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(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
It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to refuse, fail or neglect to move that driver’s vehicle when requested to do so by a law enforcement official with a legitimate reason for the request.
(Prior Code, § 71.007) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998; Ord. 00-35, passed 11-6-2000) Penalty, see § 71.999
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to operate or be in the actual physical control of any motor vehicle when the person has a concentration of two hundredths of one gram, but less than ten hundredths of one gram or more by weight of alcohol per 100 milliliters of that person’s blood; or when the person has a concentration of two hundredths of one gram, but less than ten hundredths of one gram or more by weight of alcohol per 210 liters of that person’s breath.
(B) Any person who operates or has in that person’s actual physical control a motor vehicle in this state shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a chemical test or tests of that person’s blood or breath for the purpose of determining the concentration of alcohol in the blood or breath.
(C) (1) Any peace officer who has been duly authorized to make arrests for violations of traffic laws of this city may require any person under 21 years of age to submit to a chemical test or tests of that person’s blood or breath for the purpose of determining the concentration of alcohol in the blood or breath when the officer has probable cause to believe that the person was driving or was in the actual physical control of a motor vehicle in this state in violation of division (A) above.
(2) The peace officer may require the person to submit to a preliminary breath test.
(3) Any person who refuses to submit to the preliminary breath test or whose preliminary breath test results indicate an alcohol concentration in violation of division (A) above shall be placed under arrest.
(D) (1) Any person arrested as provided in this section may, upon the direction of a peace officer, be required to submit to a chemical test or tests of that person’s blood or breath for a determination of the concentration of alcohol.
(2) If the chemical test discloses the presence of a concentration of alcohol in violation of division (A) above, the person shall be found guilty of a traffic infraction and upon conviction shall have that person’s operator’s license impounded by the court for 30 days for each violation of division (A) above.
(Prior Code, § 71.008) (Ord. 99-04, passed 2-1-1999) Penalty, see § 71.999
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-6,211.01, 60-6,211.02, 60-6,203
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or custodian of a minor child to allow the child to play upon the roads or streets, to ride bicycles, tricycles, skates, coasters, skateboards or any other toy vehicle or conveyance upon the roads or streets, or to allow the child to ride in the back of an unenclosed pickup bed or trailer while the vehicle is in motion, except for parades.
(Prior Code, § 71.009) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
It shall be unlawful for any person to move a disabled vehicle by pushing the vehicle with another vehicle for a distance greater than 500 feet. Any disabled vehicle, or vehicle to be moved by other than its own power for any distance greater than 500 feet, shall be moved by towing. If the disabled vehicle is towed by a vehicle other than a tow truck or similar vehicle designed to tow disabled vehicles, then the towing connection between the two vehicles shall not exceed 15 feet in length, and there shall be displayed upon the connection a red flag or other red signal or cloth not less than 12 inches square.
(Prior Code, § 71.010) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999
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