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Any vehicle attempting to reenter traffic while parked at the curb shall yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic in the street approaching from the rear. The parked vehicle shall proceed into the line of traffic only after the driver has given the appropriate signal which indicates his or her intention of turning from the curb and into the line of traffic. The vehicle shall in no event enter the line of traffic until the driver has ascertained that no hazard exists.
(Prior Code, § 42-198)
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.
(Prior Code, § 42-199)
Statutory reference:
Emerging from alley and the like, see 47 O.S. § 11-704
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
(Prior Code, § 42-200)
(A) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
(1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
(2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flag person gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
(3) A railroad train approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
(4) An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing; or
(5) The tracks at the crossing are not clear.
(B) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed, or fail to obey the directions of a law enforcement officer at the crossing.
(C) The operator of any class A, B, or C commercial vehicle not required to stop at all railroad crossings, as prescribed in 47 O.S. § 11-702, shall slow down and check that the tracks are clear of an approaching train.
(Prior Code, § 42-201)
Statutory reference:
Obedience to signal regarding train, see 47 O.S. § 11-701
(A) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and while so stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train and for a signal indicating the approach of a train, except as hereinafter provided, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. After stopping as required herein and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing such crossing, and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing tracks.
(B) No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer or traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed.
(Prior Code, § 42-202)
Statutory reference:
Certain commercial vehicles to stop at railroad crossing, see 47 O.S. § 11-702
(A) Every operator and front seat passenger of a passenger car operated in this city shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt system, required to be installed in the motor vehicle when manufactured pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 571.208, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. For the purpose of this section, the term
PASSENGER CAR shall include the passenger compartment of pickups, vans, minivans, and sport utility vehicles. The term PASSENGER CAR shall not include trucks, truck-tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles. The term PASSENGER CAR shall not include a vehicle used primarily for farm use which is registered and licensed pursuant to the provisions of 47 O.S. § 1134.
(B) This section shall not apply to an operator or passenger of any passenger car in which the operator or passenger possesses an exemption from the provisions of this section. The exemption shall be in the form of a restriction appearing on the driver’s license of the person and shall remain in effect until the expiration date of the driver’s license. Nothing in this subsection (B) shall be construed to prevent the person from applying for another exemption as provided for in this section. The issuance of an attestation by a physician and the subsequent issuance of an exemption by the State Commissioner of Public Safety, in good faith, shall not give rise to, nor shall the physician and the state thereby incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any person injured by reason of failure of the person to wear a safety seat belt system.
(C) This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor vehicle while performing official duties as a route carrier of the U.S. Postal Service.
(D) This section shall not apply to any passenger vehicle which was manufactured or assembled before the 1966 models, unless such vehicle is not equipped with a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system.
(E) Fines and court costs for violating the provisions of this section shall not exceed $20.
(Prior Code, § 42-203) (Ord. 791, passed 2-20-1988; Ord. 825, passed 6-1-1988; Ord. 2002-849, passed 10-7-2002)
Statutory reference:
Mandatory Seat Belt Use Act, see 47 O.S. §§ 12-416 et seq.
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