motor vehicles on suc~ pubi£c streets or hig~..~eys in such place~ ~nd in such places and in such number as they shall determine to be of the g~eatest benefit and con- venience to the public, and every such bus stop, taxicab stand, or otbe~ strand shall be designated by appropriate signs. Section 5- om~v:.vm o~.,.~.~w~ AND PA~(INO OF BUSES AND TAXIOA~ (a) The driver of a bus shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street or highway at any place other than a bus stop so designated as provided herein. (b) The d~.iver of a bus shall not stop such vehicle upon &x~ street or high. my at any place for the purpose of loading or un- loading passengers other than any bus stop or passenger loading zone so designated as provided herein, except Lu case of an emsrgenc~. (c) The d~tver of a bus shall enter a bus stop or passen- ger loading zone on a public street or highway in such a manner that the bus whenstopped to load o~unload passengers or baggage shall be in a position with the ~ight f~ont wheel of such vehicle not further than eighteen inches from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not to vnduly impede the movement of other vehicula~ traffic. (d) The dmiver of a taxicab shall not stand so ~r park such vehicle upon any street or highway mt any place other than in a tsxieab stand so designated as provided herein. This provision sh~ll not prevent the d~iver of a taxicab from t~mporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose aud while actually engaged in the expeditious leading or unlc~ding of passengers. Section 6. RESTRICTED USE OF BUS ~TOPS AND TAXICAB STANDS No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop or other than a taxicab stand when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed. ARTICLE XV. REC~LATiNG ~ KINDS ~ CLASSES OF TRAFFIC ON STREETS AND HI~.~.;AYS Section 1. WIDTH 0i.' [2HiCi~S No vehic!~ operating on ~he ~tPeeta oM hioh~ays within this city shall exceed e total width of eight feeti includLua tho load, except thct the limitation as to size of vehicle shall ~ot apply to road machin~ry while engaged in the 0onst~ucticn O~ m~in~enance of streets or alleyo~ Section 2. No vehicle ope~atins on the streets or hig~.~ays within this city with or without a load shall exceed a height of thirteen feet. Section No vehicle operating on the streets or highways within this city shall bare a g~eate~ length than thirty-five feet ,~d no combi~tion of ~onnected vehicles shall have ~n overe!~ !en~th of ~o~e then sixty feet. Section ~. L.~,~'T~H OF LOAD (a) Thc load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load ~on ~ne fro~t vehicle cz a com~lnatlon of vehicles, shall not extend more tha~ three feet beyond the front ~heels of such vehicle o~ the front bumpe~ of ~ch vehicle. (b) The load upon any motor vehicle alone o~ an indepen- dent load only upon a trailer or semi-trail~ shall not extend to the ~ear beyond the last point of support for a ~roater distance than that ~qual to two-thirds of the length of the wheel base of the vehicle ~rrying such load; provided, the wheel base of a semi-t~aile~ shall ~e considered as t~ distance between t.he rea~ ~ost axle of the tow- .Lug vehicle and the rear ~ost axle of the seni-t~ailero (c) The load upon any combination of vehicles shall not exceed seventh-five f~ m~asured from the front ox$~emlty of the fron~ vehicle o~ load to the rear ext~.~ty of the las~ vehicle o~ load~ Section 5. %'~IGHT OF No vehicle o~ combination of vehicles w~ll exceed the limitations of the existing State of Alaska regulations. Section 6. PEPJ~ITS FOR OVERSIZE 02 OV~,~.'~IG};T VEHICLE3 (a) The chief of police may upon application, as provid- in section 7 of this ar~icle~ issue a special pez~it in ~riting auth- o~izinz the applicant ~o operate or ~..ova a vehicle o~ combination of ·ehicles of a size, weight, or load exceedin~ the ~ximum size o= g~,oas ~eight sp-cified in this article on any public street or highway in this city upon the followinC ter~s and oonaitions~ ~treet between six o~clock A. Ii. and nine o'clock A. H. and between tlwee o~clock P. Ii. and six o~clock P. Ii. (2) Such vehicles may be operated only on streets o~ highways whore the p~vement is capable of carrvin~ tbs weight ~nd ~qu~snt without injury :o such pawement, and'along such ~outes as will least interfere with or endange~ other users of the streets. {3} NO veblelo shall be operated w~ich has a 'weight including load of over seven hund~od fifty pound~ per inch width of (~) Vehicles, including load, that are over width sh~ll have displayed across the rear, red flags during the d~y end re6 light~ du~!ng the hours of da~kness, at the extre~ limits of the ~%icl~ o~ load and not o',er five feet ~part across the rear, Vehicle~ !~D.udlng load that ~re over-length shall h~ve displayed during the h~/u~s of dsrzmess red lights along the sides not ove~ eight feet apart. (5) Pilot casa shall be provided with all vehicles or lo, ds eight f~et or more in width. The ~ontcar ~u~t have a sign ¢~d~ng "~'ide I~d Following", and ~ '~ide I~ad Ahead':. Both signs shall be on a white background · ~h ~ed le~t~s ~S leas~ si~ ~ches high. It shall be a violation cf $~i~ ordin,nee fo~ cars to disp!ey either of ~he~e ~i~u= ~honnot actually e~gag~d in eseo~tin3 a ~ide (6) Polic~ ~s¢o~t shall be ~equired for all vehicles Section 7. APi'LIC.'~TIONS FOR (a) The p~.r~.;i~.s referred to in section 6 may be obtained e.?om the ch$.r,f ;.~7 A)oltce .;.'pon Jo~,$h G ~,~,-~p~i~ of ~he object · ...~hielas to b~ d~Jv~n, ~h, r~te desired to be' ~ve~ed, She ~s wi. thin ~ich i~ is d~siv,(~ ;:o pe~fo~m ;ha work, t~ mea~ of loco- ~,~$i~ $o be used, and such (b) The appTlc~m~will be charged fo~ all coats incurred by the moving of Oower ~.e~, t~lep~ne l~:es, t~affic signals, and c~be~ obstl~.