(a) Purposes of Way.
(1) No person shall use any portion of the park for purposes of way except drives, roadways, paths, walks and trails established for such purposes. Paths established for bridle paths, foot paths or bicycle paths shall not be used for vehicular traffic.
(2) No person shall operate a motorcycle within the park except within a specifically designated motorcycle parking area. This subsection does not apply to law enforcement officers, agents or employees of the City acting within the scope of their duties.
(Ord. 27-80. Passed 2-19-80.)
(b) Driving on Closed Roads or Drives. No person shall drive upon or along any park road or drive which has been closed and posted with appropriate signs or barricades. The Park Superintendent shall have authority to order roads closed during the process of construction, reconstruction or repair, or when on the basis of engineering investigation, weather conditions render travel either unsafe or unduly destructive on the road.
(c) Speed Limit. No person shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled along or over any road or drive within the park, any vehicle at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles per hour.
(d) Reduced Speed Limits. Whenever the Board of Park Commissioners shall determine, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that the speed of fifteen miles per hour is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection, playground, picnic area or other place upon any part of the roads or drives within the park, the Board of Park Commissioners shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima-facie speed limit thereat, which declaration and determination so made shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersections, playgrounds, picnic areas and other places upon the park roads and drives.
(e) Reckless Driving. No person shall operate a vehicle along or over any road or drive within the park in a reckless manner or without due respect for the safety and the rights of pedestrians and drivers and occupants of all other vehicles, so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person while in the lawful use of the park drives or roads.
(f) Drag Racing. No person shall participate in a drag race upon any park drive or park property. "Drag racing" is defined as the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to out-distance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common course from the same point to the same point wherein timing is made of the participating vehicles involving competitive accelerating or speeds. The operation of two or more vehicles side by side either at speeds in excess of permitted speeds on park drives or rapidly accelerating from a common starting point to a speed in excess of such permitted speeds, shall be prima-facie evidence of drag racing.
(g) Driving Without a License. No person shall drive a motor vehicle within the park unless such a person has been licensed as an operator or chauffeur, or cause or permit a minor under eighteen years of age to drive a motor vehicle within the park unless such a minor has first obtained a license or permit to drive a motor vehicle.
(h) Driving Without License Plates. No person shall drive a motor vehicle within the park who is the owner or operator of such motor vehicle unless such vehicle displays the distinctive number and registration marks of license plates, legally issued for the current year, securely fastened to the vehicle.
(i) Driving Vehicle in Unsafe Condition. No person shall drive or move or cause to knowingly permit to be driven or moved within the park any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in unsafe condition.
(j) Stop Signs. All public highways, crossing or intersecting park roads or drives and all main park roads or drives, crossing or intersecting other roads or drives are declared to be through highways or through park roads or drives, as the case may be and shall be posted with stop signs. Such signs shall bear the word stop in letters not less than six inches high and shall be erected as near as practicable to the line of the highway or to the line of the main park road or drive. All operators of vehicles shall come to a full and complete stop at all posted stop signs.
(k) Parking.
(1) No person shall park or store any motor car, motor vehicle, bicycle, wagon or other vehicle within any traveled roadway in the park or at any location where posted signs prohibit parking except in emergencies.
(2) No person shall park on grass areas of the park except when directed to do so by park officials or their representatives.
(l) Lights on Vehicles. Every motor vehicle operating upon any road or drive or within any part of the park during the period from one half hour after sunset to one half hour before sunrise shall be equipped with and use the following minimum lights:
(1) Automobiles.
A. Headlights. Two headlights in the front, one on either side of the vehicle and emitting a white light.
B. Taillights. One taillight in the rear emitting a red light.
(2) Motorcycles or motorbikes.
A. Headlights. One headlight in the front emitting a white light.
B. Taillights. One taillight in the rear emitting a red light.
(m) Spotlights. No person shall use or shine spotlights or unnecessarily or continuously shine automobile headlights onto park lands, except under the direction of a police officer or park employee or except where necessary for the preservation of life or property.
(n) Mufflers. Every motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle in the park.
(o) Trucks. Except by authority of special permit granted by the Superintendent, no person shall drive or operate a truck or a vehicle designed and used for the transportation of goods and materials either loaded or empty, over any road or drive within the park, park reservation or parkway.
(p) Washing Vehicles. No person shall wax, wash or in any way clean any vehicle within the park without permission of the Park Superintendent.
(q) Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section, for which no other penalty is provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 81-75. Passed 6-2-75.)