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Vehicles of the city police department and any private vehicles used by police department personnel and approved by the traffic engineer that are subject to emergency travel shall be equipped with blue emergency signal lights. No other privately owned emergency vehicle authorized under this chapter shall be equipped with or use blue emergency signal lights.
(Code 1965, § 28-13)
(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $500.00 or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the collision to the police department, if the collision occurs within the city.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the driver of any motor vehicle which collides with another motor vehicle left parked or unattended on any street or highway in the city shall immediately report the collision to the owner of such parked or unattended motor vehicle. Such report shall include the time, date and place of the collision and the driver's name, address, operator's or chauffeur's license number and the registration number of the vehicle being operated by the driver at the time of the collision. Such report may be oral or in writing. If the driver is, for any reason, unable to make the report required by this subsection, such driver shall make and file a report of the collision in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as in the case of a collision as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Any report made pursuant to this subsection shall be competent in any civil action for the sole purpose of establishing the identity of the person operating the moving vehicle at the time of colliding with the parked or unattended vehicle.
(c) The police department may require the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision which is required to be reported by this section to file a supplemental report when the original report is insufficient, in the opinion of the department, and the department may require witnesses of a collision to render reports.
(d) Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.
(Code 1965, § 28-14; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)
State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-166.1.
Civil penalties as set forth in Appendix B of this Code shall be assessed for the violation of the provisions of sections 19-16, 19-137, 19-138, 19-139, 19-140, 19-143, and 19-144 of this chapter. All other violations of this chapter shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00.
(Code 1965, § 28-159; Ord. No. 1981, 8-25-92; Ord. No. 2024, § 1(b), 4-27-93; Ord. No. 4715, § 3, 11-27-18)
The city manager shall establish an appeals process for persons contesting any civil penalty issued by a city employee pursuant to the chapter. Civil penalties must be appealed to the city manager or an office or official designated by the city manager within fifteen days of the issuance of the late notice.
(Ord. No. 3007, § 1, 3-25-03)
(a) The following definitions shall apply to this section:
E-scooter shall mean any two-wheeled device capable of propulsion by a motor or other power source with handlebars and a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding. This device may also have a seat that does not interfere with the ability of the rider to stand and ride. This definition shall not include motorcycles, mopeds, or Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices as defined by the North Carolina General Statutes.
E-scooter share operator means an individual or a public, private, or non-profit entity that owns, manages or operates a system whereby e-scooters are parked, placed, stored, exhibited, demonstrated, sold, rented or offered for rent on public sidewalks and right-of-ways to customers on a self-service basis through an electronic platform.
(b) It shall be unlawful to park, place, store, exhibit, demonstrate, sell, rent or offer to sell or rent any e-scooter on any street, sidewalk, square, avenue, alley or within any park or other publicly owned property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any e-scooter share operator to permit an e-scooter it owns or leases to be parked, placed, stored, exhibited, demonstrated, sold, rented or offered for sale or rent on any street, sidewalk, square, avenue, alley or within any park or other publicly owned property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(d) It shall be unlawful to operate an e-scooter on any public street, sidewalk, alley, bridge or other way of public passage or within any park or on any other public property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any e-scooter share operator to permit an e-scooter it owns or leases to be operated on any public street, sidewalk, alley, bridge or other way of public passage or within any park or on any other public property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(f) A violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty of $100.00 per occurrence, to be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt, if the offender does not pay the penalty within 30 days of receiving a notice of violation. This penalty shall be in addition to any penalty imposed by any other ordinance, rule, regulation or other provision of law.
(g) This section may be enforced by any city department or employee as designated by the city manager, who shall be authorized to remove any e-scooter found to be in violation of this section from any sidewalk, square, park or other public property without prior notice.
(h) Any e-scooter removed from city property pursuant to subsection (g) shall be returned to its owner upon the city receiving adequate proof of ownership. If an e-scooter removed from city property remains unclaimed after a period of 60 days, it will be deemed abandoned, and may be disposed of in any manner permitted by law.
(Ord. No. 4715, § 1, 11-27-18)
Secs. 19-17—19-35. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. OPERATION OF VEHICLES GENERALLY
(a) Upon all streets and highways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the highway except as follows:
(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;
(2) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway, provided any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;
(3) Upon a highway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or
(4) Upon a highway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.
(b) Upon all streets and highways any vehicle proceeding at less than the legal maximum speed limit shall be driven in the righthand lane then available for through traffic or as close as practicable to the righthand curb or edge of the highway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn.
(c) Upon any street or highway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the centerline of the highway, except when authorized by official traffic control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the highway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes or except as permitted under subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(d) Whenever any street has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent with this section shall apply:
(1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.
(2) Upon a street which is divided into three or more lanes and provides for the two-way movement of traffic, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction when such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance or in the preparation for making a left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the same direction that the vehicle is proceeding and such allocation is designated by an official traffic control device.
(3) Official traffic control devices may be erected directing specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the center of the street, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the direction of every such device.
(4) Official traffic control devices may be installed prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of streets, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, when appropriate signs have been posted, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle over and upon the inside lane, next to the median of any dual-lane highway at a speed less than the posted speed limit when the operation of the motor vehicle over and upon the inside lane shall impede the steady flow of traffic, except when preparing for a left turn. The term "appropriate signs," as used in this section, shall be construed as including "slower traffic keep right" or designations of similar import.
(f) Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.
(Code 1965, § 28-28; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)
State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-146.
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