~tion w~tnin ~e ~'i~t..o~.-w~y~ A cash deposi~ may be ~qutred $o assure p~ym~n~ of ~he~ services, (e) The chief of pcl~me i~ hereby authorized to deter- mine and to specify in. s~h p~Lts tho routes to be traversed~ the ~,z~s of operation, and ~uch other limita~ions ~hich ~n his opinion ?e ~eq~.ired for the public convenience and safety. Section ~. I~.~S FOR ??'~ fee for permits as provided in this sr*,icl~ s!~.ll be required~ '~.eept in those ~aues wn~re e~.'cort v~hicles ~m. st be p~ovided by this ~.:~'¢y o~ additional inspe,;ti~:~o ~.re requirsd, and then in that event, ~'.:e chief of police is at, rheims, ed to set e fee which, in his discre- :'i eh, shall be sufflcter:t ~o reimburse this city for its expenses. LOAD RESTRICTIONS 0'2 CERTAI. STi~ETS AiD HIGHWAYS. (e) The City qr~tncil may dete~ine and designate those o:;:,eets er high~ys upon ~hich vehicles of a gross weight permitted ~,~ ~ect~on ~ would cr~v~e u hazard or caum~ ~ndu~ damage to the road- ,;-y and shall erect appr¢.p~la'.;e s~gns stating ~he reduced 6~oss weight · .',~;'~itted on such designated s~eets~ $ihen ~1.~ are so erected giv- e.: ¥ notic~ thereof, no pozson ohall disobey the restrictions stated ~x such t Section lO. COI,~{E3OIAL V'~l'<][O~8 P~.OtiIBI.~ED ~e~idential et~eet~ o~ h~hwa~ up~ which tho ope~ation of w~kloles would e~eate exceptf~l ~zn~do~ condtt~o~ F~nb:ie tnconven~ence ~ till! e~,ect npp~or~iet~, co:~'~e.c~l vehicl6~ ~e ~:: ~hibited f~o~ such d.s~i~ted streets. (b) '.;h:;n si_.c~.,~ e~e erected ('~) '[r~, ,j.'.ty c-~:u,~ct! Lmy -l:~--.rmin¢ ~ud desigP.~te those o~ cth~ ~wn-~,to~,.Lz~ t/affic a~ s~ll erect appropriate si~s giv- ing ~ttce thereof. .... z,~,,S .,,....,. ,_..i"l .~'I~ PROHIBITED Section )2, PY. CJ"~'" '"' 0t? -~r~-', CP. No person sh, ll dv.~ve o;., t.r:P,.'] ~.ny v~hJ-.~e .,i object upon any ~d ~.rfaoed st~et cz- bJ%l~;,.y '~r~ tbf~ clty ~icb sb~ll h~ve any wheel, Section 13. DRA~,,kTrG OB,rEf~'A~ PPO,iir. BII*ED "~o person sbmll /[veg o~' l.~u) a:v ti~-b~z.~ ptpe, cr any othe~ material .~- o~Je~ s!~C o~ over ~.~y ,~:'~'~t er '-~g~r~,ay in t~is city tn such :~.umer that a portao~ of n~*~).x object sba)l rer, t up~ o~ come ~ o~- ~nct wi~;h the surfsr, e of s~ch street o~ htg~ay. Section 14. BPILLI~::} LOADS PECKIDZTED ~'.i-~ vehicle shall ho ~:,~ r~n nr mm:cd or tn~ ;~'~;,~et or highway ~less ~ ~.~b w;hicle ts cor~tg~rte~ .u' loaded e~ lo p?~v~nt any of its con- t.:~nbS or lo~d ~he~ thor. c!~r wate~ from i~';,ppl;~, sii't~g, leak~g o.., other;Isa escaping Se~.tton 15. PRCJECTI~'r~ LCADB OF PABSESI~D V.~ICLEB lTo peo~.~ngn~ type ,'~bic:.~. ;~b~tl be ope~.;:.~d on ~ny street oP highway · ~r:.~h any load oa~r-;ed ',?.~r,,,~.~. r:xtending beyond th9 lane of the ~b · .:~:a on its luf'~ ~'.~e (,~' rrmr~, tha~ six incbg, beyond th~ l~e of the ::~b oap~ on its r!gh$ slde., Section 1, LIOE{SE PIATE ATTACHED TO VEHICLE -. 69 - Ho vehicle shall be 5riven or parked upon the at,eats or high~ay0 of this citymnl~sa its licese p!~tcs for the currant year are attached to the vehicle in ~he ~m~e~ provided by state l~w and, in addition thereto, the said llcenae pla~es are clean and leaible, Section 2, TI,,;.., %K{EIT LAItP3 AiD LIG}i?I;{O DEVICES ?0 BE LIGHTED (a) a~very vehicle upon a street or ?~lat~;ay at any time £~om a half hou~ a~ter sunset to a half hou~ before o~ise ~'ay othe= t~e ~hen the~e Is not su~flcion~ li~ht to ~e~er c~a~ly .~i~oe~bie any pe~oon o~ ve~icle on ~he street ~ hi~sy at a dis- ~-ence of two ~ed fee~ sh~ll be e~i~ed w~h lighted l~s ~d ~'~qht~ ~vices se ~epectively p:,ovided ~n ~his c~mpte~ fo~ diffe~e~ .~ ~,.ses of vehicles ~b~ect ,.o the excepti~ set fo~h in · .. . · (b) l-~ve~ ~oq::iv~'~n~ i~ he~ei~fte~ declared al ~o ~b~ distance f~a which c~.,~ain la~ps and ~viceo shall ~e~e~ 8 p~;',,aon o~ vehicle visible c':' ~ithin which such lm'~s o~ devices s~ll b~ visible, sold p~ov~,.' ' .. s~all apply d~rlnL the na;.~s a diffs~,.~r t ',2ma, .:.] r~cti~n, ap condl ~Lun is cxpPessly stated· Section 3. I~;D TA: ;,"z sit MOTOR V~;UIICT.W.3 m~ery motor vehicle other than a moto~cyc!e, at the times specified :u ~eotion 2 of this article shall Be equipped ~ith t~o lighted head ~amma o~ head lamp sets, no mox, e sad no less, motmted on opposite a.~dbs of the fromt of said vehicle, and tP~y must bo located directly ~bove o~ in advance of the front axle of said vehiole~ ~aid head lamps shall be located at a helaht measured from the center of the head lamps of not x~:o~e t~mn fifty-fou~ inches no~ les~ than twenty- ~.es above ~' lev~l surface ~ponwhich said vohiclc Sec':i~n 4, HEAD LAiiP$ ON MOTOROYCLES m.~o~..y.*., at the ti~es specified in section 2 of this article be~eof~ shall be equipped wi~h a~ least o~ end ~$ mo~e t~n two ~i~hted head iarape which shall confomn to tbs recui~ements and l~i- Section 5, RE~oR IAMbuS d'~a?'~ ~!; the end cf ~ ',..~ :~,i ~'.~ i,:n of' ~--(,i;i~:~,~ ,, 'cbe ti~.o apecified ~.~ :,;.mi, ion 2 of tJ-d.s · ,--, ~,ea~- lamps exhibiti .:~ 'e~d light plainll.' v~ ~.2bla f~on a dist~oe of f.,.~e hmx~ed feet (b) Either such a rea~ lamp or a separate lamp shall be lt~anse plate and rende~ it cleamly lejible fro~, ~ ~l~tance of feet to the ~ear. Uhen the ~ea~ license pia$~ !m ill~ate~ l.~p othe~ than a~ re~imed ~ear lamp said. two lamps shall be ?ced on and off ~ly b2 the sa~,m control switch et e!l time. and li~t so.ce of ~he additional lamp shall ~ve a min~ of t~ee ~ndard c~le ~wep and a ~im~ of fifteen standamd candle power. (c) Every red rear lamp upon a vehicle shall be equipped - 70 - with red Elsss lermes not less than two and seven-eighths lnch~s in source shall no~ be less tbs,'~ th~ee no~ mo~e ~han flf~een ca~iep~eP and the voltaac of say so~ket of liaht be less than eighty-five pe~ cen~ of ~he deci~ vo!