Section
General Provisions
71.01 Coasters, roller skates, and the like; use on streets; off-road vehicles
71.02 Entering intersection without sufficient space on other wide prohibited
71.03 Boarding, alighting from vehicle
71.04 Unlawful riding
71.05 Driving on sidewalks
71.06 Containment of loads required
Speed Limits
71.15 State speed laws applicable
71.16 Speed limits in alleys
71.17 Speed limits on certain streets
Turning Movements
71.30 Authority to regulate with official traffic-control devices
71.31 U-turns
71.32 Prohibited right, left, or U-turns on certain streets
Stop and Yield Intersections
71.40 Designation of stop and yield intersections
71.41 Vehicle entering street from alley
Funeral and Other Processions
71.50 Drivers in procession
71.51 When permit required
71.52 Town Marshal to designate method of identifying funeral processions
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, sled, toy vehicle, or similar device shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk. When so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians.
(B) No person shall operate an off-road vehicle within the town limits unless otherwise approved by the Town Council. An off-road vehicle is defined as a motor driven vehicle capable of travel without the benefit of a road or a trail and immediately over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain.
(C) Off-road vehicles may be used in the event of an emergency declared by the national weather service or local authorities. They may also be used for the purpose of improving personal property or clearing driveways and/or sidewalks.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81; Am. Ord. 2010-6, passed 3-8-10) Penalty, see §70.99
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81) Penalty, see §70.99
No person shall ride on any vehicle on any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81) Penalty, see §70.99
Any person hauling stone, oil, rubbish, or any other material shall see that the vehicle is of adequate dimensions and tight, so that none of that material shall fall from the vehicle. Any material falling from a vehicle shall be promptly removed from the street by the driver, who shall be responsible for any damage done.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81) Penalty, see §70.99
The state traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within this town, except as this traffic code, as authorized by state law, declares and determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that certain speed regulations shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas. In that event, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so determined, when signs are in place giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 1981-6, passed 6-9-81) Penalty, see §70.99
Statutory reference:
Authority to alter state speed limits, see IC 9-21-5-6
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