(A) Chapters 70 through 79 shall be known, cited, and hereinafter referred to as the traffic code. The provisions of the traffic code are intended to apply to all traffic and to all operators not specifically excepted. All provisions relative to the operation, parking, or movement of vehicles or animals, and to the movement of pedestrians, apply upon all the public ways of the municipality, except as specifically limited.
(B) The provisions of the traffic code shall in no way limit, alter, or otherwise affect the civil or criminal responsibility of any person under the laws of the state.
('75 Code, § 40.1)