~ge of She bst~e~ supplyi~ ~he cu~en$ ~o such Section 6, LAilP 02 PLAG 0;~ P2,0JECTING LOAD (a) ;~enever the isa6 upon any vehicle extends to the c,,,r four feet or r,~.ore b~yond tls bed or body of such vehicle, tho~e ~:~all be displayed at the ezt~.eme end of the load st the ti~..es .:: ,> :.cified in section 2 hereof, in addition to the required rear .' ,..~.% two ~ed lights plainly visible under nomzal atmospheric conditions from., e distance of at least five .~r-~,drcd foot to thc -,..:.o'--.~ and rear. At any otLe,, time there shall be displayed st the ~':v".-.,,eme end of such load ~ ?~d ~lag or cloth not less than sixteen (b) l~e ",.N' ."'. :'n.v load as o~,r",.:-,¢d b.v this section -:', ..., project ~ ,!iC}'.' .;,:..~ than fou~ ap?::,,~i'~ candl.~power, Section (a) ,!n}- moto~ vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed ~'~o fo~ lamp~ ,,:-.":~ted upon the i~omt below the level of the centers the head l~mps, Said fog lamps shall be loca'~ed at a height ,~u~ed from the cente~,m of such lamps of not less than sixteen" ~..~we the level surface upon which the vehicle stand~, (b) Fog lamps shall not be wed in substitution of head lamps, excep9 under oonditio~xs of rain or fog ~endering disadvanta- E~oua the usa of hea~ !ampS, (~.) t~henever fog la~s are used in substitution of head lamps aa l'.'.~,.,:,~.',.tted herein, then two such fos la~ps mounted on opposite sides of th~ front of the vehicle r~ust be lighted, (d) Every fog l~rdp used upon s moi;¢~, vehicle shall be so and ~Lme.~ ;'.cat no pa~t of the high in~.~oi~y po~tlon of the a distance of twenty .five feet, ~ise ~bove t~ ~izc,ntal ~uslnS throu:~b ~he ~,pte~ of th,, lai,~p~ Section 8. 6Y~.'L.' .... ' Section 9. STOP ...... ."- ~ ,.~i,.a~ LAMP ~'.',~rv r. iotov vehicle ,h,.'l bo enj:i?,,ed with _, ~t~!, ~,. m ' ' ~ ~ the ..~.i,;}. s),all emit a ~ed ,,r anbe~ light and which sb~i ",.~ ~...tuated ': .... ~ application of the ~.e~vice (foot) b~ake ~nd whl~ m~y but need · ,~" '~ ~nco~po~ated wit?., a tail lar,~p. Such ~top ~ign,'L ~'[1 be [ ..~['c.i~ visible from ~ d~stance of one hundred fee~ i;o the ~ea~ both ~'.:' l.'c'{ normal s~lisht and du~ tho hours of Section 10. REGULATIO;:S GOVE~,IIilG TIlE COLO}( OF LIGHTS (~) The rollo~ng Peculations shall apply to the color of lights upon a vehicle operated upon any of the streets or high- ·/ays in this city: (1) ~11 lights visible fron~ the front of a vehicle, ..that than a clearance, or identification or si£nal la~.p or signal d~vise, shall be ~hite or ambeA~ except that ~ autho~ized emergency vehicle may display a red (2) Ail light~ visible from the z~ear of a vehicle, :"."her than the light iliumi~sting the rea~ license plate, and the ~ht from a clearance or backup lamp or signal device thatch, shall · , ~'od, ~d other than ad,scent to th~ ¢,~rb ~n e ~oodway for purposes of ~ep~- ~gF~blic utility se~vices~ may be equipped with red lights display- ed tc the front, sides an~ rea~, but these lights shall no~ be light- ed ~hen the vehicle is in ~:.otion. Section 11. MULITIPLE BEAI.! LIGHTING EQUIM~.~T (a) Except a~ hereinafter p~ovided, ~b~ head lamps on '~tor vehicles at the times mentioned shall be so arranged that the d~ive~ may select ct will between distributions of light projected ~o different elevations, subject to the following requirements and (b) The~e shall be an upperraost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons end vehlcles at a distance of at least three hundred and fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading under normal atiuosphe~Io condi- tiers. The m~xi~ intensity of this upperr.~ost distribution of light or composite beam with one des~ee of arc or more above the horizon- ~al level of the lamps when the vehicle is not loaded and shall not exceed, eigb/c thousand apparent candlepower, and at no other point of the di~t~ibation of light or composite beam shall there be an inten- .~ity of mo~e then seven,y-five thousand apparent candlep~eP. (~) There shall be a lowe~ost dl~t~ibution of light or composite beam so aimed that: (1) Ween the ~ehicle is not loaded, none of the high inte~ity portion of the light which is directe~ to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of ~he vehicle shall, at a dis- tance of t~enty-five feet ahead, p~oJect hi'.her than a lev~l ,f eight inches belo~ the center of the lamp from which it comes. (2) When the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high intensity portion of the light which is directed to the right of the ---' .... '~- -~" ...... ~ .... Veh£~i~ shall, at a dis- fence of twenty-five feet ahead, p~oJect hi[;her ~han a level of three inches below the level of the center of the lamp f~om which it comes. · (3) Y~A no event shall any of the high intensity of such lowermost distribution of light oP con~posite beam pM~ject higher than ~ level of forty-two inches above the level on~ich the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five feet ahead. ~--'.~-=-~.-,-~,, ..................... ~ .......... k~ ............................................................. .~-.~_~.-.-.,-,~-,-~.~..~... ~ ~ ~ .~,~ (d) ~"ho~. one ineomodtate b}ar,, the lef~ side of the ~osd ~hall be in oonIoPmity ~i~h (c) of this ,~tion exoept i.~he~ a~a~aed ~ accordance ~rith th~ p~actioe specified J~ (f) of this section. (o) Ail ~oad bear~ s~ll be so ai~,~ed s~ of sufficient :~-hensity to ~eveal a pe~son o~ vehlcls at a distance of at least o~ j ~..~ed fee~ a~ad ~de~ novel atmospheric tonalities. (f) Every mo$o~ vehicle which ~s ~l$iple beam ~oad 'jh$ing e~i~n$ ai~ll be eqt~ipped wish a beam indioa~or ~hich ~,~.I be lighte~ ~r~ve~ She uppe~os~ dis~i~lon o~' ..,"~ ;~he head ~ps is in use, a~ a~ll no~ othe~w~o be lighted; ';aid ~oa~o~ s~ll be so d~si~ed and located ~ha$, t~n li~hte~ -i.t ~ii bo ~.eadiiy visible ~ thout gla~e to the drive~ of the ~e~cle so oouipped, Section ~. USE O~ i~LTIP~ B~l.i LIGHT.lO E~I~.