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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-046-R1 - Adoption of Traffic CodeBILL NO.~~- ORDINANCE N0. 7`~'~_ / a AN ORDINANCE ENACTING AND ADOPTIPIG A TR.tiF:~'IC CODE I''OR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AND REGUI~ATIDIG THE OPE&.TION OF ivIOTOR VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE PROVIDING PENALITIES FOR THE VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND R~EALING ALL ORDINAI~TCES IN CONFLICT OR INCONSIS~: TENT ^1HERE4VITH; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERr.~EIQ OF THE CITY OF RIVER- SIDL, IvIISSOURI AS FCILLOVIS ; SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: ALLEY. Any street writh a roadway of less than twenty feet. AU':PHORIZED E1~IERGEIQCY V1'.tiICLE. Vehicles of the fire depart- ment, police vehicles and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal departments or public service corp- orations as are designated or authorized by the chief of police. BICYCLE. Every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having trvo tandem wheels either of which is more than twenty inches in diameter. BUS. Every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten passengers and used for the transportation of persons; and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. BUSIIQESS DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to a street when fifty per cent or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of three hundred feet or more is occupied by buildings in use for business. CROSSWALK. That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of curb and property lines at intersections or any other portion of a roadway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossings by lines or other ,J markings on the surface. CURB LOADING the exclusive of passengers ZONE. A space adjacent use of vehicles during or materials. to a curb reserved for the loadin? or unloading ~~~ ~ ~ DRIVER. Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. ~ FARIei TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used pri- marily as a farm implement, for drawing plows, mowing mach- ines and other implements of husbandry. FLAT:~~IAI3LE LIC~UID. Any liquid which has a flash point of seventy degrees fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device. GROSS VJEIGIT. The weight of a vehicle without load plus the weight of any load thereon. HIGIiWAY. The entire width between the boundry lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. INTERSECTION. The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines; or, if none, than of the lateral boundary lines of two or more streets which join one another at an angle, whether or not one such street crosses tho other. LANID ROADWAY. A roadway which is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic. __ i!-:OTORCYCLE. Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tract- or. ~-- TvIOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE. Every motorcycle, including every motor scootor, with a motor which produces not to exceed five horse- power, and every bicycle with motor attached. T:iOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self- propelled. OPb'ICIAL TITYiE STAI~TDARD. Whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time as may be in current use in the City. OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES All signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic. ONE-1"JP.Y STREETS OR ALLEYS. A one-way street or alley is any street or alley upon vahich all vehicular traffic is restricted to movement in one direction only. - 2- ~6 - ~e-~ OPERATOR. Every person other than a chauffeur, viho drives or is in actual physical control of a motor voh3.cle upon a highway or street or vrho is exercising control over or steer- ing a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. Oi"1~<E'R. A person, other than a lienholder, having; the property in or title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle su'oject to a security interest in another person, 'out excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security. Pr=f~ OR PF,Af~Ii~TG. Means t'ae standing of a vehicle, whether occu- pied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually enmaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. PASS'~'T,,GER CURB LOI,DIi~IG ZONE. A place adjacent to a curb re- served for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers. PE7ESTRIAi~i. Any person afoot. POLICE O,yFICF,R Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations. PRIVATE ROAIx"d~.Y OR DRIVEti~JAY. Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the ovaner and those hav9_ng express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons. RAILROAD. A carrier or persons or property upon cars, other than streetcars, operated upon stationary rails. RAILROA~J SIGPT 0?R SIGNAL. Any sign, signal or device erected by authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and in- tended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks of, the approach of a railroad train. R =ILRUAD TR~'~ITd. A steam engine, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails, except streetcars. 3 REGISTRATION. The registration certificate or certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of this state pertain- ing to the registration of vehicles. RIGHT OF 'uJlzY. ^lhe privilege of the immediate use of the roadway. ROP.33~IVAY. That portion of a street improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a street includes tvvo or more separate roadway, the -3- ~/~ -~-/ term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways collectively. _ SrzFETY ZONE. The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is pro- tected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a saf ety zone. SCf300L BUS. Every motor vehicle owned by a public or govern- mental agency and operated for the transportation of children to or from school or privately ovrned and operated for compen- sation for the transportation of children to or from school. SIDEo~'ALK. That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a road~~ay, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use of pedestrians. STAND OR STANDINCs. Means the halting; of a vehicle, vrhether occu- pied or not, othervrise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. STOP. When required, means complete cessation from movement. STOP OR STOPPING. When prohibited, means any halting even mo- mentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid confl9_et with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal. STREET. The entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained tivhen any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. THROUGH HIGH'frAY. Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways or streets must stop or yield the right of way. THROUGH STREETS' Every street or portion thereof on which ve- hicular traffic is given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting streets is required by law to yield right of way to vehicles on such through streets in o'oedience to either a stop sign or a yield sign, when such signs are erected as provided in this .sir&i'narLCe. TRAFFIC. Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, st- reetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any street for purposes of travel. ~~- TRAFFIC-COPJTROL SIGN. All signs, markings and devices, other than signals, not inconsistent with this chapter, placed or erected by the authority of the Board of Aldermen, for the purpose -4- ~~ "~ `~ of guiding, directing, ~raarning or regulating traffic. TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL. hny device, whether manually, electric- _ ally or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop or to proceed. TRUCK; Every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained pri- marily for the transportation of property. VEHICLE; Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. SECTIOI~I 2: TRArFIC ADi;~INISTRATI0P1; (a) Duty of Traffic Division. It shall be the duty of the police department, to enforce the traffic regulations of this municipality and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this municipality to make arrests for traf- fic violations; to investigate accidents and to cooperate( ~e e~3= ear end-) other officers of the munici- pality in the administration of the traffic laws and in develop- ing ways and means to improve traffic conditions; and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the division by this ordinance and other traffic ordinances of this city. (b) Records of Traffic Violations. The Police Depart- ment shall keep a record of all violations of the provisions of this ordinance and other traffic ordinances of this mun- icipality of vrhich any person has been charged, together with a record of the final disposition of all such alleged offenses. Such record shall be so maintained as to show all types of vio- lations and the total of each. Such record shall accumulate during al least a five-year period and from that time on the record shall be maintained complete for at least the most re- cent five-year period. All such records and reports shall be public records. (c) Traffic division to Investigate Accidents. It shall be the duty of the police department, to investigate traffic accidents, to arrest and to assist in the prosecution of those persons charged with violations of law causing or contribut- ing to such accidents. _ SECTION 3 ; EDtFORCEI4~ETdT APtD OBia"DIEIQCE TO TRAFF'TC REGULATIONS . (a) Authority of Police and Fire Department Officials. It shall be the duty of the officiers of tkie police department or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police to en- 5~ -5- force all street traffic laws of this municipality and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this municipality. Officers of the police department or such off- icers as are assigned by the chief of police are hereby author- ized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conform- ance vrith the traffic laws; provided, that in the event of afire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard ped- estrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traf- fic laws. Officers of the fire department, when at the scene of afire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic there- at or in the immediate vicinity. (b) Required obedience to ordinance. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this ordinance. (c) Obedience to police and fire department officials. No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any law- ful order or direction of a police officer or fire department official. (d) Persons Propelling Pushcarts or Riding Animals to Obey - Traffic Regulations. Every person propelling any pushcart or riding an animal upon a roadway, and every person driving arty animal-drawn vehicle, shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature can have no application. (e) Coasters, roller skates and similar devices restricted. - - -- __ _ No person upo~~ n-ro1'~er skates, or r~~,g or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon any road- way, except wahile crossing; a street on a crosswalk, and when so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to ped- estrians. (f) _.~ublic employees _to obe~_traffic regulations. The provisions of this ordinance sha~I. apply -fo""the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, this State, County or City and it shall be unlawful for any such driver to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise permitted in this ordinance or by state statute. (g) Exemptions to Authorized Emergency Vehicles. ------ The prow s ons o s o""rd3nance regulating "the `operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall apply to emergency vehicles, as defined in this ordinance, except as follows: - fi- ~~-~-~ rr A driver when operating any such vehicle in an emergency, ex~ ~ept when otherwise directed by n police officer, may; - (1) Park or stand notwithstanding the provisions of this ord- nance. (2) Proceed past a red light or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation. (3) Exceed the speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property. (L) Disregard regulations governing directions of movement or turning in specified directions so long as he does not endanger life or property. Those exemptions hereinbefore granted in ref erence to the move- ment of an anthorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of such vehicle sounds a sirens bell or exhaust whistle, as may be reasonably necessary, and the vehicle displays a lighted red lamp visible from the front as a warning to others. The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such veh- icle from the consequences of his reckless disregard of the safe- ty of others. (h) Operation of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized loner en~cy. Vehicles. U on the immediatQ__approach of an authorize ve • c_~e, -- - -- - _ ----- _ - _,om y_ng with t e provisions of this ordinance, the driyer_of, every o_ther~~ve~.ic-Ie shall yield the right of way, and shall immed- _ .._ _ --_ ~ at~l.y drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possib e to, the right-hand edge of curb of the roadway clear of any in- tersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer. (i) Immediate report of accidents and duty to stop. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an app- arent Px•~nt-af_ ent -Jfive ollars, or more, shall immediately by the, quickest means oI'- communica ion,_, either- v_erbal._or written, _~ive notice of such acci~eri~ ~o""-t1i-e police department if "such accident occurs within phis rimunicipality. He shall als_o~..P~iv~e__ his name and address,, awl _~he registration number__of his vehicle, "moo the person struck or to the driver or occupant of any vehicle collided vrith. (j) , Dut uon Striking Unattended Vehicle. The driver of any ve icle which co~ldes~with another vehicle which is unattended s'nall immediat®ly stop and either locate and notify the owner of the vehicle struck, of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the un- attended vehicle, or shall leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver of the vehicle an d of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking and shall make a report of such collision or acci- dent to the police department as soon as reasonably possible. -7- ~6-~-~ (z:) -utSr upon stri?rin~; ~Fi„lures u-~~on street or adjacent _,ropert~z. 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It sn.all be unlawful for any person to ride upon i,he running- ~„ oa or fender of any rotor vehicle _ u.~on the ~~blics~Ereets or alleys of the mu~:cipality v~rhile such motor vehicle is in motion, or"____for ar~y_._person to operate a_ motor vehicle with any person rid- ~ _ _ in~u~oti_the running board of the fende_r_ thereof; and, it is un- ~.aw£ul for any person to transport or carry, or for any person to cause or permit to be transported or carried, on the running board,~}~`- of any motor vehicle designed for passengers, or on the to~neauJfZ or body thereof, any animal unless such animal is protected by a framework or other device r~hich will brevent the animal from fall- ing o.ff or being thrown from such vehicle while the same is be- ing operated or driven upon the public streets or alleys. SECTION 10; AUTTzORITY TO IT~?STALL TRAFFIC-COTZTROL DEVICES. The police Department shall have the authority to place and maintain traffic-control signs, signals and devices when and as required by the Board of Aldermen, under the provisions of this ordinance and other traffic ordinances of this municipality, to make effective such provisions. SECTIUIv 11: n4ATv`[.TAL ATv'D SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRAI'F1C-CONTROL DEVICES. Traffic signs and signals shall conform to the standards estab- lished by the Pdational Conference on Street and Highway Safety. All signs and signals designated for a particular purpose shall, so far as practicable, be uniform as to location throughout the municipality. All Traffic-control devices so erected and not in- consistent uaith the provisions of state law or this ordinance shall be official traffic-control devices. SECTIOTd 12: Erection prerequisite to enforcement. No provisions of the ordinance for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation, an official sign herein required. is_~ot in_proper position and sufficiently legible. ~'Pfienever a particular section does nbt state that signs are required, such action shall be eff ective without signs being erected to give notice thereof. SECTION 13: OBEDIEAICE TO TRAT'FIC SIGTdS I~IdD SIGNALS . Operators of all vehicles are reguired to observe the in- structions of all official traffic signs placed under the pro- - visions of this ordinance. Such signs shall include all letter- ed signs, all buttons, all curbings, all mechanical traffic sig- nals, and all paint marks, placed upon the surface of the road- way. SECTIOTd l~_: 'PRAFFTC-COTdTROL SIGNAL LEGEDTD. Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals ex- hibiting the words "GO", "CAUTION", or "STOP", or exhibiting dif- ferent colored lights successively one at a time, or with arrows, -9- ~ ~~~ -~ the following colors only s'nall be used and such terms and lights shall designate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows: (a) green alone or "GU" 1. Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place pro- hibits either such turn. Eut vehicular traffic, including veh_icles_ turning right or ~eft,~-fiart-y~Td the right of way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the in- tersection or an adjacent crosswalk at t'.ne time such signal i~..exhib`ited. 2. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the road- way within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. ('o ) STEADY YELLObV ALONE. 1. Vehicular traffic facing the signal is thereby ti^rarned that the red or "STOP" signal will be exhibited immediately there- after and suc'a vehict~].a~_traff_c shall not .enter _or,,be_ cxoss- _,- in,~, the intersection vahen the red or "-STOP" signal is exhibt- _ __ - --~ _-- e . 2. Pedestrians facing such signal are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway, and any ped- estrian then starting to cross shall yield right of vray to all vehicles. (c ) STEADY R~ ALUivE, OR "STOP't . 1. Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before enter- ing t'ne crosswalk on the near side of the intersection; or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until green or "GO" is shown alone. 2. DIo pedestrian facin~ such signal shall enter the roadwray unless he can do so safely and without interferring with any vehicular traffic. (d ) S TEARY RED '.v' ITH GRT~;E~Pi ARROV~ 1. Vehicular traffic facing such signal may cautiously enter the intersection only to mare the movement indicated by such arrow, but s'nall yield the right of way to pedestrians lavr- fully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. 2. IQo pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and vrithout interferring with any vehicular traffic. /Z -10- '~~ - f~ -/ fie) In the event an official traffic-control signal is er- ected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature cam have no app- lication. