CHAPTER 71:
TRAFFIC RULES
Section
General Provisions
   71.01   Authority of police, fire officials
   71.02   Obedience to traffic regulations required; public employees not excluded
Traffic Signs and Signals
   71.10   Authority of city to install
   71.11   Specifications for traffic-control devices
   71.12   Appropriate sign required to be in place
   71.13   Stop signs
   71.14   Yield signs
   71.15   Turn markers
   71.16   One-way streets and alleys; signs
   71.17   Interference with official traffic-control devices prohibited
Vehicle Operation
   71.30   Speed limits
   71.31   U-turns prohibited
   71.32   Entering intersection with insufficient space on other side
   71.33   Backing vehicle
   71.34   Driving vehicle on sidewalks prohibited
   71.35   Persons propelling pushcarts or riding animals
   71.36   Use of coasters, roller skates, or the like
   71.37   Boarding, alighting from vehicles
   71.38   Unlawful riding on vehicles
Emergency Vehicles
   71.50   Authorized emergency vehicles
   71.51   Following emergency vehicles
Parades; Funeral Processions
   71.65   Drivers in funeral or other procession
   71.66   Funeral processions to be identified
   71.67   Permit requirements for processions or parades
Municipal Parking Lots
   71.70   Hours open to the public
 
   71.99   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 71.01 AUTHORITY OF POLICE, FIRE OFFICIALS.
   (A)   It shall be the duty of the officers of the Police Department, or those officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police, to enforce all street traffic laws of this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city.
   (B)   Officers of the Police Department, or those officers assigned by the Chief of Police, are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided, that in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic, or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
   (C)   Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
('75 Code, § 41.1)
   (D)   No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a police officer or Fire Department official.
('75 Code, § 41.2) Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.02 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS REQUIRED; PUBLIC EMPLOYEES NOT EXCLUDED.
   (A)   It shall be a violation for any person to do any act forbidden by or fail to perform any act required by this traffic code.
('75 Code, § 41.3)
   (B)   The provisions of this traffic code applicable to the drivers of vehicles on a highway shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state, or any county, city, town, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to those specific exceptions as are set forth in this code with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
   (C)   Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this traffic code shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work on the surface of a highway but shall apply to those persons and vehicles when traveling to or from work on the surface of a highway.
(IC 9-21-1-7)
('75 Code, § 41.4) Penalty, see § 71.99
Statutory reference:
   Application to traffic regulations, see IC 9-21-1
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