~I'~ (al t't~nev~v , motor vehicle is bei~ way or sh~lde~ adjacent thor,to, dur~ t~' tir,~es he~e~ specified, $~ d~ive~ shall ~e a dist;~ibution of lisht, o~ c~posite be~, dj- -coted ~gh en~gh and of st~fficient intensity .,chicles at a safe distance in advance of thovehiole, subject to the ' ollo~g ~e~l~ements a~ l~itations ~ .- (b) W~ve~ a ~ive~ of a vehicle approaches an on- -om~g vehicle :~ithin f~.ve ~ed feet, such drive~ s~li use a dis- . t~i~tion of light o~ co~osite be~ so a~ed t~t the'gla~ing ~ays [~ve ~t p~oJected ~to the eyes of the once. lng ~ive~, and in case o~ll the high ~'~e~ity po~ti~ which is p~oJected to t~ left of t~ ~olo~ation of t~ extreme left side of t~ vehicle be a~d ~gher t~n a level of eight inches be!o~ She ..... e,- of ~he lamp f~ ~oh i~ oo~s at a ~st~ce of t~enty-five feet a~ad, and in ~ oa~ ;;Ighop $~ a level of fo~ty-t~w ~ches above the level upon ~hich ~he ve~cle st~ at a distance of seventy-five feet a~ad. Section 13. B~%I~S (a) No pe~son s~ll operate on any street o~ hi~ay a~ moto~ ve~ole o~ o~bi~tion of moto~ vehicles and othe~ resoles or vehicles of e .h~e aublect to ~e~istrati~ ~de~ the la~s of the State of Alaska ~lese such moto~ vehicle a~ each ~t of any such o~b~tion of vehicles .. Niles per hour $Sopping distance 30 - · -188,0 0.~DINANCE I~0o l~. - 73 - (b) i£ s vehicle ls equipped ~th more than one S.Tstem of brakes, each shall be r~intelned In geed working order. (c) Any vehicle which d~oa not meet the requirements of :-,~'~ section may be r,.eved only after r¢celvi~a a spedial permit issued the chief of police. Section 1l~. HOP. i!3 OR !,'A?,~{II~G SlOi'IALS (a) Every motor vehicle when operates upon a street or shall be equipped ~tth a horn in ~ood wo~q:ir~ o~de~ and of emitt~g s~d audible trader normal conditions f~om ~ ~s- ~z~ea~o~ble loud o~ harsh s~d. (b) The driver o~' .n moto~ vehic!e~, when rczoonably necessary to in'sure safe operation, shall ...;~ve audible waxming with his horn, Such horn sb~.!~; not otherwise be used. use upon a vehicle any ~ire~ except as otherwise pe~nitted in this -vabae:~t.'..on~ Any authorized ~x~ergency vehicle may be equipped with a .slren of the type approved by the police ~epartment but such siren :'hall not be used except whe'a such vehicle is oper.~ted in respor~e to · -. ~ emergency call or when responding to a fire alarm or in the imme- ~'~ate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of She la~, in which ~id later events the d~iver of such vehicle shall sound siren when '.,,,cessar2 to warn pedestrians or other drivers of the approach therec~ Section 15. Iny moto~ vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in ~onstan~ operation to prevent any excessive or tmusuai noise and no ~ch~m~ffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-out, p~ss, or ~i~ila~ device° No pex-son shall modify, the exhaust system ~ a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the moise e~itted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted ~y the ~Affler o~lginal!y designed a~d installed by the manufacturer ~£ the ~ehicle~ A muffler is a device consisting of a series of chaz~ers or %affle plates, or other mechanical design, for the purpose of ~eceiv- £ng exhaust gsa f~om the inter:ml combustion engine, and effective in ~educing noise. Ail exhaust pipes shall be parallel to the g~ound and ve~ic!e, or vertical, and if vertical, the exhaust from such pipes shall not be directed to the side of the vehicle. Seoe~ion 16.. GASES Ai~D PUMES · Thc cab of any notor vehicle shall be ~easonably ~igh% against the ~he exhaust sys~em~ includin~ the mamifold~ muffler~ and exhaust pipes shall be so contructed as to be capable of being ~:aintained and shall be maintained in a reason&hip gas tight condition. Section 17. I. iIRRORS Any motor vehicle which is so constructed or loaded, or when towing any vehicle ~hich is ac constructed or loaded, as to obstzmct the driver,s vie~ to the ~ear thereof from the driver,s position shall be equipped with a mi~or so located am to ~eflect to the dri'~ex~e view of the .¥:.._o,,,o-~.,-v, for a di~t~:tce of at lea{g ~wo h~ndved fee~ to the reap of such vehlole ttnder nor~.al ~tmospheric conditions. Section 18. WII;DBHIELDB Every passenger type vehicle, other tha~x a motorcycle~ and every motor ~uck or t~uck~tractor~ and every fire t~uck, fire engine or other fire apparatus, shall Be equipped with an adequate windshield. Section 19. SAFETY EKA$3 REQUIRED {a) No motor vehicle, except motorcycles, shall be --per~ed .,--~!c~= --,~ch motor ~Ghicl~ is ~q~l~p~d ~;i~h ss£e~y glass of a typ~ approved by the vehicle.s manufacturer ~her~ver such glass glazing materials is no~mallyused in partitions, doors, ~lndshields, or wind deflectors. (b) The te~m "safety glass" as u~* ~n this a~ticle shall be construed aa meanin~ ~less, or g!az~g material, =c manufacture~, fabricated, o~ treated o~ combined ~th order ma~erials as to reduce ~n eompa~ison~th or~ina~j ga eat ~isss or p~ate glass, the likeli- hood cf injury to persons by objects fro~ ex~?~__sl sources o~ by ~lass or glazing material ~hen the sa~e is cracked or broken. (c) It shall be violation of this article for any person ~o replace any glass'or glazing materi~ls used i~ p,rti$ions, doo~s, · ,~indows, windshield~, or ~ind deflectors in _--ny motc~ vehicle ~Wlth ,ny material ether than safety glass o= a type approved by the vehicle.s manufacturer. Section 20. SULF-0PERATIiIG WI~D3HI~LD ~IIPE'~ Every moto~ vehicle, except mo~o~cycles, operatin~ on a street or highway shall be equipped with a self operating ~indshiel~ wiper in- ~talled thereon ~hich shall be maintained in good operating ccnditicne · ~y windshield wiper aa required herein to be installed on a vehicle ,hall provide clear vision during fo~, ano~, or ~ain. This section shall not apply to snow ~emoval equipment equipped ~ith adequate m~nuaiiy operated ~indsbieid~pe~s. ~very ne~ moto~ vehicle firs~ ~egistered afte~ Decer~ber ~1, 19~9, except motorcycles, shall be ~quipped ~ith t~o s~ch ~ndshield wipers, one mounted on the right ..half and one on th~ left half of the ~indshield ~hich ~ipers shall be capable of operation a~ all ~imos and ~nder all conditions. Section 21. DEi.