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No driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet, nor shall such driver drive into or park such vehicle within the block where the fire apparatus has stopped to answer a fire alarm.
('68 Code, § 27-46) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat., Art. 6701d, § 100
No driver of any vehicle shall drive over an unprotected hose of the Fire Department when such hose has been laid down on any street or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the Fire Department official in command.
('68 Code, § 27-47) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat., Art. 6701d, § 101
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by police officers.
('68 Code, § 27-48) Penalty, see § 70.99
The operator of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except at permanent or temporary driveways.
('68 Code, § 27-49) Penalty, see § 70.99
Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.
('68 Code, § 27-50) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat., Art. 6701d, § 51.
(A) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LOCAL TRUCK. Any truck, as defined herein, other than a through truck, as defined herein.
THROUGH TRUCK. Trucks not having their origin, destination, pickup, or delivery point within the city.
TRUCK. A single-unit vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, a single-unit vehicle with tandem axles, or all truck-tractor/semitrailer combinations.
(B) Truck routes designated. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a through truck upon any street or highway within the city that has not been designated as a truck route. For purposes of this provision, the following are designated as the truck routes:
(1) US 67 (Bypass).
(2) SH 174 (Main/Caddo).
(C) Residential areas. In the event an operator of a local truck must use city-maintained streets to arrive at their destination within the city, the operator shall use every reasonable effort to select the route that will minimize the use of city-maintained streets and residential areas.
(D) Presumption regarding violations. Any person operating any of the aforesaid vehicles upon any street or highway that is not designated a truck route as provided for by this section shall have in their possession for the inspection of police officers their log book or evidence of their destination and point of origin to justify the presence of said vehicle on a street or highway other than a designated truck route. Failure to have such log book or evidence in their possession shall not be an offense, but shall create a presumption that such person is unlawfully operating one of the aforesaid vehicles upon a street or roadway that is not designated a truck route.
(E) Exemptions. The driving of a truck upon a street or highway not designated as a truck route in any of the following situations shall not constitute a violation:
(1) The pickup or delivery of merchandise at a location not situated on the designated truck route, provided the truck leaves and returns to the designated truck route by the most direct route available.
(2) Traveling to or from a service or repair shop, provided the truck leaves and returns to the designated truck route by the most direct route available.
(3) For local trucks, traveling to or from a place where a truck can be legally parked or stored while not in use, provided the truck leaves and returns to the designated truck route by the most direct route available.
(4) A truck shall not be required to enter or exit directly onto the designated truck route if such entry or exit would be unsafe from a traffic safety standpoint as determined and as so designated by the city's Director of Public Works.
(5) Operation of authorized emergency vehicles (as defined by Tex. TRANS. Code § 541.201), school buses, church buses, and municipal and utility service trucks on streets or highways that are not designated truck routes.
(6) Driving upon the Chisholm Trail Parkway in compliance with signage posted by the North Texas Tollway Authority.
(F) Signs. Appropriate signs and markings shall be maintained advising the truck operators of the designated streets and highways that constitute the truck routes
('68 Code, § 27-51(a)-(c)) (Ord. 9-1977-36, passed 9-13-77; Am. Ord. 06-2004-35, passed 6-8-04; Am. Ord. 04-2008-24, passed 4-22-08; Am. Ord. 08-2021-44, passed 8-24-21; Am. Ord. 06-2023-41, passed 6-13-23) Penalty, see § 70.99
No driver of a vehicle shall strike, collide with or damage a vehicle which is lawfully parked along a public street or strike, collide with or damage a street sign, traffic-control sign or device, fire hydrant, fence, vehicle, mailbox, tree, building or other items or fixtures which are located along but not in a public street.
('68 Code, § 27-52) (Ord. 9-1978-42, passed 9-12-78) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) Definition. A CONTINUOUS TWO-WAY LEFT TURN LANE is the center lane of a roadway divided into five lanes which provides for the two-way movement of traffic and is clearly marked or designated as a “left turn only” lane by pavement markings or street signs.
(B) Distance traveled. No person shall drive a vehicle in a continuous two-way left turn lane except in preparation for making a left turn from said lane; provided that no person shall drive a vehicle in the lane a distance of more than 200 feet.
(C) Speed. No person shall drive a vehicle in a continuous two-way left turn lane at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing having regard for the actual and potential hazards. A speed in excess of 20 miles per hour in the lane shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful.
(D) Right-of-way. The driver of a motor vehicle intending to enter a continuous two-way left turn lane shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles already in the center lane and shall not enter the lane until such movement can be made with safety.
(E) Position in lane. The driver of a motor vehicle using a continuous two-way left turn lane shall remove such vehicle completely from the adjacent through lane of traffic and shall stop and yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which is stopped within such lane and signaling for a left turn.
('68 Code, § 27-53) (Ord. 10-1978-49, passed 10-10-78) Penalty, see § 70.99
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