(A) Automatic lights and signals. No vehicle shall turn at any intersection where an automatic signal system is in operation, except when such signal system is displaying a green light; provided, vehicles may turn on a red signal when in compliance with the provisions of this section governing such turns. No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction at any intersection where an automatic signal system is in operation.
(1976 Code, § 5-201)
(B) Automatic signal system. At each intersection where an automatic signal system is in operation, all vehicular and pedestrian traffic crossing such street intersection shall be governed by such automatic signal system. The display of the red signal light shall be a signal for traffic to stop outside of the street intersection. The display of the yellow signal light shall announce that traffic be at attention to stop when the red light is displayed, and the green signal light shall be a signal for traffic to promptly move forward. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any such signal.
(1976 Code, § 5-202)
(C) Signs and signals. The governing body may, by resolution, provide for the placing of stop signs or other signs, signals, standards or mechanical devices in any street or alley under the municipality’s jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating or prohibiting traffic thereon. Such resolution shall describe the portion of the street or alley wherein traffic is to be regulated or prohibited; the regulation or prohibition; the location where such sign, signal, standard or mechanical device shall be placed; and the hours when such regulation or prohibition shall be effective. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to comply with such regulation or prohibition.
(1976 Code, § 5-220)
(D) Stop signs. Every person operating any vehicle shall, upon approaching any stop sign erected in accordance with the resolution prescribed heretofore, cause such vehicle to come to a complete stop before entering or crossing any street, highway or railroad crossing. The vehicle operator shall stop at a marked stop line or, if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk; but, if neither is indicated, then as near the right-of-way line of the intersecting roadway as possible.
(1976 Code, § 5-221)
(E) Signs, traffic-control devices, traffic surveillance devices; defacing or interfering with. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously deface, injure, remove, obstruct, knock down or interfere with any official traffic sign or signal, traffic-control device or traffic-control surveillance device.
(1976 Code, § 5-222)
(Ord. 990, passed 12-18-1989) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 39-609 through 39-611, 39-614, 39-619, 39-619.01, 39-697