~0TIVE I;E.;DBIiIELDS Ai;D HEAR }:iNDOWJ PROHIBITED It shall be unlawful to opera=e any motor vehicle upon a street o~ highway within this city ~hon tho wind~hio!d ov reap w_i~.~ow is !~ ~he f~on$ or ~ea~. Section 22. STEERIiIG ASB;;.~4BLY., !'IHEEL ALI~.I~.. AND BODY CO}~)ITION Any vehicle operated on the streets o~ hish~ays ~bich has any undue looseness of front ~heels or stee~ing assembly ~hich may contribute to any unsafe condition or any other visablo defective mechanical condition that ~ould cause a difficult or uncertain steo---'ing, or any ' ' 't ,, Ii vehicle having any visible un.~easonable m.~:ount of misali~.nmeh~ to the l~on~ cr rea_~ wheels, or any vehicle having Shy tu]nedeac~'~y ~hort metallic protubex.ancea which may cnd~n~eP p~de~rians, cv any vehicle ~v~ ~y fenders ov ot~ e~ip~;n% veraoved which would endanEev the opePa~oP o~ o~hePs sh~ll coati,ute a violation of ~his section. ...... ~.~. VALVES ON ~iIC~S O~H~IIi,~O DAU~R~S SUBST~6~S I'!o person shall tz. ansport any explosive substance, inflammable liquid having a flash point of ninety degrees PaPmenheit or below, liquified ~?etro)eum gas, o~ poisonous gas in a tank t~ck, tx.aile~ or ~6mi- ~'~-,.~_!er which ~ ~,.~nn~,] w~ th an extorts.al ~hu~-off valve unless the cehicle :£s also ecF~ip~d with shut-off valve inside each'~ank which is sc constructed and placed that any damase, displacement, or re- moval of the esternal shut-off valve whether by accident or cthex~ise, · ~ ~ not of itself relc~.-c'or cause ~ ...... ~,,e escape o£ any pars of the contents of the tank truck, trailer or semi-tx.ailed. Section 2J~o MA~ERS Of.' POLICE DEPAH~'2~!T I"..'%Y IIJSPDCT VEHICLES OR (a) Any merabor of the city police department having .~easonable cause $o believe the~ a~y vehicle or combination of vehicle£ ts not equipped as required by this chaptex, or is in such unsafe ~ondition as to endanger the d~iver or other occupant ~r any person ~pon She highway, may reoui~e the ~rivor thereof to stop and submit ~uch vehicle or combination of vehicles to an inspection of the mech- leal condition or equipment thereof, and such test with reference .. thereto as ma~ be appropriate. (b) In the event that such vehicle ox. combination of vehicles is found to be in an unsafe mechanical condition or is not equipped ss required by this article the officex, ruskin6 the ~spee- ~i~ ~y give such ~iver a notice of a~est and f'~the~ ~e~i~e said d~ive~ o~ the ~mer of the vehicle to p~odace ~ c~t satisfactory · ~vidence ~t such vehicle o~ its equipment has been ~de ~ co~o~ '.~ith the ~e~irements of t~is a~ticle. Every office~ giving such :li~eetiona o~ a not~.o$ of ~est es shove provided shall ~i! a copy ~ otherwise give notice thereof to the owne~ and any lesal o%~ of ,uch vehicle if othe~ t~n the ~ive~. (c) I~]'o person shall operate any vehicle ox. combination of vehicles after notice of such unsafe condition o~ that the vehicle is not ~quipped as requ-~x.ed herein, except as may be necessary to return such vehicle or combination of vehicles to the x.esidence or place of business of the o~ner o~ d~iver or to a garage until said vehicle and its equipment has been made to confox.m ~ th the ~equix.e- m~nta of thla a~tlcle. (d) Whenave~ the driver of a vebi~.e is directed by a member of this city,s police department to stop azd submit the meeh- aniesl condition of the vehicle or its equipment to an inspection ox. test undex, the conditions stated in this section, i: shall be the duBy of such dx.iver to stop and submit such inspection ox. test and s failure ox. x.e~Asal to do so shall be deemed a violation of this omdlnanoe. ORDINANCE RO.~ Section 25. PROVISIONS APPLY TO A~L I;EHICLES The provisions of this article w.hich refer to equipment of moto~ vehicles operated upon the streets and highways within this city shall apply to all vehicles, whether publicly or privately o~ed, when operated upon the streets or highways ~cluding all authorized emergency vehicles, except where specific e~emption or provi~ion !s made ~elating thereto. Section 26. VIOLATIONS It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner ~o ee~e o~ knowin~ly permit to be d~iven o~ moved on an~ street or highway within this city any vehicle or combination of vel~oles which does not contain those parts or is not at all times or at those ~L~ee ~pee!f!ce!!y stored here.h~., equipped with such l~p~ and othei~ equipment as are requi~ed in this a~tiele or for any person to do an2 act forbidden er fail to perform any act required under this article~ Any vehicle operated upon the streets or highways in this city in an unsafe condition will be considered 5~ violation of this a~ticle, ~hether or not specific violation is listed herein. ARTICLE XVII. TR~._.WPLT. O VIOLATIONS BUREAU Section 1, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU ~tEATED (a) The Oity Magistrate shall establish a traffic vio- lations bureau to assist the cou~t with the clerical ~rk of traffic cases. The bureau shell be in charge of such person or persons end shall be open at such hours as the magistrate may designate. (b) The magistrate shall designate the specified offenses under the t~effic o~inances of this city ~n respect to which payments of fine&may be'accepted By the traffic violati~m bureau in satis- faction thereof, and shali ~oifyby suitable schedules the amount of ~uch fines for first, second and subsequent