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It is unlawful to allow any tree, hedge, billboard, or other object to obstruct the view of an intersection by preventing persons from having a clear view of traffic approaching the intersection from cross streets. Any such obstruction is deemed a nuisance and in addition to the standard penalty may be abated in the manner provided by Title 5 Chapter 6 of this Code.
1. Required Use. The driver and front seat occupants of a type of motor vehicle subject to registration pursuant to Section 321.18 of the Code of Iowa, except a motorcycle or motorized bicycle as defined in Section 321.1 of the Code of Iowa, shall each wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt or safety harness any time the vehicle is in forward motion on a street or highway, except that a child under six years of age shall be secured as required in Section 6-2-14 of this chapter.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.445[2])
2. Exceptions. Subsection 1 of this section does not apply to:
A. The driver or front seat occupants of a motor vehicle which is not required to be equipped with safety belts or safety harnesses under rules adopted by the State Department of Transportation.
B. The driver and front seat occupants of a motor vehicle who are actively engaged in work which requires them to alight from and re-enter the vehicle at frequent intervals, provided the vehicle does not exceed 25 MPH between stops.
C. The driver of a motor vehicle while performing duties as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service. This exemption applies only between the first delivery point after leaving the post office and the last delivery point before returning to the post office.
D. Passengers on a bus.
E. A person possessing a written certification from a physician on a form provided by the State Department of Transportation that the person is unable to wear a safety belt or safety harness due to physical or medical reasons. The certification shall specify the time period for which the exemption applies. The time period shall not exceed 12 months, at which time a new certification may be issued.
F. Front seat occupants of an authorized emergency vehicle while they are being transported in an emergency. However, this exemption does not apply to the driver of the authorized emergency vehicle.
3. Failure to Use Safety Belts. The driver and the front seat passengers may each be charged separately for improperly used or unused equipment under this section.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.445[3])
1. Children Under Three. A child under three years of age who is being transported in a motor vehicle subject to registration which has a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less as specified by the manufacturer, except a school bus or motorcycle as defined in Section 321.1 of the Code of Iowa, shall be secured during transit by a child restraint system which meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and the system shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. A person who is first charged for a violation of this subsection and who has not purchased or otherwise acquired a child restraint system shall not be convicted if the person produces in court, within a reasonable time, proof that the person has purchased or otherwise acquired a child restraint system which meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
2. Children Over Three But Under Six. A child, at least three years of age but under six years of age, who is being transported in any such motor vehicle described in Subsection 1 of this section shall be secured during transit by either a child restraint system that meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and is used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, or by a safety belt or safety harness of a type approved under Section 321.445 of the Code of Iowa.
3. Exceptions. This section does not apply to the following:
A. Police officers acting on official duty;
B. Transportation of children in 1965 model year or older vehicles or authorized emergency vehicles; and
C. Transportation of a child who has been certified by a physician licensed under Chapter 148, 150, or 150A of the Code of Iowa, as having a medical, physical, or mental condition which prevents or makes inadvisable securing the child in a child restraint system, safety belt, or safety harness.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.446)
1. Pedestrian Use of Roadway. No person shall stand in a roadway, including the roadway medians, curbs, traffic islands, and shoulders, for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, or business from the occupant of any vehicle.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.331)
2. Pedestrian Crossing. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.328)
3. Pedestrian Crossings Established. Pedestrian crossings controlled by traffic control signals are hereby established at the intersections of the following designated streets:
A. Intersection of N.W. 86th Street (Clive Road) and Franklin Avenue.
B. Intersection of N.W. 86th Street (Clive Road) and Harbach Boulevard.
C. Intersection of N.W. 100th Street and University Avenue.
D. Intersection of University Avenue and N.W. 90th Street.
4. Pedestrian Traffic Control Legend. Whenever pedestrians are controlled by a traffic control signal at a pedestrian crossing, the following words shall be used and said words shall indicate the following:
A. Walk. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the pedestrian crossing within the marked crosswalk.
B. Don’t Walk. Pedestrians facing the signal shall stop before entering the street and shall not cross the street until “Walk” is shown.
