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Sections:
10.04.010 Police administration--Traffic services.
10.04.020 Traffic service responsibilities.
10.04.030 City traffic engineer.
10.04.040 Powers and duties of city traffic engineer delegation.
10.04.050 Traffic accident studies.
10.04.060 Traffic accident reports.
10.04.070 Police department to submit annual traffic safety report.
10.04.080 Emergency and experimental regulations.
10.04.090 Authority of police officials.
10.04.100 Required obedience to traffic regulations.
10.04.110 Unauthorized persons shall not direct traffic.
10.04.120 Obstruction or interference with police or authorized officers.
Traffic services responsibilities shall include: enforcement of the street traffic regulations of Murrieta and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in Murrieta, to make arrests for traffic violations; investigation of traffic accidents; cooperation with the traffic engineer and other officers of Murrieta in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the division by this chapter.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.02.002)
The position of city traffic engineer is established. The director of public works shall exercise the powers and duties of the city traffic engineer as provided in this chapter. He or she shall be responsible for all traffic engineering division functions in the public works department. (Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.02.003)
A. It shall be the general duty of the city traffic engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analysis of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic survey of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of Murrieta.
B. Whenever the city traffic engineer is required or authorized to place or maintain official traffic- control devices or signals, he or she may cause such devices or signals to be placed and maintained.
C. Whenever, by the provisions of this chapter, a power is granted to the city traffic engineer or a duty imposed upon him or her, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a person authorized in writing by him or her.
D. When appropriate, the city traffic engineer shall seek the participation of the traffic services function of the operations division of the police department when significant traffic control changes are proposed by the city traffic engineer.
E. Any decision of the city traffic engineer as authorized by Section 12.04.001, 12.04.003, 12.04.004, 12.04.007, 12.06.001, 12.07.003, 12.09.001, 12.11.001, 12.11.005, 12.11.006, 12.11.007, 12.12.001, 12.13.001 and 12.15.002 shall be made in accordance with standards set forth in the state of California, Department of Transportation Traffic Manual and the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.02.004)
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the operations division of the police department shall cooperate with the city traffic engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.02.005)
The operations division of the police department shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports. Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the supervising officer of traffic services and the city traffic engineer.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.02.006)
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