o~fenses, provided such fines are within the limits declared by law or ordinance, and shall ~A~ther specify what number of such offe~mes shall require appearance before the magistrate. Seotion 2. %,~2! PERSON CHAR~ED~Y ELECT TO APPEAR AT BUREAU OR BEFO,~E MAGISTRATE (a) Any person charged with an offense for w~ch pay- ment o~ a fine may bo made to *he T~afftc Violations Bureau shall have the option of paying such fine within the ti~e specified in the notice of arrest at the T~affie Violations Bureau upon entering a plea of guilty or upon waiving appearance in court; or may have the option of depositin~ the required iaw~ul bail and upon a plea of not ~uilty shall be ~ntitled to ~ t~ial as authorized by law. 8eetion 3. ~UTIE$ OF TRAPPICE VIOLATIONS BUREAU The following duties are hereby imposed upon the traffic violations bureau in reference to trzf~ic offenses: (a) It ~hall accept designated fines, issue receipts, and represent in court such violators as are pe~itted and desire to plead guilty, waive cou~t appearance and give po~er of attorney. O~{ANCE L;O. 4 - 77 - (b) !t ~h~l! roce~ve .-nd t~m?.e receipts for cash f~om th~ pe~s~s who ~ o~ wish to be he~d ~n c~t, ente~ t~e of the~ appearance on the cm~rZ docket and r~tlfy the a~est- ~g offioe~ and' ~itnessee, if any, to be p~esent. (c) It shall keep an easily accessible record of all moving violations of which each person ~m~ been cited during the pre- ceding three years° (d) It shall also keep an easily accessible record of all non-moving violations of ~hich each person has been cited du~ing the l~eceding twelve month, s Section 4. I~tAFFIC V~OIATI~IJ BUREAU TO Y~P RECORDS The traffic vtc2. ation bureau shall keep records and submit summarized mentally repo~ts ~o the city magistrate aha mayor of aii no~icea .. issued and a~esem made forv~olations of the traffic la~ and ordin- ances in this cit~' and of all the fines collected by tho t~affic violations bureau or the c~t, a~xd of the final disposition or pre- sent status of every ease of violation of the provisions of said laws and ordinances. Such race,de shall be so maintained as to sh~w all types of violations and the totals of each. Said records shall be public ~ecords. Section 5, ADDITIOI~.L DUTIES OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUHEAU The traffic violations bureau shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed by the traffic ordinances of th~ city. ARTICLE XVIII. P~;ALTIE8 AiO PROCEDURE ON ARHEBT Section 1. PET.~ALTIE$ (a) Unless another penalty is expressly p~ovided by law every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this code shall be punished by a fine of not mo~e than three hundred dollars o~ by imprisonment for not mo~e than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment. (b) Upon conviction for a violation c~ upon bail for- feiture for ~eckless d~ivlng as stated in section 29, Article ~X of thi~ ce~c; negligent d~iving ~ stated in section 30. A~ticle ~A of this code; speeding aa s~ated in Article V of this code; d~ivingunder influence of intoxicatin~ liquor or narcotic d~u~s as stated in sec- tion 28, A~tiole IX or this coils; failure to aive immediate notice of accident as stated in section 9, Article ~ of this codel failure to remain et the scene of an accident as ~tated in section 8, A~Ic!e I! of this code; failure ~o mive tnform~tle~or ~ende~ aid as stated in section $, A~tlclc l! of this eode~ or, operating o~ ps,mitring the operation of a v~hicle in an unsa£e condition in violation of section 4,Article XVI o~ this code; the rmAnicipal zmgistrate in addition the other punishment as provided in this code may forhhwith suspend a vehicle operator's license and upon suspension thereof, the munici- pal magistrate shall notify the state police of such action and send' '~evoked license to them aa p~ovided by 15-3-4 AO.~A X~ Sec. 15-3-2, 15-3-3e 15-5-3~ Chapter 44 of 1953 Session Laws, 0ha~ Seasica ORD~2AI~CE ~I0, 4 .~ec tion 2. ~ 78 - F0~;3 L_.ID RECORLG CF TR.~F~C CITATIOn!~: ',!D ARRESTS (a) The city a[m!l p~ogtde books to include traffic ci- tation foxm~s for notifying alleged violators to appear in answer to charges violating trsfflc la~-~s and crdznsnces in the ~3y~ictpal court of this city. Sai~ books sha~! include ~iat numbered sets of ci- tations in quadruplicate for ~ov~ng vic!orions and in t~iplicate for non-moving violations in the form prescribed and approved 3oLut~ by the city magistrate and the chief of police. (b) The city shall issue such books to the chief of police, end shal]~mintain reco~d of any book so issued and. shall require a ~mitten receipt for eve~ such book. (c) The chief of police or other officer designated by t~$~.~yOP.h.ll be responsible for the issuance of such books to in- dividual members of ~4e police department. (d) The chief of police shell maintain a record copy of every moving violation of every violator for the curren-$ preceding three yea~So Section 3, PROCEDU~ OF POLICE OFFICERS Except when authorized er directed to immediately take a person before a magistrate for the violation of any traffic laws, a police officer who cites a person for such violation and does'not take such person into custody under arrest, shall take the na~, address and operator,s license r, tunber of said pe~son, the registered number of the motor wehicle involved, and such other pertinent information as may be neoessary, and shall issue to him in ~iting on a fo~mprovided by the city a traffic citation containing a notice to post bail and/or to answe~ to the cha~ge against hL~ in the municipal cou~t of this city within seven daym afte~ such alleged ~iolation to be specified in said citation, unless a longer period be cranted by the magistrate. The officer, upon receiving the ~itten pro~:ise of the alleged vie- later to answer as specified in the citation, shall release such per- son f~om custody. Section 4. VOIDED CITATICi-:S FOR CL'RTAIi? VIOLATORS Police officers are authorized to ismue tickets and endorse thereon the word "void" in exceptional cases where in thei~ opinion the ~cst interests of Justice are thereby seA, red. This privilege shall be sc~pu~:ely g~anted and only fo~, such parking violations oP vehicle mochanical defect violations :.