§ 42-167. ENTERING AND LEAVING CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS.

   No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access highway, except at entrances and exits established by public authority.

(Prior Code, § 42-167)

§ 42-168. RECKLESS DRIVING.

   Any person who drives any vehicle in a careless or wanton manner without regard for the safety of persons or property, or in violation of the conditions outlined in 47 O.S. § 11-801, is guilty of reckless driving. Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be punished upon a first conviction by imprisonment for a period of not less than five days nor more than 90 days, or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment; on a second or subsequent conviction, punishment shall be imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by a fine of not less than $150 nor more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Prior Code, § 42-168)

Statutory reference:

   Reckless driving, see 47 O.S. § 11-901

§ 42-169. CARELESS OR NEGLIGENT DRIVING, STOPPING, OR PARKING.

   It is unlawful for any person to drive, use, operate, park, cause to be parked, or stop any vehicle in a careless or negligent manner, or in such a manner as to endanger life, limb, person, or property, or as to interfere with the lawful movement of traffic or use of the streets.

(Prior Code, § 42-169)

Statutory reference:

   Reckless driving, see 47 O.S. § 11-901

§ 42-170. REQUIREMENT OF ANY PERSON DRIVING A VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC WAY TO OPERATE SAME IN A CAREFUL AND PRUDENT MANNER.

   Any person driving a vehicle on a public road or way shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner and at a careful and prudent speed not greater than nor less than is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the public way and any other conditions then existing. No person shall drive any vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than will permit the driver to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.

(Prior Code, § 42-170)

Statutory reference:

   Careful and prudent speed, see 47 O.S. § 11-801(A)

§ 42-171. DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING SUBSTANCES.

   (A)   It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, other public places, or upon any private road, street, alley, or lane which provides access to one or more single-family or multi-family dwellings, who:

      (1)   Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in 47 O.S. § 756, of eight hundredths or more at the time of a test of such person’s blood or breath administered within two hours after the arrest of such person;

      (2)   Is under the influence of alcohol;

      (3)   Is under the influence of any intoxicating substance other than alcohol which may render such person incapable of safely driving or operating a motor vehicle; or

      (4)   Is under the combined influence of alcohol and any other intoxicating substance which may render such person incapable of safely driving or operating a motor vehicle.

   (B)   The fact that any person charged with a violation of this section is or has been lawfully entitled to use alcohol or a controlled dangerous substance or any other intoxicating substance shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this section.

   (C)   Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and shall participate in an assessment and evaluation by an assessment agency or assessment personnel certified by the State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services pursuant to 43A O.S. § 3-460 and shall follow all recommendations made in the assessment and evaluation and be punished by imprisonment in jail for not less than ten days nor more than one year. Any person convicted of a violation for a first offense shall be fined not more than $1,000.

(Prior Code, § 42-171)

Statutory reference:

   Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, see 63 O.S. §§ 2-101 et seq.

   Driving under the influence of intoxicating substances, see 47 O.S. § 11-902

   D.U.I. offenses, revocation of license, see 47 O.S. § 6-205

   D.U.I. testing, see 47 O.S. §§ 751 et seq.

§ 42-172. TRANSPORTING OF LOW-POINT BEER EXCEPT IN ORIGINAL, UNOPENED CONTAINER PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.

   It is unlawful for any person to knowingly transport in any moving vehicle upon a public highway, street, or alley any low-point beer containing more than 0.05% alcohol by volume and not more than 3.2% alcohol by weight except in the original container which shall not have been opened and from which the original cap or seal shall not have been removed unless the opened container is in the rear trunk or rear compartment, which shall include the spare tire compartment in a station wagon or panel truck, or any outside compartment which is not accessible to the driver or any other person in the vehicle while it is in motion.

(Prior Code, § 42-172)

§ 42-173. UNLAWFUL TRANSPORTATION OF INTOXICATING BEVERAGE; PENALTY.

   It is unlawful for any person to knowingly transport in any vehicle upon a public highway, street, or alley within the city any alcoholic beverage, except in the original container which shall not have been opened and the seal upon which shall not have been broken and from which the original cap or cork shall not have been removed, unless the opened container is in the rear trunk or rear compartment, which shall include the spare tire compartment in a vehicle commonly known as a station wagon or panel truck, or any outside compartment which is not accessible to the driver or any person in the vehicle while it is in motion.

(Prior Code, § 42-173)