CHAPTER 62
GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

 

62.01 Violation of Regulations	62.04 Clinging to Vehicle
62.02 Play Streets Designated	62.05 Quiet Zones
62.03 Vehicles on Sidewalks	62.06 Obstructing View at Intersections

 

62.01 VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS.

   Any person who willfully fails or refuses to comply with any lawful order of a peace officer or direction of a Fire Department officer during a fire, or who fails to abide by the applicable provisions of the following Iowa statutory laws relating to motor vehicles and the statutory law of the road is in violation of this section. These sections of the Code of Iowa are adopted by reference and are as follows:

   1.   Display of Registration and License to Drive: 321.17, 321.32, 321.37, 321.38, 321.57, 321.67, 321.78, 321.79, 321.91, 321.98, 321.99, 321.104, 321.115, 321.174, 321.174A, 321.180, 321.180B, 321.193, 321.194, 321.208A, 321.216, 321.216B, 321.216C and 321.218 through 321.224.

   2.   All-Terrain Vehicles, Golf Carts, and Bicycles to Obey Traffic Regulations, Speed Detection Jamming Devices, Road Workers: 321.232 through 321.234A, 235A and 321.247.

   3.   Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings: 321.259 and 321.260.

   4.   Accidents and Accident Reporting: 321.262 through 321.266.

   5.   Operation of Motorcycles and Motorized Bicycles: 321.275.

   6.   Drag Racing; Speed; Open Containers; Control of Vehicle: 321.276, 321.277, 321.277A, 321.278, 321.281, 321.284, 321.284A, 321.288, 321.295, 321.333, 321.382 and 321.383.

   7.   Driving on Right, Meeting, Overtaking, Following, or Towing: 321.297 through 321.299 and 321.302 through 321.310.

   8.   Turning and Starting, Signals on Turning and Stopping: 321.312 through 321.318.

   9.   Right-of-Way: 321.319 through 321.324A.

   10.   Pedestrian Rights and Duties and Safety Zones: 321.329, 321.330, 321.332, 321.333, and 321.340.

   11.   Railroad Crossings: 321.341 through 321.344 and 321.344B.

   12.   Stopping, Standing, Parking: 321.354 and 321.359.

   13.   Unattended Vehicle, Obstructing Driver’s View, Crossing Median, Following Fire Apparatus, or Crossing Fire Hose, and Putting Glass, Etc., on Streets: 321.362 through 321.365 and 321.367 through 321.371.

   14.   School Buses: 321.372.

   15.   Lighting Equipment Required and Time of Use: 321.384 through 321.390, 321.392 through 321.395, 321.398, 321.402 through 321.405, 321.408, 321.409, 321.415, 321.417 through 321.423. In accordance with authorization granted by Section 321.395, Code of Iowa, motor vehicles parked upon any street where permitted by this chapter need not display required lights where there is sufficient light emitted from City street lights to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street.

   16.   Brakes, Horns, Sirens, Mufflers, Wipers, Mirrors, Tires, Flares, Windows, Safety Belts, and Special Markings for Transporting Explosives: 321.430 through 321.434; 321.436 through 321.442; 321.444 through 321.446, 321.449, 321.449A, 321.449B, and 321.450.

   17.   Size, Weight, and Load: 321.454 through 321.458, 321.460 through 321.463, 321.465 and 321.466.

   18.   Unsafe Vehicles: 321.381 and 321.381A.

62.02 PLAY STREETS DESIGNATED.

    The peace officer shall have authority to declare any street or part thereof a play street and cause to be placed appropriate signs or devices in the roadway indicating and helping to protect the same. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating any street or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof except drivers of vehicles having business or whose residences are within such closed area, and then any said driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon any such street or portion thereof.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.255)

62.03 VEHICLES ON SIDEWALKS.

   The driver of a vehicle shall not drive upon or within any sidewalk area except at a driveway.