~,he~e there is no deliberate co:otinued or flag~an~ violation a~d whe~.e there ere appearances which indicate t.~mt the violation might be unavoidable. Section 5. DISPO.~ITIOH Ai~D ~iC0~LDS 0? THAFPIC CITATI0i,~S, 1'lAmAiSTS, AiD CO.;I LA_J_$ (a) Every police officer upon issuing a traffic citation to an alleged violato~ of any provision of an~' t~afflc ordinance of this city shall deposit t ~e original and a du~licate copy of *~he non- moving citation and the ori?i:)al and two duplicate copies of the movin~ citation with his imm~adiate superior, who shall ca~ae the same originals and duplicates to be delivered to the municipal court of this city, (b) Upon the filimj of s~ch orici~m! citation ~ the ~icipal cou~t of this city as aforesaid, sa~ citation ~y be dt~- ~os~d of only by t~ial in said Cou~t o~ b~ othe~ official action by a Ju~e of said cou~t, ~cluding forfeiture of bail o~ oy pa:~ent of a ft~ to the t~afflo viol, t!or~ ~z,e~ of said cou~t. (c} Th~ chief of police shall require tbs ~eturn to h lin of each traffic citation and ,£I c~.plea thereof. ~?ntoh Imo been spoil- od or upon which any ~ntryhas been r~de and hao not been issued to an alleged violator. (d) T~e chief of police shall also mmlmtain o~ cause to be maintained a record cf all ~;a~:?ante issued by the z~ni¢tpal disposttl~ of all such (e) It shall be unlawful and o£ftctal z~ioconduct for any member of the police depa~tr.~ent o~ otheu officer o~ public employee to dispose of, alter, oF deface a traffic citation or any copy thereof, or tha ~ecords of the issuance or disposition of any traffic citation, cor.~laint, o~ ~ar~ant, in a ~nne~ other th~n as required in this article. Section 6 ILLEGAL OAI:CELLATIOJ OF TltAIr.~C CITATI&~iS It shall be unlawful for any person to cancel or solicit the cancell- ation of any traffic citation in any manne~ other than as provide~ by this articles Section 7. Writ! COPY 0l? CITATIOI~ $~%LL BE DF,_~D A LAb/WJL 00~ imLAIi:T ln event the form of cita=ionp~ovided under Section 2, A~ticle ..VVlll includes info~mation and is swo~ to as required in,aspect to a complaint charging commission of the offense alleged in said citation to have been cor~itted, then such citation whon fi~ d in ~he c~rt having Jurizdlotion shall bo dee~d to be a lawful complaint fo~ tho purpose of p~osecution ur. der this code. Section 8. FAILURE TO OBE~ CITATIOn'! It shell be unla~tk,.1 for any person to violate his ~itten p~o~;ioe to appea~ given to an officer ,~pon the issuance of a t~affic citation regardless of the disposition of t~ eh,~e fo~ which such citation wes o~iginally issued. Section 9. OIT/.TIOI! ion of any of the restrictions imposed by ordinance of this oity~ the office~ finding such vehicle shall take its reoistration and may take any otho~ info~mtion d!~Diaycd on the vehicle which may identify its uoe~, and shall ccnsp~cously affix to such vehicle a traffic citation, on a form pmovided by the city, fo~ the d~ivo~ to answe~ to tho cha~ge af.,air,~t him within seven days during tho hour~ and at a place specified in the citation. ,- 80 - t., CO;iPLY ........ FAIITJRE ..... IT:' J.]l .... 'I,. CITATION ATTACHED TO P,.-.RIZ~D V ..... .CJ,~, IJ~ a violator of the restrictions on stopping, parking, or standing under fha traffic laws or ordinances of this ci~ does not appear Lu response to a t.~affic citation affixed to such moto~ ve~cle within a period of seven days the clerk of the rm~..'..eipsl court shall send to the o~mer of the motor vehicle to which the traffic citation was affixed a letter informing him of the violation and wa~ning him that in the event such letter is disregarded for a period of five days a warrant o~ arrest will be issued. Sec-bion II REGYSTE~ C~:[iSR Rr:SI'0NSIBM] FOR iLLEGAL PAF~:.ING Every perso~ in whose name a vehicle is registered (liconsed) shall be responsible for any parking or angle parking of said wehicle and for el! offenses other then :,~oving violations of this chapter. It £hall be no defense to much charze that said vehicle was milegally pa~ked ox, ~gle p~ke~ or used ')y a~othe~ unless it be sho~m that at such time said vehicle wos ' ei'...~.j used ~;Ithout the co.:sent of the registered (licensed) o~mer thex. eof. The fo~,egoing shall apply only when the procedure as prescr?.bed in Secticns 9 and lC, Article XVIII has been fol!o~;ed. Section 12 WHEi~ U .RRAI~i' TO :DE ISSU,2D Lu the event any person fails to co~.ply with s traffic citation given to s~eh person or attached to a vehicle or fails to r, mke appearance puz~suant to s s~u~.:ons direct~ an appesrance ~ the ~icipal c~:,t, o~ if ~' pe:~son fails o~ ~efuses to ~eposit bail as ~e~i~ed and within tko t:,.:,e permitted by o~dinance, the clerk of the ~nicipal c~t shall secure and issuo a ~arrsn~ for his Sec$ion 13. AUT'.,/; 2.'-.'ff.f Tr,_ IP?OUiFD V. ,,:...,,,.-"~'r,w"?'.,,.,, ?,;gPf;' PTI01,! OR SALE OF I, :~':.U1..,.'9.:'T:)-~w "-'r,r',,.,'.,. ~,.,., ~ (a) ~'benever any vehicle sic. all be located or is ~tanding upon any, street or alley r~.ght-of-~ay in violations: of ~he p~ovisions cf thi= ordnance (code) or ~ny rule or re.:~tation adopted pursuant thereto, or whe;~uvee any vehicle shall be fo~d to be z,;echanically unsafe to ope:,ate upon the street or alley, o~ whenever the driver of ~ny vehicle sba!! be i~,pa:tred or is taken into custody by an offlce~ for an offe.me involvln' eitFer Lriving while tu~den the ~fluence of intoxicat' ng !:teuo~, ~echlos~ driving, negligent drzving or any felony, such ve~:'.cle ~,:ay be rm oved the city st~eets or e].ieys m~d A,,aL.' be :.t,po~dcd at e ~l~ce to be desisted by the police deue~t~ent, Tie police sholl, in the p~ope~ case and w'aenever any other provision of the Code of O~d~nances ia violated: a~,~e a ccm,,.,lsing to l,e filed af,:ainst the person com~.;itting ~oh offense, l~'~en the m.