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or mask- ing on the roadway indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any such. sign or marking the stop shall be-made at the signal. SECTION lri : DISPLAY OF TJNAL7THORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS OR TdIARKINGS . It shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or to display upon or in view of any street any unofficial sign, signal or device which purports to be o~is an imitation of or resembels an official traffic sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or wTaich hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official sign or sig- nal. Every such prohibited sign or signal or device is here- by declared to be a public nuisance, and the police department is hereby empowered to remove it or cause the same to be removed, without notice. S~'C'T'ION 16: POLICE DEPARTI~EDTT TO DESICrI~i~9TE CROSS'd1ALKS, ESTABLISH SAFETY ZONES ATiTD TrIARK TRAFFIC LAT?ES. -" The police department is hereby authorized to designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the sur- face of the roadway, crosswalks vrhere there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, to establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as it may be deem- ed necessary for the protection of pedestrians and to mark lanes for traffic on street pavements at such places as it may be deem- ed advisable, consistent vrith the provisions of this ordinance ~~d other traffic ordinances of this municipality. SECTION 17: RIGHT OF VVAY BETUJEEN VEHICLES AT'PRUACHIPdG OR EIQTER- ING AN INTERSECTION. The driver of a vehicle approa_c_hing an intersection shall yieYl --~e-~1Eht of v~ay to a ve c e v~hich has ~-entered th.e intersection. When two vehicles enter an intersection at the same time, the driver of the vel ~ cle on th,~left shall yield to the .driver of the vehicle on the right. ~" .__ v. -- --- - SECTION 18; RIGHT OF l'JAY BETi~/EEi~t `l'~,VO Vr~-IICLES ETdTERIi~tG THROUGTi STREEPS. The driver of any vehicle who has stopped as required by law at the entrance to_a thro_~h-~tt et shall yield to the other veh- ,~._. , icle_s" v~.i hin tha_-~nt_ers~et~on or_ approaching _so~ closelST on T;he through_street___as to __constitute an_immediate hazard, but shch dri- - -- v`~r"having so yield may proceed any other vehicles approaching in- to or across the through street. -11- SECTION 19: RIGIiT OF 4i~AY BETV'IEEPT Vr`~iICLr~ TURT;IIQG LEFT AT IN- TERSECTIOPdS . The dr,~.yer~" a_vehicle. wit~,~,~ an,_intersection to turn to the le s~ould field to'any_vehicle approaching from-the opposite"" irection w i`cFi`"is with~.n _the_ irate-rsect3on or so close thereto 'a~~o co_nst~ute;an immediate hazard b_ut such driver having yield- " e and having riven a signal -v~heri -and as required by lavr may make such left turn and other vehicles approaching the intersection from such opposite direction shall yield to the driver making the left turn. SECTION 20: RTGHT OF t'J9Y BET6'v`EETv P_FDFSTRIAId5 ATdD VEIIICLES . The driver of any vehicle shall yield the right of way to ped- estrians crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or with- in any unmarked crosswalk at the end of a block, except at inter- sections where the movement of traffic is being regulated by a police ~afficer of traffic-control signals. I~Jhenever any vehicle has been stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle approaching from the reart_o__QVertake _ ____ ---- and pass _ such ~tapps~ vehicle. -_------_ SECTION 21 : ~RECyUIREll POSITION ~:T.D T.?E`i'IiOD OF TURNING AT IIdTER- SECTIOPIS . Both t'ne approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. Approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roads°~ay nearest the center line thereof and of ter entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. All turning movement shall be made with due caution and circumspection at a speed or in a manner so as not to endanger any person or property. SECTION 2E; P.UTHORITY TO PLACE IzT~'D OBEDIEidCE TO TURTdING MARKERS. The police department is hereby authorized to place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersect- ions and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than prescribed by this ordinance or other traffic ordinances of this municipality. When authorized markers, buttons or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications. -12- ~~ ~' ~ SECTION 23: AUTHORITY TO PLACE A~UD OBIDIENCE TURN S I GiIS . ;, The police department is hereby authorized `'' intersections at which drivers of vehicles sh or left turns. Whenever authorized signs are that no ri;~ht or left turns are permitted, no obey tine direction of any such sign. TO RESTRICTED to determine those X11 not mare right erected indicating driver shall dis- The police department is also authorized to determine where no "U" turns shall be permitted, that is, 1^rhere a driver of a vehicle s'nall not cross the center line of a street for the purpose of parking on the opposite side or to proceed in the opposite dir- ection, and to erect or cause to be erected, signs prohibit3;ng such turns. SECTION 21}.: AU'I'"rIORITY TO SIGTd OI~E-LNAY STREETS lT~?D IiLLEYS. l~thenever any provisions of this ordinance or ot'ner traffic ordinance of this municipality designates any street or alley one-way, the police department shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof. Signs indicating the direction of law- ful traffic movement sizall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic 3n the opposite direction is prohibited. ~'` '~, y SECTIOTd 25: DESIGTT3TIOTd. Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys and parts of alleys described in section 10~, ve'nicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every in- tersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited. S':CTION 26' GEDIERALLj.L. DIo person shall drive a vehicle on a street at a speed great- er than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and hav- ing regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing;. In every event, speed__shall l?e_„s_9 .controlled as ma~T ne necessary to a_sroyd_collidin~; with any person,. vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the street in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care. SECTIOT~? 27 ; 14'I-IEN REDUCED SPEED RL~:~UIRED. ~'~ The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the re- '-,,. quirements of the preseding section, drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railvray grade crossing, when approachinm and going around a curve, -13- ~- ~ ~v ~ ~ ~ ~3 ~;, ~6 ~-~ ~/ E~ L when approaching a hillcrest, vrhen traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazard exists and ti^rith respect to ~.edestrians or other__~raf~ic_or__by _re:ason_ of vre~.ther or high- vva conditions. SECTIOid 28: Dr'~IGN:TIOPT OF SPEED LII;FITS. Upon those streets and parts of streets and in t'nose alleys and parts of alleys described in section ll_'j vehicular traffic shall not travel at a higher rate of speed than stated. SECTIOid 29: USE OF CROSS4`JsLKS SY PEDESTRI~I'TS REQUIRED; r' CEk'TIONS; CROSSI:i;G FsGrxIl?ST LIGII^1S. On streets where traffic is controlled 'oy traffic-control sig- nals or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross a road- way against a red signal and shall not cross any roadway, except in a marked crosswalh:, if any such crossvralk is marked. SECTION 30 ; RIGHT OF ~r'AY IN CRUSSUJf~LKS. PJhen traffic-control signals are not in place, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slovring down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway with- in a crossvralk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the road- way upon which the vehicle is traveling, or vrhen the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger but no pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle tivhich is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield. SECTIOI', 31; PEDF~i'RIr~ivS VJIiLKING ALO'idG R0I:17rUAY. i~Uhere sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlavrful for any pedes- train to tivall~ alone; and upon an adjacent roadvv~y, ~~~here sides^.alks are not provided, any pedestrian oral'.ing along and upon ar_y road- vray shall, when practical, _zra.ll_ only_on_the left side of the ro_ad- __ ~.ay_or its shoulder fa_cinL traffic which rna~ approach i'rom the - __ .,. _ opposite direction. SECTIOid 32: SOLICITINCr RIDES ; T~?o person shall stand in any roadway in the municiuality ?'or the purpose of soliciting a ride frorn the driver of any vehicle. SEC`1'IOIv' 33 ; DU`1'Y OP VEIICLE DRIVERS i;ot~^rithstanding the fore"oing provisions of this article, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any :pedestrian upon any roadvray a.nd shall give yarning by sound- ing the horn of the vehicle when necessary. -11~- G5 ~6 "~ V' SECTIOTd 3T: DP.IVI'.;C t7Tv'DE~~ 1 ~E I ~!Z+'LUE??CE OP LI'-~~TOR CR DRUGS. It shall be unlavrful for any person ~vho is under the influence of drugs or liquor to drive any vehicle upon any street, alley or other cublic way in this municipality. SECTIOAt 35: CARELESS ~>TiD I:P17UD:^'iGT DRIVITG. Any person vrho drives any -rehicle upon ar_y street carelessly and needlessly in wilf u,l o.r vranton disregard of the rights or safety of others, or v~jithout due caution and circumspection or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger, or be likely to en- danger any person or property, shall 'oe guilty of careless and imprudent driving. SEC'1.'I01` 36: DRIVIT`G OP? RTGHT SIDE OF ROADTU'iY_Y. Upon x.11 streets, except upon one-vaay streets, the driver of a vehicle shall drive the same upon the right half of tine road- vray except vrhen overtaking and passing another vehicle, subject to the limitations set forth in this article. In driving upon the right half of the roadc~ay, the driver shall drive as closely as practicable to the right edge or curb of the roadvra.y, except when overtaking or passing another ve'nicle or vrhen -placing a vehicle in position to mare a left turn. SECTIOTv 37: STREcTS LAP?L'D POR TRAFFIC. A vehicle s'ciall normally be driven in the lane nearest the right edge or curb of the roadway vrhen such lane is available for travel, except as otherwise provided for in this section. A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as is nra.ctica'rle entirely within a. single lane and shall not be moved from such lane un- til the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety. Upon all streets v~hich are divided by a park- l'Jay, r:alk, medial strip, sunken v~ay or viaduct, vehicles shall keep to the right of such division. SECTION 38: OVERTAIiIi?G Ai~T3~ PI,SSIi~?G A VIIiTCLE --GLi;ER1~:LI~Y. