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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
All provisions of this chapter and ordinances or parts of ordinances, with reference to traffic requirements such as prohibiting parking, right turns, left turns, “U” turns, or any other regulations which require notice, signs or markers of some description, cannot be, nor will they be enforced, unless there is a sign, notice or marker, as mentioned above, placed or displayed in such place, which should give notice to a careful and prudent driver.
('70 Code, § 23-16) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72)
TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
(A) A driver of any vehicle shall obey the instruction of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with this chapter and the traffic ordinances of this city, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter.
(B) No provision of this chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are required, such section shall be effective without signs being placed to give notice thereof.
('70 Code, § 23-61) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72)
Whenever authorized signs are placed, erected or installed indicating that no right or left or “U” turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any sign, and when authorized markers, buttons or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles traversing or turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
('70 Code, § 23-62) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
Whenever authorized signs or markings are placed, erected or installed indicating no parking zones or safety zones, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the regulations in connection therewith.
('70 Code, § 23-63) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
Whenever authorized signs are placed, erected or installed indicating a zone of quiet, no person operating a motor vehicle within any such zone shall sound the horn or other warning device of such vehicle except in an emergency.
('70 Code, § 23-64) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
Whenever traffic control signals exhibit the words “Go,” “Caution,” or “Stop,” or exhibit different colored lights successively one at a time, the following colors only shall be used, and such terms and lights shall indicate as follows:
(A) Green alone or “go.”
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. But vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection at the time such signal is exhibited.
(2) Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(B) Yellow alone or “Caution” when shown in conjunction with or following the green or “Go” signal.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop and remain standing until green or “Go” is shown alone, but if such stop cannot be made in safety, a vehicle may be driven cautiously through the intersection.
(2) Pedestrians facing such signal are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross a roadway, and any pedestrian then starting to cross shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles.
(C) Red alone or “Stop.”
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at such other point as may be indicated by a clearly visible line, and shall remain standing until green or “Go” is shown alone.
(2) No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic.
(D) Flashing signals at intersections. When a yellow lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall, at least 50 feet ahead of said signals, reduce speed of vehicle to not more than ten miles per hour, and shall not exceed a speed of ten miles per hour for a distance of 50 feet after passing such signals. When a red lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, it shall be unlawful to enter the intersection or zone without coming to a full stop and the driver shall proceed only when he can proceed so safely across the intersection.
('70 Code, § 23-66) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72)
On streets where traffic is controlled by traffic lights, pedestrians shall only cross the streets at the regular designated crossings, and then only when faced by a green or “Go” signal or the word “Walk”.
('70 Code, § 23-67) (Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72)
(A) Obstructing and interfering with signals. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or person to locate or park railroad cars or other railroad equipment or other objects or obstacles of any sort whatsoever so that same will interfere with the usual, customary and intended operation of the danger signals at railroad crossings in the city; and it shall be unlawful for any person, by any means whatsoever, either by acts of omission or commission, to produce or bring about conditions that interfere with or prevent such danger signals at railroad crossings from operating in the way and manner in which they were designed and intended.
('70 Code, § 23-68)
(B) Signals to be maintained. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or person owning or operating railroad tracks in the city to fail to keep danger signals installed at railroad crossings in the city in proper and efficient working order so that they will give to persons approaching such crossing the warning and signals for which they were designed and intended.
('70 Code, § 23-69)
(Ord. 1972-18, passed 3-15-72) Penalty, see § 70.99
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