(A) It shall be the duty of the Traffic Bureau and the Police Department to enforce the traffic regulations of this city and all state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate all traffic accidents, to assist in prosecution of persons guilty of traffic violations, to cooperate with other offices of the city in the administration of the street traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out those duties specially imposed by this chapter and other traffic ordinances of the city.
(B) The Traffic Bureau of the Police Department shall make frequent studies and analyses of all accident and arrest reports and records and shall utilize the information to work out ways and means for accident prevention.
(2) The Traffic Bureau shall regularly inspect the installation, proper timing, and maintenance of traffic control devices and signs, conduct engineering analyses of accidents, devise remedial measures, conduct engineering investigations of traffic conditions, and cooperate with proper city authority in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions and the enforcement of traffic regulations.
(C) (1) The Traffic Bureau shall investigate matters affected or related to traffic as are referred to it by the Chief of Police or Board of Public Works and Safety and shall, when requested, make its recommendations.
(2) The Traffic Bureau shall recommend to the Chief, for action by the Board of Public Works and Safety, play streets, loading zones, parking regulations, cab stands, bus stops, and other related matters.
(3) The Chief of Police and the Traffic Bureau shall have power to establish temporary zones of quiet and shall also direct the maintenance and placing of traffic signs or devices in the manner authorized.
(Prior Code, § 70.102)