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another ve'nicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right until safely clear of such overtaken vehicle. The driver of an overtaken vehicle shall rive way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on suitable and audible signal and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaken; vehccle. In the event vehicles on a street are moving in two substant- ially continuous lines, the provisions of this section shall not -15- I~ ~ ~"~ - ~ be considered as ;crohibiting the vehicle in one such line over- tal~in~; or passing the vehicles in another such line either up- on the right or tlio left, nor shall the provisions of this sect- ion be construed to prohi'oit a driver overtaking and passing up- on the right of another vehicle titi~hich is making or about to make a left turn. The driver of an overtaking vehicle, under conditions when necessary to insure safe operation, shall give audible tivarn- ing with his horn before passin;; or attempting to pass a vehicle proceedinm in the same direction. SEC'I'IOTI ,3~: S:i'~E---LINiITATIOTdS CEi~~ERALLS.r. The driver of a vehci7_e shall not drive to the left side of the center line of a roadvray, except upon one-vaay streets, in overtaking and passinU another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made writhout im- peding the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. SP'CTION ?.a_0: OVEF.TAKIIu'r AT~iD P~ SSIIdG SCIz00L BUS. The driver of a vehicle upon a street, upon meeting or over- taking, from either direction, any school bus ~:~hich has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children, shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus t~r'nen there is in operation on such school bus a signal, mechanical or elect- rical, plainly visible from the front and rear, indicating in- tention to stop. The driver of a vehicle upon a street with se- parate roadways need not stop upon meeting or overtaking a school bus which is on a different road~a~ay or which is stopped in a load- ing zone constituting a part of or adjacent to a limited or con- trolled access street at a point where. pedestrians are not per- mitted to cross the roadway. SECTIOTI 1~_1 : k~LL01'+IPI T T00 CLOSELY. The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and conditions of t'ne roadway. SECTION I{.2: DESIGNATION OF `.PHROUCsH STREETS. Those streets and parts of streets described in section 110 are hereby declared to be through streets. SECTTOnT ?.~3: CERTF.IId VL'1IICLI~S PROHII;ITED OTI BOULEVARDS. ~~~~ y No vehicle other than those carrying passengers or const- ructed to carry passengers (except such as are engaged in re- -16- i~ ~G. ~- ~ pairing, or constructing of parks, boulevards, streets, ave- nues or driveways) shall be allowed to enter upon any boul- evard; provided, that at the time of the alleged violation there was posted on the boulevard signs indicating the regul- ation in effect. Vehicles carrying goods, merchandise or other articles to or from any house or premises abutting upon any of such boulevard shall be permitted to enter thereon at the cross street nearest to such house or premises i~~:-~~~~-io=~ h s~aar€e a~ ~ and deliver or receive such goods, merchandise or other articles, but shall not proceed thereon .farther than the nearest cross street thereafter. Boulevards are hereby declared to be those streets and public trays speci- fied in section 116. .._---- SECTIOTI ~}.~_; SIGNALS Oil STARTITv'G,STOPPING OR TUI;T~INGa; GE;v'EIIALLY The driver of any vehiclo upon a street, before starting, stopping or turning from a direct line, shall first see that such movement can be made in safety and, if any pedestrian may be affected by such movement, shall give a clearly audible sig- nal by sounding the horn, and whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by-such movement s'nall give a sip;nal plainly visible to the driver of such other vehicle of the in- tension to make such movement, either by hand or by mechanical or electrical device. SECTION ~.5; SAI:E---IviETHOf3 OF GIVING ARI' SIGiAL. The driver of any vehicle desiring to turn his vehicle to the right shall extend his arm from the left side of his ve'nicle at an angle above the horizontal so that the same may be seen from the rear of his vehicle. The driver desiring to turn left shall extend his arm from the le:~°t of his vehicle horizontally so that the same may be seen from the rear of his vehiclo. The driver desiring to slow down or stop shall extend his arm from the lef t of his vehicle below the horizontal so that the same may be seen from the rear of his vehicle. SECTIOPI L4.6; USIT~iG y~ICL~lFOR PRITrLARY PURPOSE OF DISPLAYII~T~ ADVI~Rrl'~~I~, . It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or park on any street any vehicle for the primary purpose ~ of displaying advertising. SECTION ~,_7: DRIVII~tG Oid SIDE1i~ALK, PARIfir'dJ,Y, etc. The driver of a vehicle shall not drive upon any sidewalk, parkway, park or other :public property where no provisions therefor has been made. -17- T //j- ~..~ SECTICI' ~~_B ; DRIVI==`^ Ii` DISIdECIiRD OP S%'"?'S 0.~'~_. ~!'..Ri~ICDF'S . I'o person shall drive any vehicle over or across a.ny nevrly made pavement or newly mar.?~ed ?~~.vement in any pu'ali_c street, across or around ~=,~hicn portion ti~e~~e is a bar~~ier or simn vrarnin~; persons not to drive over or across such portion, or a sign statinm that the street is closed, if such simns or barriers 'nave been authorized by lavrful ~?.uthority. ti_~C1ICI i.~: b 'T:a~R..L ~'ROC:~.S~~_vl'C>. r funeral procession, s'nall be identified as a procession of vehicles in motion, v:ith their 7_is;hts on ~.nd no driver of Z vehicle shall drive 'oetv:een the v~'r.~icles com~oosing s. funeral procession. Each driver in a f~~.ner~.l :procession shall. drive as near to tine r. fight edge of t'ne roadvra.r as practical. a.nd shal7_ fol_lovr the ven.icle n ahead as close as it is ~~-ractical a.n:',. sa~~ e. SY;C7'! Oi' Cp : V, ~_CL:~: LIC ~:~:5'<;S " ' ::~Ti='i_L_r' ; T.,D": "I ~•Ir; r ~ICi Or rl~'Pi CYS . X17. vehicles ov:ned b~T persons residinm in tree cittj, ^.nd not ~A~. ~ ~ used exclusively outside of the cit~l, a.re required to have a ---rlunicipalit~T motor vehicle licc,se or_ caisplay on the lover right- iaand corner of the vrindshield. A11 trucks. operated on the streets sh~~.ll ha.t,~e the Warne ar_d o~;~ner dis~~layed on tae truck in compliance v~ri th the state lavr. S~:C_!'!Qi', ~'l: ~O~OR V~~1':ICL'? DPI'+~~'~R'" T,IC.~~-5;. P'o ~;erson shall one.r~.te a. ve'~icle in t',~e muni cinali t~;T r;;_ th- out h~iv;_ng in. i.i s possession, a.t all times ~^rn ~ le operating any r_~!otor vehicle, valid and current on_er?.tor's driveris or ch^uPfeur~s license or a -;~errnit duly issued or a.uthori_zed by the state. S:-',CTlUId r~ : CTC~R . T ICL" PE_rTS <,:,'IC!d . Pao person shall o.E~er..te any vehicle or trailer on arn~r street or ,~ublie ai~;hvratr of tine Ci tt- ppf ~R'verside vrithout iLLaving dis- played on said vehicle or trail'~~~cense plates or tem:~orary nei~rait issued to the ovrner of file vehicle b~T the D; rector of the Department of Revenue of the State of Il~issouri, exce.~t any vei~icle ovrned bar a non-resident of the State of i~;`issouri clay be operated or, any street or aig'hv;atr o:P tciis cit`.,, provi ded the ve'zicle has been duly registered ?"or the current year in the State, CountTr or other -:lace of .•;hich the ovrner '_s a resi dent and vrhica at all tir_ne vrhen operated vrith~n the city 'Was dispJ_at;~ed u~;on i t :,he numbc;r plate or ~l^ates issued for suc'n vehicle and the a1a_ce of residence of suctl ovrner. -1 ~3- ' ~~ ~6 ~2. ~ (b) No person shall operate any vehicle or trailer upon which license plates or temporary permits are required to be displayed by law unless the license plates are legally registered and issued for such vehicle be so displayed thereon. Suc license dates shall be displayed in a vertical position, right side un, and no _ cove, re_d, obscured or concealed b~* any part o~~ accessor_y,_of such_,_ v`ehicle` or by any other substance, and at night illuminated vrith a w`Fii~ e light so as to be clearly visible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the rear. All motor vehicles, one plate shall be displayed on the front and the other on the rear of such motor vehicle, not less~a'n eight (8) nor more than forty-eight (~.8) inches above the ground, except that on trailers, motorcycles, and motor scooters one plate shall be so displayed on the rear thereof. I.f only one license plate is issued such plate shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. (c) No olvner or person having custody, control, or possession of a motor vehicle or trailer shall permit_an.y..person to operate an such motor vehicle or trai~_~on_Ur~ch license, temporary p ates~or permits are require.d,to bo places 'by law, .unless the ~~a"cense p5~a~es Iegally reistrated and issued for such vehicle. _ _ _ _. use _s ~'is~~:"ay~d "tfiereon. In the event such vehicle or trailer ~is'o'wnod, or is in ~e~ ustody or possession of a dealer in motor vehicles or trailers such dealer shall supply any person operating such motor vehicle and shall display thereon a valid dealer's license plate before permitting or allowing such per- son L-o so operate said motor vehicle or trailer. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate in the ,;~'.'~ }-P-~~~ ~ , City a motor vehicle or trailer unless such motor vehicle j1, ,, t ;,. ~'~.~+~~ or trailer is properly registered in the State of the owner's -- .