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Whenever a pedestrian-activated school crossing signal is provided, it requires obedience by vehicular traffic and pedestrians as follows.
(A) Flashing yellow.
(1) When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers or operators of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or pass such signal only with caution.
(2) Pedestrians shall not proceed in conflict with traffic, but may activate the signal control switch, and shall wait until steady red alone is shown before entering the roadway or intersection controlled by the signal.
(B) Steady yellow alone.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal is thereby warned that the red or stop signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter, and such vehicular traffic shall not enter or be crossing the intersection or pass the signal when the red or stop signal is exhibited.
(2) No pedestrian shall enter the roadway or intersection on which the signal controls vehicular traffic until steady red alone is shown.
(C) Steady red.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, and shall remain standing until flashing yellow is shown alone.
(2) Pedestrians may proceed across the road controlled by the signal, and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles.
(D) Steady red and steady yellow combined.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal is thereby warned that the flashing yellow signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter, and that such vehicular traffic shall remain standing until the flashing yellow is shown alone.
(2) Pedestrians are thereby warned that the flashing yellow signal is about to be shown, and shall not enter the signal-controlled roadway or intersection, or in a direction which conflicts with the movement of vehicular traffic; but any pedestrian who has partially completed his or her crossing shall proceed to the nearest sidewalk or safety island, and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles.
(Prior Code, § 42-320)
Whenever a pedestrian-actuated school crossing signal is provided, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic and pedestrians in accordance with 47 O.S. §§ 11-202 and 11-203, which are §§ 42-318 and 42-322.
(Prior Code, § 42-321)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see 47 O.S. § 11-205
Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Wait” or “Don’t Walk” are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows.
(A) Walk. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way in the direction of the signal by the drivers of all vehicles.
(B) Wait or don’t walk. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his or her crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the wait signal is showing.
(Prior Code, § 42-322)
Statutory reference:
Pedestrian control signals, see 47 O.S. § 11-203
(A) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which projects any flashing or revolving beams of light, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.
(B) No person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit, upon any highway any traffic sign, signal, or device bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
(C) This section shall not prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information which are of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
(D) Every prohibited sign, signal, marking, or device is declared to be a public nuisance and may be removed without notice.
(Prior Code, § 42-323)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see 47 O.S. § 11-206
(A) No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, destroy, deface, molest, interfere, tamper, injure, knock down, remove, or have in his or her possession any official traffic control device, including any 911 emergency telephone service route markers or any railroad sign or signal or an inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any part thereof.
(B) This article shall not apply to any of the following persons when acting within the scope and duty of their employment:
(1) Any officer, agent, independent contractor, employee, servant, or trustee of any governmental agency; or
(2) Any officer, agent independent contractor, employee, servant, or trustee of any contractor, public utility, or railroad company.
(Prior Code, § 42-324)
Statutory reference:
Interference with traffic control devices, see 47 O.S. § 11-207(A)
The Business Manager, subject to any directions given by the City Council, shall have authority to declare any street or part thereof a play street and to have placed appropriate signs or devices in the roadway indicating and helping to protect the same.
(Prior Code, § 42-325)
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating any street or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof, except drivers of vehicles having business or whose residences are within such closed area; and then, any such driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon any such street or portion thereof.
(Prior Code, § 42-326)
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