STREET DESIGNATIONS

§ 71.105 ARTERIAL OR COLLECTOR STREETS.

   The City Council may, by resolution, designate certain streets or portions of streets, as arterial or collector streets in accordance with the current version of the State and National Classification systems.

(Prior Code, § 71.105) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998)

§ 71.106 TRUCK ROUTES.

   The City Council may, by resolution, designate certain streets in the city upon which trucks shall or shall not travel, and it shall be unlawful for any person operating trucks to travel streets other than those designated, except to pick up or make deliveries. The Traffic Control Device Committee shall cause notices to be posted or signs erected indicating the streets so designated and shall make recommendation to the Public Property, Safety and Works Committee for such signage.

(Prior Code, § 71.106) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999

Statutory reference:

   Authorization, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-680

REGULATIONS FOR OPERATORS

§ 71.120 POSITION OF VEHICLES.

   Vehicles in motion must keep between the right-side curb and the center of the street or between the right line and the center line of a highway, and slow moving, large or heavily loaded vehicles shall keep as near to the right-side curb or to the right line as possible.

(Prior Code, § 71.120) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.121 OVERTAKING VEHICLES; INTERSECTIONS.

   (A)   (1)   The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction may do so only if the road markings indicate that the same can be done with safety. The driver shall first give a visible signal of the driver’s intention and shall pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the road until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.

      (2)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a driver overtaking and passing upon the right of another vehicle which is making or about to make a left turn.

   (B)   (1)   The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle proceeding in the same direction in an intersection only when the movement may be made safely, when the vehicle to be overtaken is making or about to make a left turn or when there are two or more traffic lanes provided in each direction.

      (2)   It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to overtake or pass on the left of another vehicle proceeding in the same direction in an intersection except on one-way streets or roads.

(Prior Code, § 71.121) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.122 KEEP TO RIGHT OF CENTER LINE OF STREET.

   It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive to the left side of the center line of a street except as is otherwise provided in this title. A driver may not move to the left side of the center line in order to overtake and pass another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or a vehicle parked at the curb, unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit the overtaking and passing to be made in safety and the road marking indicates that it is permissible to pass other vehicles.

(Prior Code, § 71.122) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.123 OVERTAKEN VEHICLE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY.

   It shall be unlawful, on streets or roads where traffic lanes are not marked, for the driver of a vehicle about to be overtaken and passed from the rear by another vehicle to fail to give the right-of-way to the overtaking vehicle and to move to the right upon suitable or audible signal being given by the driver of the overtaking vehicle.

(Prior Code, § 71.123) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 71.999