9-4-39: SCHOOL BUSES:

The driver of a vehicle on any street or highway upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus when there is in operation on the bus a visual signal directing that a stop be made; provided that the driver of a vehicle upon a street or highway of which the roadways for traffic moving in opposite directions are separated by a strip of ground at least four feet (4') wide which is not surfaced or suitable for vehicle traffic, or on a controlled access highway where pedestrians are not permitted to cross, need not stop his vehicle upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on the opposite roadway. (Ord. 331, 10-16-1968)

9-4-40: FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY:

   (A)   The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the street.

   (B)   The driver of any motor vehicle of the second division or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a street outside of a business or residence district shall not follow within three hundred feet (300') of another motor vehicle of the second division or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to prevent overtaking and passing nor shall the same apply upon any lane specifically designated for use by motor vehicles of the second division.

   (C)   Motor vehicles being driven upon any street outside of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade whether or not towing other vehicles shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This provision shall not apply to funeral processions. (Ord. 331, 10-16-1968)

9-4-41: DISREGARDING TRAFFIC ORDERS:

It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. (Ord. 331, 10-16-1968)

9-4-42: REFUSAL TO STOP VEHICLE:

It shall be unlawful for the driver or operator of any motor vehicle who having been given visual or audible signal by a police officer directing such driver or operator to bring his vehicle to a stop, to wilfully fail or refuse to obey such direction, to increase his speed, to extinguish his lights or otherwise flee or attempt to evade the police officer. The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice, siren, red or blue light and the officer giving such signal shall be in a police uniform, and, if driving a vehicle, such vehicle shall be marked showing it to be an official police vehicle. (Ord. 331, 10-16-1968)

9-4-43: LIGHTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES:

During the period from sunset to sunrise, or at any other time when visibility is so limited as to require the use of lights for safety, every motorcycle shall carry and exhibit one lighted lamp commonly known as a driving light and every other motor vehicle two (2) such lighted driving lamps showing white lights, or lights of a yellow or amber tint, visible at least five hundred feet (500') in the direction toward which each motorcycle or motor vehicle is proceeding. Parking lamps may be used in addition to, but not in lieu of, any such driving lamps. Each motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer shall also exhibit at least two (2) lighted lamps which shall be mounted on the left rear and right rear of the vehicle so as to throw a red light visible for at least five hundred feet (500') in the reverse direction, except that a motorcycle need be equipped with only one such lamp.

Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light a rear registration plate when required and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet (50') to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating a rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted. (Ord. 331, 10-16-1968)

Whenever the driver of any vehicle is within three hundred feet (300') of another vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, the driver shall dim or drop such lamps and shall extinguish all auxiliary lamps.

No vehicle shall have the lighting system modified to allow more than two (2) electric driving lamps to be lighted while operating in the dimmed or dropped position.

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of auxiliary driving lamps, commonly referred to as "fog" lamps, when used in conjunction with headlamps, if such auxiliary driving lamps are adjusted and so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of drivers of oncoming vehicles. (Ord. 331F, 12-9-1998)

9-4-44: DISOBEYING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES:

No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the instructions of any official traffic control device unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer.

It shall be unlawful for any person to leave the roadway and travel across private property to avoid a traffic control device. (Ord. 331, 10-16-1968)

9-4-45: OPENING DOOR INTO TRAFFIC LANE:

It shall be unlawful to open any door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers. (Ord. 331, 10-16-1968)