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It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a police officer.
('70 Code, § 23-2) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
In the event of a fire or other emergency or when necessary to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, police officers may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
('70 Code, § 23-3) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72)
(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
No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.
('70 Code, § 23-7) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
No person shall ride on any vehicle or any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding within truck bodies in spaces intended for merchandise.
('70 Code, § 23-8) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
No person shall enter, jump on or ride any vehicle without the consent of the owner or driver.
('70 Code, § 23-9) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
No person, when riding, shall allow any part of his body to protrude beyond the limits of the vehicle in which he is riding, except to give such signals as by law required, and no person shall hang on to any vehicle.
('70 Code, § 23-10) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner of property located at an intersectional street corner in any residential zone to allow the planting of any shrub or construction of fencing, structure or other obstruction between the height of three feet and eight feet above the level of the curb within the sight area of the corner; such sight area shall be the triangular area formed by the right-of-way lines and a straight line drawn from a point 25 feet from the intersectional corner on one curb line to a point 25 feet from the intersectional corner on the other curb line, sides of triangle to be 25 feet by 25 feet by 35-5/10 feet.
(B) No property owner shall allow aforesaid obstructions to remain standing for longer than ten days after receiving written notice to remove same.
('70 Code, § 23-12) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
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