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The Town Marshal is authorized to temporarily place official traffic-control devices when required by an emergency. The Town Marshal shall notify the President of the Board of Trustees of his actions as soon thereafter as is practicable. Such official traffic- control devices shall not remain longer than 30 days unless authorized by the Town Board.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81)
No provision of this traffic code for which official traffic-control devices are required shall be enforced if, at the time and place of the alleged violation, an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official traffic-control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no devices are in place.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81)
Whenever official traffic-control devices are placed in positions approximately conforming to the requirements of this traffic code, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, and shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this traffic code, unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81)
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or apparent property damage to an apparent extent of $750 or more shall, within ten days after such accident, forward a written report of the accident to the Town Marshal, unless the accident was immediately investigated by the Edinburgh Town Marshal or deputy.
(IC 9-4-1-46(a)) (Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81) Penalty, see §70.99
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of making an immediate or a written report of an accident as required in §70.35, and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making such a report, the occupant shall make or cause to be made the report not made by the driver. If there was no other occupant and if the driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident shall, within five days after the accident, make the report not made by the driver.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81) Penalty, see §70.99
(A) This section does not apply to accident reports filed by a law enforcement officer.
(B) All written accident reports made by drivers or owners of vehicles involved in accidents, as required in §70.35, shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting, and shall be for the confidential use of the Town Marshal's Office or other governmental agencies having use of the records for accident prevention purposes. However, the Town Marshal may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known, or when such person denies his presence at such accident. No such report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of any accident, except that the Town Marshal shall furnish upon demand of any person who has, or claims to have, made a report or, upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Town Marshal, solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirements that such a report be made.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81)
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