§ 71.05 OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON APPROACH OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

   (A)   Upon the approach of any authorized emergency vehicle or vehicles, giving audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle, the operator of every other vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the street, clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle or vehicles shall have passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.

   (B)   It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, other than one on official business, to follow (closer than 500 feet) any fire apparatus, or to park any vehicle within the block where such fire apparatus has stopped to answer a fire alarm. It shall be further unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to drive over any unprotected hose of the Fire Department without the consent of authorized personnel.

(Prior Code, § 6.0205) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 71.06 BACKING AROUND CORNERS OR INTO INTERSECTION PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to back such vehicle around a corner at an intersection or into an intersection of public streets.

(Prior Code, § 6.0206) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 71.07 RECKLESS DRIVING.

   Any person who drives any vehicle upon a street, avenue, or alley carelessly and heedlessly in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution, and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving.

(Prior Code, § 6.0207) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 71.08 CARELESS DRIVING.

   Any person who drives any vehicle carelessly and without due caution, at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger any person or property, not amounting to reckless driving as defined in § 71.07, shall be guilty of careless driving.

(Prior Code, § 6.0208) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 71.09 EXHIBITION DRIVING.

   Any person who drives any vehicle within the limits of the city in such a manner that creates or causes unnecessary engine noise, tire squeal, skid or slide upon acceleration or stopping; or that simulates a temporary race, or that causes the vehicle to unnecessarily turn abruptly or away, shall be guilty of exhibition driving.

(Prior Code, § 6.0209) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 71.10 CARELESS DRIVING, RECKLESS DRIVING, AND EXHIBITION DRIVING PROHIBITED.

   No person shall operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as constitutes careless driving, reckless driving, or exhibition driving.

(Prior Code, § 6.0210) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 71.11 RIGHT-OF-WAY AT INTERSECTION.

   The right-of-way rule as between vehicles at intersections is hereby declared as follows.

   (A)   The operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has fully entered the intersection.

   (B)   When two vehicles approach an intersection at approximately the same time, the operator of the vehicle at the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

   (C)   The operator of any vehicle traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any right-of-way which he or she may otherwise have hereunder.

(Prior Code, § 6.0211) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 71.12 U-TURN AT INTERSECTION.

   At any intersection where warned by a traffic control sign displaying the words “No U-Turn”, it shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to turn such vehicle at the intersection in a half circle so as to proceed in the opposite direction.

(Prior Code, § 6.0212) Penalty, see § 70.99