5. Pedestrian Right-of-Way. The driver of any vehicle which is required to stop at a pedestrian crossing by a traffic control signal shall bring such vehicle to a full stop at a point 10 feet from the approach side of the marked crosswalk in accordance with such traffic control signal and shall yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians within the crosswalk.
6. Duty of Drivers. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian within a marked crosswalk at a pedestrian crossing and shall exercise due care upon observing any child or confused or incapacitated person within or in the vicinity of the marked crosswalk of a pedestrian crossing and shall yield the right-of-way to them.
7. Turning Through Crosswalks. No driver of a vehicle traveling on a street which intersects a street upon which a pedestrian crossing is located within close proximity of such pedestrian crossing shall turn a vehicle through the marked crosswalk when the traffic control signal controlling the pedestrian crossing exhibits the word “Walk.”
1. Operation on City Streets by Person with Disabilities. A person with disabilities, as defined by Chapter 321L of the Code of Iowa, possessing a valid motor vehicle operator’s license issued pursuant to Chapter 321 of the Code of Iowa, may operate a golf cart on City streets except Hickman Road, University Avenue, University Boulevard, and N.W. 86th Street during daylight hours and subject to the following conditions:
A. Identification. A person with a disabilities permit issued pursuant to Section 321L.2 of the Code of Iowa, shall be prominently displayed on the golf cart at all times during operation.
B. Registration. Operation shall not commence until the person with disabilities has registered their name, address, operator’s license number, person with disabilities identification number, and a brief description of the golf cart to be operated with the Police Department.
C. Equipment. The golf cart shall be equipped with a slow-moving vehicle sign, bicycle safety flag, adequate brakes, and reflectorized warning devices on the front and rear.
2. Street Crossings. Authorized persons operating golf carts pursuant to Subsection 1 of this section shall be allowed to cross University Boulevard but shall cross Hickman Road, University Avenue, and N.W. 86th Street only at intersections controlled by traffic control signal lights.
3. Motor Vehicle Law. Persons authorized to operate golf carts pursuant to Subsection 1 of this section shall obey all statutes and ordinances governing the operation of motor vehicles.
4. Penalty. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by this chapter for any particular provision or section, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted herein by reference shall, upon conviction, be subject to the standard penalty as stated in Section 1-4-1.
1. Conduct Prohibited. No person, while a passenger on any vehicle which transports members of the public at-large from place to place in consideration for the payment of a fare, shall intentionally do any of the following acts:
A. Smoke or possess any lighted or smoldering pipe, cigar, or cigarette;
B. Consume any beverages, food, or alcohol;
C. Deface, damage, alter, destroy, write upon, or soil any part of such vehicle;
D. Spit, urinate, or defecate in or upon or from any part of such vehicle;
E. Throw, deposit, or place any paper, bottles, cans, or any other garbage or solid waste in or upon such vehicle;
F. Throw any object of any kind within such vehicle or out any door or window of such vehicle;
G. Play or operate any radio, television, tape players, record player, or similar electronic sound amplification device unless it is played through an earphone;
H. Bring any pet or animal onto such vehicle other than a seeing eye dog accompanying a blind person or an animal in a cage or held exclusively on the lap of a rider;
I. Stand or remain in front of any white line marked on the forward end of the floor of such vehicle after being asked to step back by the driver;
J. Enter such a vehicle through the rear door unless authorized to do so by the driver or other transit authority employee;
K. Interfere in any way with the bus driver’s operation of such vehicle; or
L. Make loud and raucous noise which causes unreasonable distress to another person, engage in fighting or violent behavior, or in any manner disrupt or impede the safe operation of such vehicle.
2. Penalty. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by this chapter for any particular provision or section, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted herein by reference shall, upon conviction, be subject to the standard penalty as stated in Section 1-4-1.