~e~ op authorized ~ep~esentatfive of the ot~e~ of said vehicle c!si~..s the cm,.e, be s~ll be informed of the nature and ciz, c~,cta~;ces causing tho po~ndraent of such vehicle m:d to obta~:: re},.~se thereof ~.ha!l pay all tow~3 oha~ges, which chs~ges shall not eyceed the s~ of f:,.ve dollars m~d in addition there slmll be paid a sto..,s'e fee of one dolla~ pe~ day or fraction thereof that such ve~i~l~ shall re~..ain impeded after the firr~t twonty-f,mr bouts. If the operator or o~mo~ of ~'~o vel,icle, uFon l~earin5 before tbs municipal r,.a-.',isgra.~e, J.o f~,'nd ,':o~ 'u!ltv of U:o vio].a~ton of which he is char/fed., ~he i~pc~ded wo:~ic!a~ a~:.a~], ho reloased i~:~mediagel~ tc ehe ow',~er wi thnut col!ece~m: of fee~ ~.r o~he~~ cbar(.:es, if ~he ~t~ ox~ operator of ~ue~, v,'~i~,:~e is fo~4 ?uflty Oy tho magistrate, any f~e !~;,.5osod under the plovt=ions of the a;,p'r,-~pri~te section o~ this ordinance (code) s%a].l be in addi~ton to the to?~toj ~nd sto~age eha~geo her~L~ D~esc~,ibed. (b) }!o person shall allou, perr,.it ox, suffer any vehicle ~eglstered in his nar,~ t~ sta:".d or park upon or be ope~ated upon any street in this city in ~lolat~ .... of this ordinance (co.~e) crcny ~ule or ~,~e[,~lat~on adopted or ~snucd pursuant thereto. (o) After a vehicle bs~ been impoundo-? for ~ore ths~ three months in tho city vehicle po~u~d, tbs ch.~ef of police shell cause to be sent by reg',ste:~ed rail a notice to the o~c,.e~ if with the exorcise of due diligauce said o'.:ner's nan:e can be ascertained. The notice s~sll accurately dc;scribe thc vehinle, ~tve the date the vehicle was i~f, po~m8ed and info_~a the owner that unless he reclaims the vehicle within ten days frc::,~ the dispatch thereof, the vehicle shall be sold. Jot less than flf'~cen days after the dispatch of said letter, if said Letter can be sent, and in any event even if such !ette~ ca~mot be sent, the chief of police shall cause to be published, once i'n a newspaper of zener~l ci~culation in the city a desc.-iptton of tl:e vehicle and other similar vehicles, similarly deacmibed, will be sold et public suction to the highest ~esponalble bldde~ at a public sale u~.dev the direct!on of the city corn%oil at a specified time and :,lace, not lest than ton days aftem the publication of said notio~ of sale. Tb.e cl:i~,f of police shall keep :a pe~r,~anent accurate recb~,d of all cars ihpounde?., containing date o£'i~apoundlng, descr~ptior, of vehicle, cause for ~hfch pounded, date of redemption if redeo~:~ed, and m,:cunt paid upon ~edez,,ptIon, date of letter to owner, of owner lmo~m, notice of sale, rec~d of sale and price paid at sale and na~,ae of pt~chase . ;,RT..CD, XYX, }gffect of and Short Title of ~,~uu S3CTIOH 1 CONT.7)~ATION :.~ .' PR.i::.'.;E:'IT REST;CCTIONS All arterial streets or h~ghways and all "Stop" streets and high- ways, ell parkin~ .yules ond ro.~.~'.l, ati~ns, parking meter zones, bus stops, passenger ~nd truck cu:.:b lo~-~in, zones, ~I1 t~affic-cor, trol devises, m~d ell tra£flc-¢ontrol si::~.sls desi~?atcd or in force at the time thi~ cection becomes effect.!ve ~h~.l! continue in full force and effect un~il the sm~.e k. sve beau chan od o~., amended in accord- snce with tho p~ovisions of tbi~ ,~':,~,TiON 2 :3:IORT TJ.'£~.~ This ordinance ma~ be l~.io;m and cited as t':~e "Traffic Code." Publication of this oi, d:i..lm~ce shall be by posting a copy here- of on the City ~:all bu].lct.'_~ '.card i'oi? a pevlod of ten (10) days followin'~ its pas~a,~:e and First re&d~g: Ocbober 4, 1960. i i. Pes::ed and agpro,;ed l'y the City Council of the City of Alaska, this 18th day of ' ctober, 1960. Attest: City Clerk I ORLYiLL, C 'r. ~ · ~ <' :" ~" J<' PP, C;V'£.,Z: .... ,MID f.I ,C,'.LIANLCI ,~ ,'; ,, It shell be unlawful for any pe~-son to (a) Engage in any illegal occupation o~. business; (b) Be upon any public street o~ in any place in a state of dx~nkenness o~ int~xication, and no pe~son s: all be on any p~iv~te p~e~,,ises in a state of d~nk~rness or !ntozicstion in such ~e~ as to be obviously visible snd offensive to the public; (c) Engage in any indecant, !.~:,~::o~al or obscene con,J~c;ct in any street, alley or oublic place; (d) Discharge shy f:tree:, or n.!r ..-'~'~e :~, .,,[ a one mile radius of the Kanji Post office, 02 in~n~:,.cna~.l~ pclnt o~, ai~.~ ~ny fi~ea~r,~ o~ othe~ dangerous weapori loaded o~ othoL-,~.:!no st any peasen; (£) Beg in any street, a:,.],~y or pu!:lic place; (g) Jostle or rou hly c~o~ people ur~]ocesssrily in any stmeet, (h) ?very ab~-bodled person ~.E:o, not '.mvln?. vislb].o :.mans to maintain b~,~so3f, lives ~.dly withul,t m.~pl9y..ont, who is fm3nd lolte~g or ra..bling about the streets, alleys, depo-~s, tem..inals, o~ othe~ public places, o~ lodging in cars, &~.~co~,y, out; ousos, sbed~, stables, ~ the open ai~, o~ othe~~ plsoes othe~ than such as i~ kept for !odgin pu~pose~ wlt~.out ~he pe:u.ls.:ion of the o~mer or pa~ty ent:~tled to pos.ecsion the~o~' not :. lying ~ good acco~t o~ himself; every pers,n fo'..,nd ir uub!ic p~.aces begging, end every lewd and dissolute person who 13.vos 'in o~ shout houses of ill fa 'o and every co~on~prostituto and ove~y person who shall conduct hir,~self ~ a violent, ~totous or diooude~ tanner, or uses any abusive lant. uabe ~ any street, e~.ley, house o~ plnce whereby the peace and ~iet of the neighborhood or the vlclnlt~ may be disturbed, shall