CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC RULES
Section
Operation Generally
   71.001   Obstructing traffic
   71.002   Reverse or U-turns
   71.003   Backing vehicles
   71.004   Vehicles crossing sidewalks
   71.005   Speed limits
Accidents
   71.020   Duty of operator
   71.021   Accident report
Prohibitions
   71.035   Operator of vehicle to drive carefully
   71.036   Right-of-way of emergency vehicles; following emergency vehicles; driving over fire hose
   71.037   Smoke emission or other nuisance
Funeral Processions
   71.050   Funeral processions
Parades and Special Events
   71.065   Definitions
   71.066   Permit required
   71.067   Application for permit
   71.068   Standards for issuance of permit
   71.069   Notice of rejection of permit
   71.070   Appeal procedure when permit denied
   71.071   Alternative permit
   71.072   Notice to city and other officials when permit issued
   71.073   Contents of permit
   71.074   Duties of permittee
   71.075   Public conduct during parades or special events
   71.076   Revocation of permit
   71.077   Performance bond/rental fees
   71.078   Insurance, hold harmless agreement and security plan required
   71.079   Notices
   71.080   Sanitation and cleanup
Weight and Width Limits
   71.095   Definition
   71.096   Weight limitations
   71.097   Width, height and length limitations
   71.098   Permit procedures
   71.099   Exceptions
 
   71.999   Penalty
OPERATION GENERALLY
§ 71.001 OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle or permit it to remain standing in any street in such manner as to create an obstruction thereof.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to enter any intersection or crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding the indication of any traffic-control signal which may be located at the intersection or crosswalk.
   (C)   Any intersection deemed by the city to be of special or critical importance to the movement of traffic shall be marked in a distinctive manner in order to indicate its importance. Should the operator of any vehicle enter any intersection so marked when there is insufficient room on the other side of the intersection to accommodate the vehicle, the indication of any traffic-control signal notwithstanding, he or she shall be deemed to have violated this division (C) rather than division (B) above.
(1992 Code, § 71.01) Penalty, see § 71.999
§ 71.002 REVERSE OR U-TURNS.
   The operator of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety without interfering with other traffic.
(KRS 189.330(8)) (1992 Code, § 71.02) Penalty, see § 71.999
§ 71.003 BACKING VEHICLES.
   It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to back the vehicle at any intersection for the purpose of executing a turning movement. A vehicle from any parking position shall be backed by the operator in such manner as to proceed on the same side of the roadway in the lawful direction of travel.
(1992 Code, § 71.03) Penalty, see § 71.999
§ 71.004 VEHICLES CROSSING SIDEWALKS.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive within any sidewalk space except at a permanent or temporary driveway or by special permit from the Chief of Police or other authorized city official.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive the vehicle out of any alley, driveway, building or lot and across a sidewalk, or its extension across the alley, unless the vehicle has been brought to a complete stop immediately prior to crossing the sidewalk or its extension. On entering the roadway from the alley, driveway or building, the operator shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway. The operator of any vehicle intending to cross a sidewalk and turn into an alley from the roadway may do so at low speed and with caution.
(1992 Code, § 71.04) Penalty, see § 71.999
§ 71.005 SPEED LIMITS.
   (A)   It is hereby determined that the speed permitted by state law is greater than is safe or reasonable under conditions existing on certain streets and certain areas within the incorporated limits of the city, and, therefore, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle, except an emergency vehicle during an emergency, at a speed in excess of the speeds established by this section when signs are in place giving notice of such speed limit.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a motor vehicle upon and over the streets in the city at a speed greater than 20 mph, except in safety zones where the speed limit is decreased and designated on traffic signs, and except upon and over those portions of the interstate highways of Alexandria Pike and Johns Hill Road, as they are located within the city where the speed limit shall be that speed which is set and designated according to state law.
   (C)   Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the fine schedule set forth in KRS 189.394.
(1992 Code, § 71.05)
Cross-reference:
   Traffic schedules, speed limits, see Ch. 74, Sch. III
Statutory reference:
   Authority to regulate speed, see KRS 189.390(5)
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