(a) Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle upon a public way negligently, heedlessly and without due caution in a manner so as to endanger any person or property.
(b) Any person, firm, corporation or agent, who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished within the jurisdictional limits of magistrate’s court. Each such person, firm, corporation or agent shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this section is committed or continued.
(c) Exclusion. This offense shall in no way whatsoever be used as an alternative or lesser charge for driving under the influence or driving under suspension.
(1976 Code, § 14-10) (Ord. 2020, §§ 1-3, passed 8-29-1989; Ord. 2626, § 3, passed 9-6-1994)