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ARTICLE V. TURNING MOVEMENTS
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign, and when authorized marks, buttons or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
Statutory reference:
Similar State law, see MCLA 257.650
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard, but said driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this section, may make such left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from said opposite directions shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the left turn. Provided, that at an intersection at which a traffic signal is located, a driver intending to make a left turn shall permit vehicles bound straight through in the opposite direction which are awaiting a go signal to pass through the intersection before making the turn.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1703, passed 1-14-1963)
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do as follows:
(a) Both the approach for a right turn, and a right turn, shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) Approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the centerline of the roadway being entered.
(c) Approach to a left turn from a two-way street into a one-way street shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection.
(d) A left turn from a one-way street into a two- way street shall be made by passing to the right of the centerline of the street being entered upon leaving the intersection.
(e) Where both streets or roadways are one- way, both the approach for a left turn and a left turn shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1065, passed 3-24-1953)
(a) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street listed in this section, and shall not upon any other street so turn a vehicle unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic; provided, further a driver shall not turn any vehicle around at any street intersection.
(b) No person shall reverse the direction of travel of any vehicle on any street within the area bounded by Fifth Street on the south, Third Avenue on the north, Harrison Street and Payne Street on the east, and Beach and Garland Street on the west.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
ARTICLE VI. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
Any person may make application in writing for a loading zone space to the Traffic Engineer on prescribed forms obtainable at the Traffic Engineering Division. The Traffic Engineer shall have the authority to grant, refuse or modify the application, and if granted, may at any time, further limit or withdraw the permit at his discretion. The applicant upon receipt of the permit for a loading zone, shall pay to the City Treasurer a service fee for the installation of two designatory signs. The service fee is not refundable after the installation is made event though the permit is withdrawn. A loading zone shall not be established in an existing prohibited zone unless confined to a recessed area. Said service fee shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council, kept on file by the City Clerk, and contained in Appendix A of the City Code.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1311, passed 1-5-1956; Ord. 3410, passed 2-8-1999)
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