§ 28-21 USE OF ROLLER SKATES, COASTERS AND THE LIKE; PENALTY.

   (a)   No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar devices shall go upon any roadway, except while crossing a street at a crosswalk.

   (b)   No person shall permit any child under ten years of age, for the actions of which child such person is legally responsible, to ride, push, propel or operate any bicycle, tricycle, roller skates, wagon, sled, scooter, so called ice skates, toboggan or other vehicle or device similarly propelled or operated on wheels or runners, on the roadway of any street in the City.

   (c)   Any person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any skateboard, coaster, toy vehicle or similar devices on any sidewalk, public right-of-way or area commonly frequented by pedestrians shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.

   (d)   Violation of this section shall be a civil infraction punishable by a fine of not more than thirty-five dollars ($35.00).

(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 3006, passed 7-28-1986)

§ 28-22 THROWING OBJECTS UPON HIGHWAY; REMOVAL OF GLASS AND THE LIKE WHEN REMOVING DAMAGED VEHICLE.

   (a)   No person shall throw or deposit from motor vehicles upon any highway or upon any private or public property adjacent to any highway, any refuse of any kind or nature, including, but not limited to, glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, paper, rubbish or garbage.

   (b)   Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from the highway, shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.

(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)

§ 28-23 PASSENGERS TO RIDE INSIDE VEHICLE; EXCEPTION.

   No person shall ride on any bus or vehicle upon any portion thereof not designated or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of duty, or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.

(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)

§ 28-24 CROSSING FIRE HOSE.

   No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street or private driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the Fire Department Official in charge.

(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)

§ 28-25 VEHICLE OBSTRUCTING STREET.

   No vehicle shall be allowed to remain upon, or be driven over any highway so as to blockade the highway, except with the permission of the Chief of Police or other person designated by him.

(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)

§ 28-26 REMOVAL OF DISABLED OR STALLED VEHICLES.

   Whenever a vehicle becomes stalled upon a street or when because of damage or other reason, it cannot be moved therefrom by its own power, it shall be the duty of its owner or operator to remove the same, by towing or otherwise, within a reasonable time thereafter, and in no case shall any vehicle be permitted to remain thereon for more than two (2) hours after such disablement. If said vehicle blockades traffic, removal shall be made at once, or the Police Department notified.

(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)

§ 28-27 ONE-WAY STREETS.

   Upon those streets and parts of streets designated by official regulations as one-way streets, vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited.

(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 2692, passed 2-12-1979)