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Albemarle, NC Code of Ordinances
CHAPTER 72: TRAFFIC RULES
Section
General Provisions
   72.01   Funeral processions
   72.02   Limitations on backing
   72.03   Driving on sidewalks
   72.04   Moving parked cars from curb
   72.05   Driving on barricaded street
   72.06   Riding on motorcycles
   72.07   Controlled-access highways
   72.08   Headlights to be dimmed on lighted streets
   72.09   Following fire apparatus
   72.10   Driving over fire hose; blocking equipment
   72.11   Driving machinery over paved streets
   72.12   Driving within lanes
   72.13   Boarding or alighting from moving vehicle
   72.14   Riding on certain parts of vehicle prohibited
   72.15   Riding in or on vehicle without consent
   72.16   Allowing parts of body to protrude from vehicle
   72.17   Clinging to vehicles
   72.18   Number of passengers in front seat
One-Way Streets and Alleys
   72.25   Authority to erect signs
   72.26   Movement of traffic
Speed Regulations
   72.35   General speed regulations
   72.36   Speed regulations on certain streets
   72.37   Duty of driver to decrease speed
Stop or Yield Regulations
   72.45   Through streets
   72.46   Stop intersections
   72.47   Vehicles to stop at stop signs
   72.48   Emerging from alley, driveway, or building
   72.49   Stop required when traffic obstructed
   72.50   Yield intersections
Quiet Zones; Play Streets
   72.55   Signs indicating quiet zones
   72.56   Establishment of play streets
   72.57   Unmuffled engine compression brakes
Turninq Movements
   72.65   Required position method of turning intersections
   72.66   Turning markers
   72.67   Authority to place restricted turn signs
   72.68   Obedience to no-turn signs
   72.69   Limitations on turning around
   72.70   Turning right on red signal
 
   72.99   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 72.01 FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.
   (A)   No funeral procession containing 50 or more vehicles shall occupy or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the Chief of Police and any other regulations as are set forth herein.
   (B)   Every vehicle in a funeral procession must have its headlights turned on for identification purposes. The procession shall travel as close together as possible in line, using the far right lane on laned highways. The funeral procession shall be routed along the safest direct route to the place of burial.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to break through a funeral procession or try to enter into the procession by passing from the rear of the procession, or otherwise interfering with the continuity of the procession. Cautious and respectful passing of the procession is not prohibited when two or more lanes are provided for travel in the same direction. However, it is prohibited when there is only one lane.
   (D)   Vehicles approaching a funeral procession from the opposite direction should cautiously and respectfully continue.
   (E)   A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(‘58 Code, § 16-28) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1- 3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 72.02 LIMITATIONS ON BACKING.
   It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to back the vehicle into any intersection or over a crosswalk and, in any event or at any place, to back the vehicle unless the movement can be made in safety and unless the driver shall have given ample warning, either by hand, horn, or other signal, to those who may be behind. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(‘58 Code, § 16-32) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1- 3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 72.03 DRIVING ON SIDEWALKS.
   It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive the vehicle within any sidewalk area, except at a permanent or temporary driveway. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(‘58 Code, § 16-34) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1- 3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 72.04 MOVING PARKED CARS FROM CURB.
   The driver of a vehicle parked on a street, when moving the vehicle from the curb, shall move the vehicle out from the curb in the direction in which the vehicle is headed; or, if the vehicle is parked at an angle with the curb, he shall back the vehicle out at that angle until he has cleared other parked vehicles, at which time he may proceed in the desired direction. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(‘58 Code, § 16-42) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1- 3-22)
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