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(A) For the purpose of guarding against accidents, persons who are wholly or partially blind may use a white cane or walking stick while walking in a public place as a means of identifying them to operators of vehicles or motor vehicles.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not wholly or partially blind to use a white cane or walking stick in a public place as if that person were wholly or partially blind.
(C) (1) The driver or operator of any vehicle or motor vehicle shall immediately come to a full stop when the driver approaches or is coming in close proximity to a person who is in the path or about to enter the path of the vehicle or motor vehicle and that person is carrying a white cane or walking stick or is accompanied by a seeing eye dog or service dog, and the driver knows or has reason to know that the person is being accompanied by a seeing eye dog or service dog.
(2) The driver or operator shall not proceed until the driver may do so without causing an accident or injury to the person carrying the white cane or walking stick or accompanied by the seeing eye dog or service dog.
(D) The phrase WHITE IN COLOR as used to describe a cane or walking stick shall mean a cane or walking stick which is painted or enameled white. This phrase shall not describe a cane or walking stick which is unpainted or whose natural wood color is white.
(Prior Code, § 71.001) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
(A) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to move left or right upon a street or road, to change lanes or to turn right or left unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving an appropriate signal in accordance with divisions (B) or (C) below.
(B) The signals required in division (A) above shall be given by means of the signal lights of a vehicle unless the signal lights are inoperative, in which case, the required signals shall be made in accordance with division (C) below.
(C) If the signal lights of a vehicle are inoperative or the vehicle is not equipped with signal lights, then the signals required in division (A) above shall be given by means of hand and arm signals from the left side of the vehicle as follows:
(1) Left turn: By extending the left hand and arm horizontally to the left;
(2) Right turn: By extending the left hand and forearm upward;
(3) Stop or decrease speed: By extending the left hand and arm downward; and
(4) Bicycles, right turn: Any person operating a bicycle may signal a right turn by fully extending the right arm and pointing.
(Prior Code, § 71.002) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
Any person who drives any motor vehicle within the city carelessly or without due caution so as to endanger any person or property shall be guilty of careless driving.
(Prior Code, § 71.003) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,212
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, use, operate, park, cause to park or stop any motor vehicle in a negligent manner so as to endanger person or property.
(B) The term NEGLIGENT, as it is used in this section, shall mean a failure to exercise due care which is the omission of that care which a person of common prudence usually takes of that person’s concerns.
(Prior Code, § 71.004) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
No person shall cause more torque to be applied to the drive wheels of a motor vehicle than is reasonably necessary to cause movement of the vehicle under the circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 71.005) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
It shall be unlawful for any person in any part of the city to make, or cause to be made, loud or disturbing noises with any mechanical devices operated by compressed air and used for purposes of assisting braking on any semi-tractor.
(Prior Code, § 71.006) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
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