-- r residence and unless a certificate of ovanership shall have been issued for such motor vehicle or trailer. SECTIOP~ 53; LIPrITI?TIONS OIQ BACKING. The driver o.f any vehicle S1~G1_l_no~back.__the,_same into an --- - intersection_or oiler a~crosscvalk, except when such movement is made necessary by-ari-emergency, a.nd shall not in any event or any place back a vehicle unless such movement can be made in safety. SECTION 5!¢.: '~iaCKITdCr FROP1f ti~GLE Py.RKITl~ ~ PLCE. The driver of any vehicle shall not 'oack such vehicle from any angle parking place other than back into the lane or side of t'ne street adjacent to such parking place and s'nall proceed forward along such lane or side of the street adjacent to the place where such vehicle was angle parked. Tdo driver shall back a vehicle across the centor of the street so as to pro- -lg- ~~> 7~ ~~~~ teed alon^; the lame or side of the street on the opposite side .from that on ~°rhich the vehicle was angle parlicd. SLC1'IOPT 55: I`ECi~>llC~~LLY zJ~,"F'}~CTIV.~ V~-~ICL~ PnOHI}3I'I't'~. It shall be unlavrful for antr person to drive on the streets of the municipality ~ motor ve~~_cle__sihich_i in .such defective mech~.nical conditions as to be reasonably likelT, because of suc'n defective mech~.n~ cal condition, to cause d4.r;!~. e to >7ersons or proper~y_ t~'~zile 'oeinm driven. _ __ _. . `~_ ..y 1..1 JC'~IOlY 5V • LIGiIi ~'~ ~T j{11~i ~i: hLL ~• ror the purpose of revealing its ?osition and direction, a motor veh~.cle, while on the hi_~hv~ray, is}tether i n operation or at rest durinm the period v~rhen the street li~;'nts are turned on, and in any event from ti.1i rty minutes after sunset to thirty rlnutes _b-efore sunrise, ari~T all Mines vrhen_fo.~ or other atmos,~heric - .. conditions render t}~e oper^.tion of motor ve'icles dap,,<rerous on the hi ~;hvray, s'nall carry li;^hted si;~-na.l lam-~s as her. ein required, and motor vehicles ar_d rotor bicycles shall displa~r a.t least two i°,~l:,.ite lams ~:~.ounted at the front and directed forvr^.rd and one red 7_ir;ht mounted at t'ae back and directed toward the rear. Trailers bcinm towed shall display one red limht mounted at the bads and directed toward the roar. i~}o persc?.z shall drive or move a. vehicle or eqt?ipment upon ansr street with. any lamp device thereon displayinJ a red lim_ht visible from d.irectlr in front, except ~.s required by State Statute or interstate commerce regulation. This shall not apply to aut'norized erner~;ency vehiclcs~ and y'lashin~; li rl,~ts are prohibited on motor vehicles except as a means of indic;atin~ ri^ht or left turns. No vehicle shall display a-t the bacl•-, or project toward the rear, any otkrer than a armed li^;la, excc-otinm on a motor vehicle and trailers whim are required to carry number pl~.tes on the rear, the rear lamp shall be so constructed, mounted a.nd adjusted as to project from its sides, top, bottom or front, sufficient t•:~hite lights upon such elate to make the number ~ol ainly visible from a distance of (2.5) twenty-five feet; prow-ided, ho~revcr, that nothing; in i;his section shall be constructed to prohi;;it the use of additional red rear ].irhts carry ed for added safety or such ~-r;~.ite lights of lour intensity as may 'oe required in the operation of a mechanical rear sir;nallin~% device or a.s bn..c}>in~; li^;hts, but no motor vehicle shall have mounted ?.t its back any lamp projectinm tol^aard the rear, a light of sufficient intensity to conceal the number or to interfere ~~rith the vision of anyone follovrin~. S!~C1'IO'_'d ~7: St:I:E---kiTi-.17LtiL;'t' "-~r.2t,LL`C. Lxce~ot a.s 1^_ereinafter I~rovided, the head lanms or the aua- iliar~% drivin^; 7.arnps or comb9_nations hereof on motor ve'ni_cles -2.0- ~\ ~fb-~~~ shall be so arrayed that the driver may select at will bet~~~een -_ - -__ distributions of li~;ht_projecting to different elevations, sub- ject to the f ollovrinc; requirements and lirrLitations (1) There shall be an uppermost distribution o.f light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal per- sons and ve'_nicles at a. distance of at least (350) t'nree hundred and fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading. The max- imum intensity of t'r~is uppermost distribution of light or com- posite beam one degree o.f arc or more above the horizontal level of the l~.mps when the vehicle is not loaded shall not exceed 8,000 apparent candle power, nor at composite beam shall there 'oe an intensity or more than 75,000 apparent candle power in both head lamps at the lens nor shall there be less than 15,000 apparent candle rower in both head lam:~s at the lens. (2) 'd`Jhen the vehicle is loaded none of the high intensity portion of light which is directed forvaard shall at a distance of (25) twenty-five feet ahead, project higher than the level of the center lamps from vrhich it comes. (3) T'nere shall be a lower-most distribution of liF;'nt or composite beam so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of light, which is directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle sh~.ll at a distance of (2~'} tvrenty-five feet ahead, project high- er than a level of (5} five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. When the vehicle is not load- ed, none of the high intensity portion of the light vrhich is dir- ected to the right of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle, shall at a distance of (25) twenty-five feet a- head, project higher than a level of (5) inches belovr the level of the center of such lower-most distribution of light or com- posite beam, project hign.er than the level of (~!2) forty-two inc'nes above the level on vrhich the vehicle stands at a distance of (7S} seventy-five feet ahead. All road lighting beams shall be so aimed. and of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or vehicle of at least (100) one hundred feet at a distance ahead. SECTIOT~1 58: Sr.P:iE---USE OTC PNLTIPL~-BT~:~'>.s~ LIG1iTINU EC-?UIPi~.IEIv`1~. Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on any street dur- ing the time specified in Section 5~, the driver shall use a dis- tribution of light or composite beam directed Binh enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle; provided, however, that when- ever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle with- in (500) five hundred feet, such driver sha.11 use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver, and in no case shall -21- w ,~ `fib ~ ~` ~ the high intensity portion, ti^rhich is projected to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle be airned high- er than the center of the lamp from which it comes at a distance of (25) twenty-five feet ahead, and in no case kiigher than a level of (4.2) forty-two inches above the level upon tivhich the vehicle stands at a distance of (75) seventy-five feet ahead. The lower- most distribution of light shall avoid glare at all times re- ~•ardless of the road contour and loading. SC~i~IOIV roj; Sl-:I:E---SIT~?GLr.-BEM' ROlD LIGHTITv'G EQUIPT„iI3T. Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not supplemented by auxilary driving lamps shall be permitted on motor vehicles vrhen permitted by State law in lieu of multiple- beam road lighting equipment herein -specified if the single dis- tribution of light complies vrith the following requirements and limitations; The head lamps shall be so aimed that when the veh- icle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of tkie light shall at a distance of (25) twenty-five feet ahead project high- er than a level of (5) five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from ti^rhich it comes, and in no case higher than (L~.2.) :forty-tyro inches above the level on vrhich the vehicle stands at a distance of (7~) seventy-five feet ahead. The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least (200 ) tyro hundred feet. SECTION 60: SfiI`E---SPECIAL RESi'RICTIOTvTS OTv LEi,~l'S. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than head lamps, spot lights or auziliary drivinn; lamps which project a beam or light of an intensity greater than three hundred (300) candle pourer shall be so directed that no part of the 'oea.m vrill strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling at a distance of more then (75) seventy-five feet from the vehicle. SECTIOT•? f~l . SAT';E---SPOTLI rHTS. T_~?o search light or spotlight shall be equipped with bulb strong- _e~than~21~_~~~~ty.-one candle power and shall not be used on the ___ . public highway exceot ;n emergency, or when the headlights are in- adequate owing to rain, fog, etc. and then only provided their shaft of condensed light is directed well dovmward belovr the level of the lamp and at no time into the eyes of other persons. No person shall operate withing the municipality a motor vehicle unless such lamps comply vritki the provisions herein. SECTIOTJ h2: I~:tTFl-ZL~;S; UPd1vECESSARY i10ISE GEtL,RA?,LY. TTo person operatin{ a self-propelled vehicle shall permit the -22- 'lJ ~6 _ ~~ ~ ~ motor of the same to operate in suc'n manner as to omit vis- ibly or_ unduly great amount of. steam, smoke or products of_com_- bustion from exhaust pipes or openings. ITo person sfiall drive a vehicle loaded with. iron or other materials likely to ,pro~u~ce _a_ great anno;~in~__sound ~~rithout us- _. _ . ___ inG proper deadening; substances. Every automo`ule; motor veh- icle or motorcycl9 using gasoline or other explosive mixture as a motive pourer sh~ll__use a "muffler" c^rhich. shall not be dis- (~ C~ _. - ~" connected, or cut out while such automobile, motor vehicle or - - -- - - _ motorcvcle `is .being; operated ~•rithin the City.. c ~n~:,-r}?,T fj3, ~,'1~ARNIaG SIGI:fl:LS. J_JV :. 1_~ r. ~ _ Every tricycle, bicycle, veloci_~~ede, automo'oile, motorcar, r,_otor trucl_r, motorcycle and other horseless vehicles, car, en- ~•.ne or machine, except baby carts aad toy vrarons, in use upon tl:e streets of this municipality shall have attached thereto a gong, bell, horn, or other adequate signal in ood vrorkin~; or- der and of proper size a;Zd character sufficient to give vrarn- in^ o.f such vehicle, engine or machine to pedestrians and to riders or drivers of other vehicles and to persons entering or ].eauin~; buses; but such gonm, be:tl, horn or other signal shall not be sounded exce".