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OPERATION GENERALLY
(A) It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle or permit it to remain standing in any street in such manner as to create an obstruction thereof.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to enter any intersection or crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding the indication of any traffic-control signal which may be located at the intersection or crosswalk.
(C) (1) Any intersection deemed by the city to be of special or critical importance to the movement of traffic shall be marked in a distinctive manner in order to indicate its importance.
(2) Should the operator of any vehicle enter any intersection so marked when there is insufficient room on the other side of the intersection to accommodate the vehicle, the indication of any traffic-control signal notwithstanding, he or she shall be deemed to have violated this division (C) rather than division (B) above.
(Prior Code, § 71.01) Penalty, see § 71.99
The operator of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety without interfering with other traffic.
(KRS 189.330(8)) (Prior Code, § 71.02) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to back the vehicle at any intersection for the purpose of executing a turning movement.
(B) A vehicle from any parking position shall be backed by the operator in such manner as to proceed on the same side of the roadway in the lawful direction of travel.
(Prior Code, § 71.03) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive within any sidewalk space except at a permanent or temporary driveway or by special permit from the Chief of Police or other authorized city official.
(B) (1) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive the vehicle out of any alley, driveway, building or lot and across a sidewalk, or its extension across the alley, unless the vehicle has been brought to a complete stop immediately prior to crossing the sidewalk or its extension.
(2) On entering the roadway from the alley, driveway or building the operator shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway. The operator of any vehicle intending to cross a sidewalk and turn into an alley from the roadway may do so at low speed and with caution.
(Prior Code, § 71.04) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) No operator of a vehicle upon a highway in the city shall drive at a greater speed than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the traffic and for the condition and use of the highway.
(B) When no condition exists that requires lower speed for compliance with division (A) above, no operator of a vehicle shall exceed a speed of 15 mph on all of Cubbage Avenue, 25 mph on Adams Street between Blanton Street and Adair Street, or on Seminary Street between Cherry Alley and Adams Street, or a speed of 35 mph on any other thoroughfare in the city.
(C) The speed limitations set forth in this section should not apply to an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to an emergency call, or when responding to but not returning from a fire alarm. This provision shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using this street, nor shall it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of a reckless disregard of the safety of others, nor relieve him or her from the duty of making such signals as are necessary. An AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE shall mean any police vehicle at all times, or an ambulance and fire apparatus when operated in connection with an emergency.
(D) The operator of any vehicle upon a highway in the city shall operate the vehicle in a careful manner, with regard for the safety and convenience of pedestrians and other vehicles upon the highway.
(Prior Code, § 71.05) (Ord. 236, passed 6-25-1953; Ord. 243, passed 9-6-1954; Ord. 596, passed 1-7-1997) Penalty, see § 71.99
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