CHAPTER 11.12
VEHICLE CONTROL RESTRICTIONS

SECTION:

11.12.010: Interference With Control Of Vehicle Prohibited

11.12.020: Obstructing Load On Vehicle Prohibited

11.12.030: Reasonable And Proper Lookout Required

11.12.040: Passengers On Improper Portion Of Vehicle Prohibited; Exception

11.12.050: Proper Riding Of Motorcycle; Passengers

11.12.060: One Arm Driving Prohibited When

11.12.070: Owner's Responsibility For Improper Use Of Vehicle

11.12.080: Driving When Ill Or Fatigued

11.12.090: Negligent Collision

11.12.100: Reckless Driving Prohibited; Penalty

11.12.010: INTERFERENCE WITH CONTROL OF VEHICLE PROHIBITED:

No driver shall engage in any activity that interferes with the safe control and operation of his vehicle while the same is in motion. (1999 Code)

11.12.020: OBSTRUCTING LOAD ON VEHICLE PROHIBITED:

   A.   Overloading: It is unlawful to drive a vehicle when it is so loaded with people or cargo as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or when the conditions interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

   B.   Passenger Interference: No vehicle passenger shall ride in a position that interferes with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or that interferes with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. (1999 Code)

11.12.030: REASONABLE AND PROPER LOOKOUT REQUIRED:

It is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on the streets of the city without keeping a reasonable and proper lookout for other traffic, person or objects thereon or adjacent thereto. (1999 Code)

11.12.040: PASSENGERS ON IMPROPER PORTION OF VEHICLE PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION:

No person shall ride, and no person driving a motor vehicle shall knowingly permit any person to ride upon any portion of a vehicle not designated or intended for the use of passengers. This provision does not apply to any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of his duty, or to persons over fourteen (14) years of age riding completely within or upon vehicle bodies in spaces intended for any load on the vehicle or to any vehicle with a valid parade permit or special event permit. (1999 Code)

11.12.050: PROPER RIDING OF MOTORCYCLE; PASSENGERS:

A person operating a motorcycle or motor driven cycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person, nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle or motor driven cycle, unless such vehicle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat, if designated for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator's seat. (1999 Code)

11.12.060: ONE ARM DRIVING PROHIBITED WHEN:

It is unlawful for the driver of any motor vehicle to have either arm around another person. (1999 Code)

11.12.070: OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROPER USE OF VEHICLE:

No owner or person in control of a vehicle shall knowingly permit the vehicle to be operated by any person who is physically or mentally disabled to such an extent that such person's judgment or driving ability is impaired. (1999 Code)

11.12.080: DRIVING WHEN ILL OR FATIGUED:

No driver shall operate a vehicle while his ability or alertness is so impaired through fatigue, illness, or any other cause as to make it unsafe for him to drive such vehicle. (1999 Code)