~t vrhen necessary to ~~ive ~;~arnings, provid- ed, that no such .~on~, bell, horn or other sir"ral shall pro- duce a sound unusually loud, anno~-ing or of a distressing char- acter or such as gill fri;^hten pedestrians or antra^.ls, ; _Qr,_ex- treme r_oises as "sirens" or similar instruments that produce. un sua.l3y_~o'ad, annoyin or of a distressinm sound; provided fur£kier, that -the vehicles, be]_onring to the ~lpe ao~d police departrner~ts of this municipality, and ~rehicles required to respond to alarm of fire and other emergency calls must sound audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust ~°rhistle. SEC~~'IOPi (~~!.: I~RLzI~isS --_zE~~,UTREll. Every motor vehicle operated on the street of this mun- icipality shall be ~~"bvided 1•rith at least two (2) adegu~t_~ -- -- ._ brakes each o.f i=rhich'sTalZ vrork independently,"of the other, excei~t 21'iotorc~*cles and animal-drawn vehicles v.~hich shall be provided ~^Jith not less than one adequate brake. SECIIOTIt~~: IAEPd'I'I£+'ICi`i.'IU~1 OI'' PROJECIIP?G O;~JECTS All vehicles carryin poles or other objects vr'nich project more than (r) five feet from the rear of such vehicles shall, during the period~wheri""Ti~;Yits ire required in this ordinance, carry a red light at or near to the end of the pole or o'oject pro ectin~;. At other times, a fed flame of cloth not less than aa --- - - (16) sixteen inches square shall be displayed-at the end of such fro"jection. -23- ~~ - K`~ SECTION ~~ : TO'uJT~I VEIIICL ~?~ . ;When one vehicle is beinT_ toff°red by another, they shall be coupled by a line so that the tyro vehicles will be separated by no more than fifteen (15) feet and there shall be displayed on the tOVJ 1~_ne a vr'nite clot'n or nat~er so that the same ti^rill be clearly visible to the other users of the hi~;hvra.tl. During the time lights are required in this ordinance, the required lights shall be displayed by both ve'icles. SECTI01~ 67: Sla`;E --- PER:^'ORI:A~>;CE ABILITY. The service brakes upon any r.~otor vehicle or combination __ ___ of vehicles shall b© adequate to stop such vehicle vrhen tra.vel- i n^• twenty (20) miles per hour vJi thin a. distance of tnrty_ (30 ) feet from ?point of a_pnlj;cation of such. brakes vrhen upon dry as fi~'rt- 6r"concrete -oavei~ent sui~faco free from loose material tahere the grade does not exceed one (]_) per cent. SECTION 68 ; SI.I;"i; ---L:IRRORS . Any rtotor vehicle which is so construc the operator of such vehicle connot see t'ne vehicle by looking back or around the side be equipped vrith a r.nirror so adjusted_as to __ and be vis_~~e__from the onerator~s seat. '~ ted or loaded that road behind an;r such of_ such vehicle, shall revel the road behind SECTIOPi off: t;S=; 0~'JE~~ICL.ES eJIT?--CL~_'TS: SrIKr;S; etc.; i'o person shall drive or oiler^.te any vehicle, tractor or trailer on any raved street in this municipality when such vehicle, tractor or trailer 'pas t;_res or vrheels so constructed or in such condition a.s to injure the pavement and no person shall so operate such vehicle, tractor or tr~.i_ler if the ru'ober or other material on such tires or vr'neels has been worn or other- vrise darna~ed as to cause poundirt~ or injury to t'ne ~~avement; provided, hov;ever, that nothinm herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit the use of ordinary anti-skid chains or rubber snovJ tires attached to the wheels of such motor vehicles, tractor or trailer on the public streets or alleys of this municipality. SECTIOi~? 70: OBS`i'RUC'PED ~"iI~TDO«:`S. It si:ia.ll be unlav:-ft,l for the driver of any vehicle to drive the same vrhen his view ahead or to the sides or to the rear is obstructed by dirty or defective Mlass in the erinds'nield, rear or side vrindows of such vehicle or :'hen the driver's view is obstructed b;* the presence_of sti cl~e.rs,_ libels, or- advertise- meets or any other similar device wrhich is so placed as to -- --- - interfere with or o'ostruct the dry' SL~!s.--vievz-_ah~_, to _the sides or reax. . _ - -2~- ri.h ~~ - ~` ! S.~'C`.iiOP? 71: OP ?3.`:.`,'101; 0}~' l i_TlS _isLD >"iIPi~'135. It shall be unlal^rful for the driver o.f uny vek~icle t_o drive, the saY~c under ti•~eather coxYditions requ3.rinT the oper^.tion of a - -- --- - _ i~rLnds field vi ~~er ~~it'tiout stick i°:~iper be;:nm in actual eff ~.c-i ent o~erati,on, Such i^~indshield vJi;oer is defined to be s r.~unuallp or raechan_call;r operated device, d.esi_mned for the pur:~osc oz" clearinr~ moisture from a portion of the outs~.de sur..f_~.ce of the i°~i ndshield in .front of the driver's seat. Ss'C`~~~.O? 72: ~';~IP;:`z''''i' T3F i1R~'~D I~:>R r.0"'OR SC00'i'?~RS "_:D .OlOR _- _ ..__. _ _ BIi~isS . It slla.ll be unlati~~rful for any person to operate upon any street a motor scooter or zrotor bide v:^hich is not equipped with speedometer, a horn or of}.ler erarninr; device, at least one and not Y1ore than tv.o a-~~proved. head 1?.mas and at least one red approved rear li^;ilt, and all equipment ~~.nd operation of same shall 'ae the sa.Ye ^.s any other vehicle r. ernulat _on in this ordinance. S~C`i~I0D1 73: 3rS O~SI~ILIlY O.r^ 0,~' '!~'~ 'a'OR Pl`i ull=;'=a etc., V.LOItIr'IO_TrJ. _.__ __ - If an}* trehi cle i s found. u~~on street in vi olation of an;T provi-lion o~' this artic]_e re^•ulatinm the stopping, standir~.;, o-r par'~in^; and the i dent;.t~r of the operator cannot be determined, file ,O'.'in.er Or_j,7C1"SQZ"1 i n ~^'il'?SC n^.mC suCL?. VCil"i Cle ].S rCr';1.StCred, shall be Held :prima facie res ~onsiale for suc'n v:iola.tior.. r'T r'tT TT ~ m"/, fill` f^I/ Y', ^.n ra Crtl n-rry^..rc ~>JC~_v0_, 71+_: ..U~.r-ORI~__ 1J LR'~,~~ ~lOP ,~i_s_ i~Jhenever ens= ;,rovision of this ordi Hance or. other ordinance O_`~' t h1S r1un1C1~ali t;r desi~~nates ,and describes a. thrown st?'eet, it s'Zall be the duty of the 'police departn:er_t to -place and r.aintai n a stop sign on each s t reef intersectin_^ such through street or intersecti ng that porti on t'rYerEOn desi^;nated as such bjr any such provision. S.3C'!0~' 7r; l~:c= ,~.. _I'J.. Os~ S'_'0. I_:I'~R _G~ _Oie.~. ri'he police de_oartrYent is hereby ~uthori zed. to detcr?:Yine ~.nd desir~n_~.te intersections ^;r}lere oa.rticular hazard Cxi s'cs a ion of%ier than throtz~'rY streets and to detErmine ti-aheti,.er vehicles spell sto.~ ai, one or *_r_ore entrances to an~r such stop intersection, s.nd Shall CY'CCt :1 S"t Op S'i ~'n at EV'Cr;;r SuCil ~laCe Z7%lere '. S"l•Op i5 regLlrCd. sl).Ch Stop s-i "Yl lOC^.tiOTYs arC '1C1'OiJV dGCl^.rCd t0 be ~ilOse S ~CC~ _'1Cd J-rl s0Ct10Y1 11~.!_• V -2K- ~ b n I ~~ y, n r, r, 71~ ~' '? SLC'"_'IOid 7(7; ~~-'SCRIP!'IO? 0 Siva .~T"--i.. VCr,r St0-C Sl~;ri CY'eCtCd t~L?rSL?ant t0 th-i g Ordin~nCe 5.1~`=11 beer the erord. ~'ston" in letters not less than six (v) ir_ches 3.n hei^~i~t and suc'n si^n shall a.t ni;ht-tir.^_e be rendered lur:•_- inOL',S '0?r cffiCiCn"t rCflCCtin? Clements On the f''.CC Of ti1C S1~;Y1• S~v'1,1.01: ~~' : S'i T~_.ICiT.''~'a '~'J STUP ~ ', S"'O1' SIC:-. S Z';hen stop signs a_re erec'~ed ^s ;o-rovzd.ed in t'nis ordinance ,, .. '-~ -'- ~.rr~ intersect' on every d-^iver of _a_ ~ or near ~~ie c~ntr~nce ~o ' - -- cl o^ 1 vehicle s:~~ll stop s~-c?i v~~l~cle ' ~._sucn s ~ ;n or at -- __ __, -- - i;ark~d. stogy .line ;~efore eizter"~n ; tae intersection, evice~~t v~^hen directed to .proceed by a. police o~'ficer or try "_`_'i_c-control S;?C~TOi ` 7c) ° ;~ ~,'I'' i TA'RO' _ 'Ll_, ~ OR t='.37"V ~ i~'~; Di i ti'~:~J>Tr. 1'1C driver of ~. vehicle e~:.er^in,~ from an ^.lley, drive-~,vay or buildinm shall stop such ve,,i cle lrtr~edi~.tely ?r~ior to d.rivin onto a siderral'~ or onto s~ det~al?> ~~.re extendin^• across ^.ny alley- 1,`~.y, yielding tine ri~;h'c oC ,,~!.,; to any pedes~ri~n as r"ay be ' r '7C rO~dVJBy, shall necessary ~o ~vo;.d coll-ision, nd u?on ence_in t~ •r;_e7_d the ri~'nt of ^:~^.~ to all ve~_~_ctes a_~ -ro~.c'11n:~; on sucn road- ~i~v .`~. v C'~Cm70p; ~0: SlOI'i'7id" ,r __, '"1'R.r,~:~'i~IC Or'.S~'_'R~.C'_17. N _.~ T~.dri~ver_shall enter ~.n intersection or `' ~?`'~?ied cross?^ia1i: ._ _ unless t«e~-_e_ is suffigient s~»co. on the other side of the inter- Ucct2on or cross?,ali~_ to accor.i°,odate tiie vehicle he is oper'.tin~; :rithout obstructing the ?_^,ssa~;e of other vc`~icles or _~edestri`?-ns, notc;itast~.„di n?~ any t-raffi c-control si nal indication to proceed. S:~C'_t'IG; ~1: STUPr'iD ~'' SC-OOL S'L'OP SI"IS. Every person operating; a motor ve=~icle on the streets oi' t'nis r,.uni_cinality shall, vrhen anproachinF° a school Eton sign, located. in the road:^r^.y, 'orin?; such ve'nicle to a stop, before .. __ _ _ .. enters=rir ti2e nearest" cross~•r?li.. Sr=CiIO? 82: PROs{If1:~1'ED I%I__S1'CI~~'I:-~D PI~~:CrS. iTo person shall stop, stand or pa.rlr a.ny vehicle, exce~~t ?~,~}zen necess^rr to avoid conflict ?°rit'n other trsf::ic or in co~~~oliance vait~. l;~tiv or the directions of a police officer or tr°.ffic-control device, in an;J of the follo?^rin^; places : -26- ~~ ~6 ~ ~`~~ (2) In front of any part of a public o-r priv~~te drivcvray or hrithi_n ten feet t'_nereof. (~) dithin an intersection. (~,.) V"'ri thin an ~.rea five feet on each. side of a. fire h,7drant. (,') On a crosslvalk. (6) ~=lon~ai de or o_nnosite ~.n, street excavation or obstruction hhen sto-~~pin^;, standin" or parking lrould obstruct traffic. (7} Orl the roadside of any vesicle stop~~cd or par'_.~ed at the edge or curb of a. street, except in an emergency, (double oar'_t) (c) i.pon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a '11g11BJ^.tr Or L'lithin a 'C?1~^'ill°IC~r tuYlnel. (~j) ~t any place l'i't10Y'e an O.i.fi_C1al Si gn prohlbitS parki.n~t,• S_rCiICT~ ~?: Pku{I~-r ~iOT ~'0 O'~~S`i'?