(Added by Ord. No. 135,476, Eff 12/10/67.)
Whenever traffic is controlled by official traffic signals exhibiting the words “go,” “caution,” or “stop.” or exhibiting different colored lights successively, one at a time, or with arrows, only the colors designated in this section shall be used, and the terms and lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as hereinafter provided;
(a) Green or Go. Green alone or “go” on an official traffic control signal means that:
Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall proceed straight through or may turn right or left. Traffic may make a semicircular or U-turn only where such turn is permitted by signs erected at such location. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians which were lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal was first exhibited.
Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk, but shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles which were lawfully within the intersection at the time such signal was first exhibited.
(b) Yellow or Caution. Yellow or “caution” on an official traffic control signal when shown following the green or “go” signals means that:
Vehicular traffic facing the signal is thereby warned that the red or stop signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter and vehicular traffic will be required to stop when the red or stop signal is exhibited.
No pedestrian shall enter the roadway or cross any part of a roadway or proceed from or to a safety zone against a yellow or caution signal.
(c) Red or Stop. Red alone or “stop” on an official traffic control signal means:
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop at a limit line, if marked, otherwise before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until green or “go” is shown alone, except as provided in the next succeeding paragraphs.
(2) The driver of a vehicle which is stopped as close as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection in obedience to a red or “stop” signal, may make a right turn but shall yield the right-of way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at said intersection, except that the Council may by ordinance prohibit any such right turn against a red or “stop” signal at any intersection, which ordinance shall be effective when a sign is erected at such intersection giving notice thereof.
(3) The driver of a vehicle on a one-way street which intersects another one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or “stop” signal but may then make a left turn into said one-way street, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at said intersection except that the Council may by ordinance prohibit any such left turn as above described, which ordinance shall be effective when a sign is erected at such intersection giving notice thereof.
(4) No pedestrian shall enter any roadway or cross any part of the roadway or proceed from or to a safety zone against a red or “stop” signal.