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Whenever authorized signs are placed or installed indicating a zone of quiet, no person operating any vehicle within the zone shall sound the horn or other warning device of the vehicle, except in an emergency. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(‘58 Code, § 16-19) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1- 3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
The City Council may declare any street or part thereof a play street and shall place appropriate signs or devices in the roadway. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating any street or part thereof as a play street, barricades are placed, and the street is closed to all traffic; no person shall drive a vehicle on the street or portion thereof except drivers of vehicles having business or whose residences are within the closed area, and then any driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving on the street or portion thereof. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(‘58 Code, § 16-20) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1- 3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
“UNMUFFLED ENGINE COMPRESSION BRAKE.” A motor vehicle brake which is activated or worked by the compression of the engine of a motor vehicle, and which is not effectively muffled to prevent excessive noise.
(B) Prohibition.
(1) No person shall use an engine braking system within the corporate limits of the City of Albemarle which is in any way activated or operated by the compression of the engine of any such motor vehicle or any such unit or part thereof, except in cases of emergency or necessary for the protection of persons and/or property. Such braking is commonly referred to as compression braking or a “jake brake.”
(2) The City of Albemarle will identify the areas in which engine braking is prohibited and signs shall be conspicuously posted in such areas stating: “No engine braking” or its equivalent.
(C) Emergency vehicle exemption. All emergency vehicles are exempt from this order.
(Ord. 13-42, passed 10-7-13)
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