(A) Government employees. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States government, this state, county or city and it shall be unlawful for any such driver to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter or by state statutes.
('70 Code, § 23-4)
(B) Animals, bicycles and push carts. Every person propelling any push cart or riding a bicycle or an animal upon a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn vehicle, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature can have no application.
('70 Code, § 23-5)
(C) Exemption of emergency vehicles.
(1) The provisions of this chapter and the traffic ordinances of the city regulating the operation of motor vehicles within the city, relative to speed, stopping at stop signs and stop lights, right-of-way and other such regulations, shall not be applicable to vehicles when operated with due regard to safety under the direction of the police in the chase or apprehension of violators of the law, or of persons charged with or suspected of such violation, nor to Fire Department or fire patrol vehicles, including, rescue trucks, when traveling in response to a fire alarm, or other emergency.
(2) This exemption shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of a reckless disregard for the safety of others, and shall in no wise relieve the operators of such vehicle from the duty to give the required warning signals by siren, horn, lights and other required signals.
('70 Code, § 23-6)
(Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99