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§ 70.06 CROSSWALKS.
   The City Council may, by resolution, establish and maintain, by appropriate devices, markers, or lines upon the street, crosswalks, at intersections where there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the street, and at such other places as they may deem necessary.
(Prior Code, § 5-109)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-680
§ 70.07 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; EXCEPTIONS.
   (A)   The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any traffic control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the State Rules of the Road or this title, unless otherwise directed by a peace officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in the Rules and this title.
   (B)   No provision of the Rules or this title for which traffic control devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by a reasonably observant person. Whenever any provision of the Rules or this title does not state that traffic control devices are required, such provision shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
   (C)   Whenever traffic control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of the Rules or this title, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
   (D)   Any traffic control device placed pursuant to the Rules or this title and purporting to conform with the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of the Rules or this title unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
(Neb. RS 60-6,119) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
   Nebraska Rules of the Road, see Neb. RS 60-601 et seq.
§ 70.08 SCHOOL CROSSING ZONES; DESIGNATION.
   (A)   Neb. RS 60-682.01 provides fines for operating a motor vehicle in violation of authorized speed limits and states that the fines are doubled if the violation occurs within a school crossing zone.
   (B)   Neb. RS 60-6,134.01 makes it unlawful for a person operating a motor vehicle to overtake and pass another vehicle in a school crossing zone in which the roadway has only one lane of traffic in each direction and provides fines for violation of that prohibition.
   (C)   The City Council may, by resolution, designate to the public any area of a roadway, other than a freeway, as a school crossing zone through the use of a sign or traffic control device as specified by the City Council in conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Any school crossing zone so designated starts at the location of the first sign or traffic control device identifying the school crossing zone and continues until a sign or traffic control device indicates that the school crossing zone has ended.
(Prior Code, § 5-112) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-658.01
   Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted, see Neb. RS 60-6,118
§ 70.09 SIGNS; UNAUTHORIZED DISPLAY.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or display upon or in view of any street, any unofficial sign, signal, or device which purports to be, is an imitation of, or resembles an official traffic sign or signal which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official sign or signal. Every such prohibited sign, signal, or device is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and is subject to removal with or without notice.
(Prior Code, § 5-203) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-6,127
OPERATOR AND VEHICLE QUALIFICATIONS
§ 70.20 REGULATION; OPERATOR AND VEHICLE LICENSE.
   (A)   No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any street, alley, or public highway without having first registered the same in accordance with Neb. RS Ch. 60, Art. 3, except as provided in this section. A person may operate a motor vehicle without registration for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of purchase. Upon registration, such vehicle shall have the required number plates displayed upon said vehicle in the manner and places provided for by Neb. RS 60-399.
   (B)   No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any street, alley, or public highway without having obtained a motor vehicle operator’s license in accordance with Neb. RS Ch. 60, Art. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon any street, alley, or public highway during the period that his or her operator’s license has been revoked or canceled.
(Prior Code, § 5-301) (Ord. 486, passed 8-24-1993) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 70.21 VEHICLE; MUFFLER.
   Every motor vehicle operated within the city shall be provided with a muffler in good working order to prevent excessive or unusual noise or smoke. It shall be unlawful to use a “muffler cut-out” on any motor vehicle upon any streets; provided, the provisions of this section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
(Prior Code, § 5-302) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-6,137
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