~?C`I' TRt~E!ri'IC. io _oerson shall par'_; ar_,y ve'niclc uuon a street, other than ~.n alley, in such a. manr_er or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (_l0) feet of the l~ridth of the roadlaay for free movement of ve'rYicular traffic. SP.'CTIOli ~~! : Pr:RT•~Ii: ~ IPd =L£~rl~'S. Tfo person shall parl. a. veT1i cle l~rithin an alley in such manner or under such cor_ditions as to leave available less t'nan (J_0) ten feet of the rridt'n of the roadcr~y for the free movement of ve=~icular tra.f fic, and no person sha7.1 stop, s-land or parT> a vehicle l~rit'nin an alley in such position ~.s to block the drivevray entrance to any abuttin property. S~,C`1.'IOT~~ °~r: P~:1~i:I~iG T'o person shall .~rinc~nal purpose of rnre^s~_nI or re°>airin i~tl a.n emergency. i~OT3 CL'R11yI1 P':R'OS;S i'ROTTIT~IiE?~. parka vehicle upon any roadway ?°or the displaying suc'n vehicle fQx'_sale, l~rashin, suc'n ve'zicle, exee~t re~a~rs necessitated SECTIOPa ~6: P~'-lR'-~ili~ r `='R~'C1~S Ii,' ~~RC?:;`1' OF RFT:iIL SiOR:dS. Trucks or other vehicles carrying merchandise or freight shall not pa.rlr at the front curb of any retail store for the pur~oose of discharging or picking up such merchandise or freight to or from such retail store when tieT~e is available at the bacT~ or side of such store an alley or private right of way l^rhich may be used for the ~urhose of such parking. - 2.7- )-~ ~~ ~~ S`'C'I'IO1 8'~ : P.tRhlAir. ~:37JF:CIII~1' TO SCI00LS. The police departr.:ent is here'oy authorized to erect signs indicatin^~ no parhin~; upon that side of the street adjacent to any school property tivhen such. parking tirould interfere 4aith tra- ffic or create a hazardous situation and when official suns are erected indicating no parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place. SECTIOTT 88: P.~:Ri'I~G OId i1lRRUc'd STREE`T'S. The police denartr.~erat is hereb;r authorized to erect suns indicating no parkinm upon any street erhen the width of the roads^~ay does not exceed twenty (20) feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs tivhen t'ae width of the road- s=ray does not exceed tkiirty (30) feet. 1y'hen official signs prohibiting parking are erected. upon nar- rovr streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of such sign. SECTIOIv 89 : STATv~ITT s OR PJ:RYIT r ON 01;E-6r~-.Y S'1'RI;ETS . T'ne police department is authorized to erect signs upon the left hand side of any one-vray street to prohibit the standing or parL;ing of vehicles, and t~rhen such signs are in :dace, no person shall st°~nd or park a vehicle upon such left-hand side in violation of any such siJn. SI~:CTIOP? g0; TIs~,~`'.R rTAZiRD0U5 OR CODIGEST_ED PLI=CES; LOt~Ul'NG ZOT~ES. Z"ne police department is hereby authorized to deterr.~ing and designate by proper signs places not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length in which the stopping, standing; or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic. ~'Jhen official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized herein, no person shall stop, stand or park a ve'_nicle in any such desic%,nated place. S,'CTION 91: R~.S=F.ICT~~, OR ~ROiiII'I^l~ OT~i CL+I-iTAIN STR1~E'I'S. (a ) AI'PLIC~TION OF SECTION r°:iv~ RLsLZ::TIOid iTOT EXCLUSIVE. The provisions of this section ~orohi'oitin the stopping standin.%, or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on off- icial suns except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a ?police official or official traffic- -28- `)-"~ !~- ~ control device. The provisions of this section imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limitin,T the stopping, standin~~, or parlring of vehicles in spec- ified places or specified times. (b ) P1??~1~.IT?G PROW ITEJ .4T AIDE TIT~LS OlVT CERTAITI STREETS ; When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at ar_y time upon any of the streets specified in section 111. (c) STOPPITVG, ST~.T;~JI~G, OR P~?RTt:ITdG PRORIBI`i'.`-D DURITG C?~~RTAId HOURS OT; CERTAIIu STREETS. "t^rhen signs are erected in each block giving notice hereof, no person shall stop, stand or park a. vehicle between the hours specified in section 112of any day except Sundays and public holidays within the district or upon any of the streets described in section112 . (d) P:'i:!1K.IT~sG TIME LIlIT~ OTJ CERTAITv STREETS. When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a. vehicle for a period longer than specified in section 113. (e) P~iiTYITTG SIGT~iS RE°wUIRED' t'dhenever by this ordinance or any other ordinance of this municipality any pa.rkin~ time limit is imposed or parking is p_rohi'aited on designated streets it shall be the ditty of the police department to erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof and no such regulations shall be effective unless such signs are erected and in place at the time of any alleged offense. SECTIOT; 92: HLt:=OVAL Or IGTiITIOT! 1S.EY PROi';i P~ARK_~Ei3 C.R. Every person parking a motor vehicle on any public street or alley in this municipality shall remove and take with him tine key to the ignition thereof, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to remove such key. It shall be the duty of any police officer finding- such key to deliver it forth- ~^rith for safekeeping to a place trrithin reasonable access des- ignated by the chief of police; provided, howover, that before such key is removed by the officer, a ti^aritten notice shall be left in a conspicuous place indicatin~;vahere such key may be obtained.. SECTIOP~ 9?; SETTIPiG BR~:YES Ab1D STOPPIPdG u_OTOR ITd PlSRKE~ _. ---- . No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall allo<<a such vehicle to stand on a.ny street unattended vrithout =-~9- '~ U ~!~- ~--I f~-rst settinm the brakes thereon and stopping the motor of such vehicle; and, v~^hen standinn upon a perceptible grade, without turning the wheels of such vehicle to the curb or side of the street or roadvray. SECiI017 9~!_: PARI~IITG VEHICLES POR SALE. It shal]_ be unlawful for any person to park upon a street any vehicle for the purpose of displaying; same for sale. S'sCiIOII ~5: VEHICLE S'I'AIvDS AI;~~ St~LIPIG PROP:: PARYED ~IErICLE. 1?o farmer, ,_~,ardener or other persons selling; or offering; for sa]_e from trucks, wagons, carts or other vehicles within the limits of the city any fruit, vegetables, butter, e~;„s, cheese, meats, ;~:;ame, poultry a.nd foodstu'~'f of any description shall stand 1^~ith such truths, t•,a~;ons, carts or other vehicles for more than ten minutes at an~* place on any public street or square. Igo licensed hucksters t, haivl~er' or peddlers vehicles shall be allowed to obstruct the pass~.me of an~r street or alley or to stand fora longer time than provided herein, It shall be unlawful for any person to park or keep a vehicle loner than ten (10) minutes in one block for the purpose of selling; merchandise contained in such vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to park vehicles on any through street desimna.ted by the Board of Aldermen for the ptaroose of selling from such vehicle'merchandi_se contained in such vehicle. SECiIOPd ?6: RErr'IIRTI;G VEIi.ICLE OP STRE'E'T. PPo vehicle shall be repaired v;hile standing on the streets or public places except in case of disability or accident :^~hile traveling, and then only to such extent as it is necessary to enai~le it to continue 3_ts jour:~e}=. SECTION 97: I1ISF'OSI`~'1OI~ OF ILL:~GLLY rrRK:~D VEIiICL~-- R~':'.:OVAL AAD CIl°:RGES TPiEREFOR. The police department is hereby authorized in it discretion, in addition to any -_~enalty that may be provided therefor, to remove a.ny unidentified, stolen, wrecked or abandoned motor vehicle or other personal ~oroperty found upon any ,public street or other ~~ublic =property of this municipality and shall keep the same in it custody and control at such place as may be designated 'oy the police department until rodeemed by the owner thereof, as hereinafter provided; and all such unidentified, stolen, wrecked or abandoned motor vehicles or other personal property vrhich nor is in the possession and custody of the police -3or ~~ ~-I~-1 department or v~hich may hereafter come into its possission sn.all be subject to the actual cost of removal or tow-in from the public place and a reasonable storage charge for as lone as the s~_me is in possession and custody of the department of t'ne City. 'Unidentified motor vehicle or other personal property", as used in this section, is hereby defined to be such motor vehicle or other personal property v,here oi~rnership therof cannot be as- certained. "Abandoned motor vehicle or other personal property", is here- by defined to be an automobile or personal property vaiiich remains upon the streets or other public property for a period ]_onger than forty-eight hours, the oti~rner of v~rhich cannot be located or the owner refuses to remove the same. It is hereby declared to be a -nuisance and it shall be un- lavrful for any ovmer or any person in charge of a motor vehicle or other personal property to leave or abandon the same upon the streets or public places as in this section provides. rl +,T i^, "1 ~^-r~.~.~T~.'.-nt YI ~ t ,.-rv rrr f j SEC~IOiv 9 SF.i::E---R~1+ORGGi,_is~;~. 0_~ GII`Y. ~S LIE~t ~.~r.t~~E~~LLI . All motor veh5.cles and other ~oersonal property impounded or hereunto impounded by the ~~aolice department pursuant to the provisions of section 97 to102 and unredeemed by the ovmer thereof, for a period of sixty (60) days, shall thereafter be subject to sale by the police department or the municipality to the highest bidder. for each or at public auction, and the proceeds of such. sale shall be applied first to all removal and storable CharMeS S.CCUY^ul~tCd a`;Z1~1St eaCll article, ti^r1iC1~ Stlall be deposited vJith the municipalit~T treasurer and credited to the general fund of the municipality and the balance of such sum, if anT, shall be deposited vrith the municipality treasurer and shall be kept in a separate fund for a period of one (1) year from the date of receipt, and if at the end of such year the former ovmer of such -property has not made sati sfactory goof of Clair:? as pro- vided in section 101, L-hen the balance of such proceeds of sale shall be credited to the meneral fund of the city. SECTION 99; Sai:~,---iOTICi'_ 0~~' S'LOR~-~l 'T,D SIL.C,. On the first day o_r^ each month the police department s'_na7_l forvrard to the City Clerk ~ copy of its o°fice descri=otion and all other pertinent information 1°rhich may be required ~y the City Clerlr concerning each motor vehicle impounded under the :provisions of this article, and held for a period of Sixty (CO) days unredeemed by its ovmer, and t'nere-after required, but immediately before the actual ma.t,in~; of any sale, the City Clerk sh.