Sec. 19-2. Obedience to police.

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer given pursuant to this chapter.

(Code 1965, § 28-3)

Sec. 19-3. Authority of police and firefighters to direct traffic.

Officers of the police department are hereby authorized to direct all traffic of the city in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. In the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police or fire department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.

(Code 1965, § 28-4)

State law reference(s)—Authority of city to regulate and control pedestrian and vehicular traffic, G.S. 160A-300.

Sec. 19-4. Riding on handlebars, frame or tank of bicycle or motorcycle.

(a)   The operator of a motorcycle or bicycle, when upon a street, shall not carry any other person upon the handlebars, frame or tank of any such vehicle nor shall any person so ride upon any such vehicle.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-5; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-5. Clinging to moving vehicles.

(a)   No person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, sled, roller skates or any toy vehicle shall attach himself or his vehicle to any moving vehicle upon any roadway.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-6; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-6. Use of skateboards, roller skates, coasters or toy vehicles on roadways.

(a)   No person upon a skateboard, roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon any roadway, except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and except upon streets set aside as play streets when and as authorized by this chapter.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-7; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-7. Use of skateboards, roller skates or coasters on sidewalks.

(a)   No person shall engage in roller coasting, skate- boarding or roller skating on any sidewalk in a business district.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-7.1; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-8. Quiet zones.

(a)   All of the territory within 200 feet of the premises of each hospital in this city is hereby created and established as a zone of quiet. The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to erect and maintain, within this area, such signs and markings as are necessary to designate it as a zone of quiet.

(b)   The traffic engineer may temporarily establish a zone of quiet upon any street where a person is seriously ill, if requested to do so by the written statement of at least one registered physician certifying to its necessity. Such temporary zone of quiet shall embrace all territory within a radius of 200 feet of the building occupied by the person named in the request of the physician. Such temporary zones of quiet shall be designated by the traffic engineer by placing, at a conspicuous place in the street, a sign or marker bearing the words "quiet zone."

(c)   No person operating a motor vehicle within any designated and signed zone of quiet shall sound the horn or other warning device of such vehicle, except in an emergency, nor shall any person make any loud or unusual noise or play any music within or upon any of the streets, alleys or public places in any such zone of quiet. Violation of this provision shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-9; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Cross reference(s)—Excessive noise prohibited, § 10-81.