(A) No person shall operate, or cause to be used or operated, within the city any mechanical exhaust device designed to be used in the braking or deceleration of any vehicle by converting engine power to compressed air.
(B) It shall be a valid defense that the person operating said motor vehicle needed to employ said engine braking in circumstances where it was reasonably necessary to avoid causing injury or an accident.
(C) The city shall provide appropriate notification of this section by posting visible signs on all truck routes at the appropriate locations on city roadways in a manner consistent with all Department of Transportation regulations.
(D) In the interest of public safety, emergency response vehicles are exempt from this section while responding to a bona fide emergency call.
(Ord. 2884, passed 11-9-2010) Penalty, see § 75.99