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Whenever authorized signs and/or markings are erected indicating a zone of quiet, no person in charge or control of any vehicle or any device connected therewith shall make any excessive noise, unnecessarily race his motor, or open the muffler on any vehicle, or permit such vehicle or any device thereon to emit an unreasonable amount of noise.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1311, passed 1-5-1956)
Whenever any highway has been divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway and no vehicle shall park or be driven over, across or within any such dividing space, barrier or section, except through an opening in the physical barrier or dividing section or space or at a crossover or intersection established by public authority. Crossovers on limited access highways shall not be used except by such vehicles as provided by State law, except by road service vehicles while going to or returning from servicing a disabled vehicle and except as otherwise permitted by authorized signs.
ROAD SERVICE VEHICLE means a vehicle clearly marked and readily recognizable as a vehicle used to assist disabled vehicles.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
Statutory reference:
Similar State law, see MCLA 257.644
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or propel upon or along any street in the City of Flint, any traction engine or other vehicle the outer surface of the wheels of which are corrugated steel, iron or other material when weight of such engine or vehicle may be sufficient to injure such street surface.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply.
(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety, and on highways with four or more lanes, said vehicle shall be driven within the extreme right-hand lane except when overtaking and passing, but in no event shall cross the centerline of the highway except where making a left turn.
(b) Upon a highway which is divided into three (3) lanes a vehicle shall not be driven to the left of the center lane, except when making a left turn and shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is sign-posted to give notice of such allocation.
(c) Official signs may be erected directing slow- moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
No person shall drive any vehicle on a highway or a frozen public lake, stream, pond or other place open to the general public including any area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, in willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 2876, passed 5-23-1983)
Statutory reference:
Reckless driving, see MCLA 257.626
No person shall drive any vehicle upon a highway or frozen public lake, stream or pond, or other place open to the general public, including any area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, in a careless and negligent manner but without wantonness or recklessness, so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.
A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a civil infraction.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1582, passed 8-22-1960; Ord. 2876, passed 5-23-1983)
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