^.11 su'omit his list to the police department of pro- perties to be sold, for the elimination of any impounded art- icles redeemed and returned to their otivners but included erith- in the pub7_ished advertisement for sale, a.nd immediately after such sale the clerk shall report to the police de;~artrnent a complete 1-_st of all the properties sold, including the s..^..le -31- ~' 4 6- ~` ~ price, all charges as herein provided and balance, if any, available to the owner. SECZ'IOI; 100: SAi;E---ITETHOD O:_~ ADVRTISEP^III~TT A`;D SALE. Vdhenever the clerk or chief of police shall decide to offer impounded properties for sal©, he shall publish such sale at least once in a nevrspaper published in the county, at least five (~,} days before such sale. Such publications shall briefly des- cribe the property, and, where motor vehicles are to be sold, shall give the manufacturers name, model,a~d motor num'oer. SrCTIOT~T 101: SAisiE --- PROOF OP OIYIIErtSHIP; RE3~ETuP^lI0'iv. Any person claiming to be the owner of any impounded oro- perty as in this article provided shall make written appli- cation therefor to the police department and shall furnish to such department such additional proof as may be required to establish. such ownership. If he shall present to the pol- ice department such proof of his ownership of such impounded property prior to the date of actual sale thereof pursuant to the provisions of sections 99 and 100 , then the property it- self shall be delivered to the ov4~ner under the conditions here- in provided; but, if such property has been sold, then the pol- ice department shall endorse its findings of ownership with a copy of the written application addressed to the clerk, and the owner may present such applications and findings to the clerk and if presented within one (1) year after such sale, then such 'oalance of the proceeds of the sale, after deductions as in this article provided, shall be paid to the owner. SECTION 102: TRt~~PFIC VIOL:=:Z'IOivS BURI~t~U---ESTAr3LISHED; SUi'BRVISION; IIOURS TO BE OPEN. `-''here is hereby established a traffic violations bureau to assist the courts vrith the clerical work of traffic cases. The bureau shall be under the charge of the clerk of the police court a.nd shall be open at such hours as the clerk may designate. SECTIOTd 103: th'HETI PT~RSOT1 CI-L"s.RGED ;,I;Y L'LECT TO APPr;.t?R AT BUREAU. (a) Any person charged with an offense listed in section 103-(c) shall have the option of paying the minimum fine listed in said subsection (c) hereof within the time speci- fied in the notice of arrest at the traffic violations bureau upon entering a plan of Guilty and upon v^~aiving appearance in court; or may have the option of deposit- ing required bail, and upon a plea of Not rsuilty shall be entitled to a trial as authorized by law. -32- ~6-~~~. (b) The payments of a fine to the bureau shall be deemed an ackno:vledgement of conviction of the alleged offense, and the bureau, upon accepting the prescribed fine shall issue a receipt to the violator acknowledging payment thereof.. (c) Persons charged with the following; offenses may appear 'oefore the violations bureau and pay the minimum fine, as follovrs to wit: TcOVID;G VIOLATIONS 0 FFE,NS E Speeding, not in excess of 10 miles an hour above .the legal speed limit Failure to observe traffic signs and signals TVa~.l=ing; prohibited turn 14IIv'ITti1UNT FINE One dollar per mile for each mile traveled in ex- cess of the le al limit. Five dollars, ~~5.00) Five Dollars, (5.00) PARF~ITvCs VIOLA`i'IOTv'S Doubled parked, illegally parked or other~rrise parked ;n illegal places Tyro Dollars, 02.00} parked in alley or blocking road- :vay Five Dollars, 05.00) In addition to the aforesaid minimum .fines such persons shall also pay t'ne sum of as and for court costs. SECTIOT~? lOl~_; DUTIES OF TRAF14'IC VIOLATIONS BUREAU (1) It shall accept designated fines, issue receipts, and represent in court such violators as are premitted and desire to plead guilty, waive court appearance, and rive power of attorney; (2) It s'na.ll receive and issue receipts for cash bail from the persons who must or wish to be heard in court, enter the time of their appearance on the court docket, and notify the arresting officer and witnesses, if any, to be present. ~~ -~ -33- '~ 11 SECTION 105: TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU TO KEEP RECORDS. The traffic violations bureau shall keep records and submit summarized monthly reports to the municipal court of all notices issued and arrests mdde for violations of the traffic laws and ordinances in the City and of all the fines collected by the traffic violations bureau or the court, and of the final disposi- tion or present status of every case of violation of the provi- sions of said laws and ordinances. Such records shall be so maintained as to show all types of violations and the totals of each. Said records shall be public records. SECTION 106: TRAFFIC TICKETS -- GENERALLY. Whenever any person is arrested for violating any provision of this ordinance, the arresting officer may take the violator's name, address and registration number of the motor vehicle in- volved, and issue to him, in writing, upon a form provided by the clerk of the police court, a notice to answer the charge against him within ten (10) working days from the date of the violation excepting Sundays and legal holidays, at the office of the Clerk of the police court. The offices shall thereupon, and on the giving of the violator of his written promise to answer as specified in the notice, release him from custody. The arresting officer shall send his copy of such notice to the clerk of the police court. AnY~erson_who wilfully violates, --- _.. .his written promise to appear, given in accordance with this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the dis- position of the charge upon-which he was originally arrested. SECTION 107: PENALTIES Any person violating any provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction be subject to a fine of not more than $100.00 or 9d days in the city jail or both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 108: All ordinances of the City of Riverside inconsistent with:-. and in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. -34- r f S~'CTION 7.09: OD:E-Wl~Y STR=:;FTS .~1~D aLL.s'YS. '~-'he follo~°lin~; streets and alleys, or portions thereof, are here'oy desi;n~ted one-way in the direction indicated: -35- )~ ~6_ ~`~ S' ;CTICiv 110 : `t'IiRCLr"tI STRE~~'~'S . lkie followinm streets, or portions t'nereof, are hereby de- si~nated as throumh streets; -;6- 3~ ~6'~v ~ SECTION 111: PROHIF~I ILD P1.RPiI1~G ZONES . Upon the following streets, or portions thereof, parking is hereby prohibited at all times: -37- `--~ ~ 3 S~i~CTIUN 112: PF~RKIi~G, STOPPIRIG OR 5~~'1~i'tiDING PROHIi3I`i'~'D DURIT7G C~'RT~ ITd HOURS ; - 38- 3 ~i ~ 6- ~- ~ SECTIOPd 113: P.i"iRIiII7G TI._~~ LI,IT:~ GTd CERTE:I~T STREETS ; - 39- JV ~6~~/~ SECTION 11~.: STOP LIGIPIS ; Stop lights sna.ll be placed at the locations and for the purposes provided in this section: -~.0- tk` L~~~ SECTION 115: STOP SIGNS Stop sirens shall be placed in the locations and for the purooses provided in this section: -1~.1- 1~ Y ~~ ~ ~~ ~ SECTIOT3 116: BOULEVARDS DH;SIGdATED. /f Tn.e fo1loN~in~; streets, or portions thereof, are hereby= designated as boulevards: -ZE2- ~,~~-J SECTION 117: SPED LIP.iINTS DESIGT'~?T~~~. The following; speed limits are hereby designated on the streets, or portions thereof, as indicated; ,~ 3 -L~3- .. _....k........._:.~ i ~~ ,j ~~ ~ - ~ SECTION 118: ,~ Should any clause, sentence or paragraph of this ordinance be declared illegal b;r an court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intent of the Hoard of Aldermen that such holding of the Court shall in no v~a,y affect the leg_ ality of the remainin pro- visions of the ordinance. ~_~ L- ATTEST; ity lerk PASSED THTS DAY OF ~~~~ , ~~C~!_,~' h1AY~ y/ ~ APPROVED THIS ~~ AY OF ~~~ , _~~,_ .~ b" ~. ^~ 82 Parking in prohibited place 83 parking so as to obstruct traffic (b~ 1©aving less than ten ft. of roadway; improper parking ink an alley 85 parking on street for purposes of: displaying vehicle for 3a1e; washing, grossing or repairing 86 parking trucks in front of retail stores, to load or un load 87 parking adjacent to school, where posted 88 parking on narrow street, where posted 89 parking on one-way street where prohibited & posted 90 stopping, standing or parking in posted congested, hazardous or loading zone 91 restricted or prohibited parking; overtime parking 92 failure to remove ignition key from vehicle on public street i-rhen parked (key to be impounded) 93 leaving unattended vehicle without setting brakes; stopping motor; turning wheels to curb if on grade 94 parking vehicle on str®et to display for sale 95 selling merchandise, produce, etc. from vehicle or cart 96 repairing vehicle on street or ublic place, except emergency 97 abandoning vehicle or property ~8 hrs on public property or public street 98 to 101 (provisions for police auction of abandoned property) 102 to 105 (operation of traffic violation bureau) 106 violating written promise to appear • O • • • ~_. _~