CHAPTER 12.04 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

SECTION:

Article I. General Provisions

12.04.010: Traffic Regulations Adopted; Title And Scope

Article II. Definitions

12.04.020: Definitions, Generally

12.04.030: Alley

12.04.040: Authorized Emergency Vehicle

12.04.050: Bicycle

12.04.060: Bus

12.04.070: Business District

12.04.075: Car Sharing Vehicle

12.04.080: Centerline

12.04.090: Central Traffic District

12.04.100: Corrosive Liquid

12.04.110: Crosswalk

12.04.120: Crosswalk Lines

12.04.130: Driver

12.04.140: Explosives

12.04.150: Fire Department

12.04.160: Fissionable Material

12.04.170: Flammable Liquid

12.04.180: Gross Weight

12.04.190: Guide Dog

12.04.200: Intersection

12.04.210: Lane Line

12.04.220: Laned Street Or Highway

12.04.230: Limited Access Street, Highway Or Roadway

12.04.235: Marked Crosswalk

12.04.240: Motorcycle

12.04.245: Motorbus

12.04.250: Motor Driven Cycle

12.04.260: Motor Vehicle

12.04.270: Neutral Zone

12.04.280: Owner

12.04.290: Park

12.04.300: Pedestrian

12.04.310: Pedestrian Stop Line

12.04.320: Person

12.04.330: Police Department

12.04.340: Police Officer

12.04.350: Private Road Or Driveway

12.04.360: Railroad

12.04.370: Railroad Sign Or Signal

12.04.380: Railroad Train

12.04.390: Residence District

12.04.400: Right Of Way

12.04.410: Roadway

12.04.420: Roadway Traffic Island

12.04.430: Safety Zone

12.04.440: School Bus

12.04.450: Sidewalk Area

12.04.460: Stop

12.04.470: Stop Or Limit Line

12.04.480: Stop, Stopping Or Standing

12.04.490: Street Or Highway

12.04.495: Sugar House Traffic District

12.04.500: Taxicab

12.04.510: Through Street Or Highway

12.04.520: Traffic

12.04.530: Traffic Citation

12.04.540: Traffic Control Devices

12.04.550: Traffic Control Signal

12.04.570: Traffic Lane

12.04.580: Traffic Markings

12.04.590: Truck

12.04.595: Unmarked Crosswalk

12.04.600: U-Turn

12.04.610: Vehicle

12.04.620: Violator

ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.04.010: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ADOPTED; TITLE AND SCOPE:

   A.   The following provisions, containing and consisting of this chapter through chapter 12.100 of this title, inclusive, together with the schedules therein referred to and attached and set out in chapter 12.104 of this title, are hereby enacted, adopted and designated by the city as the traffic code of Salt Lake City, and such code may be cited and designated as the traffic code of Salt Lake City and the sections thereof referred to as "section 12.04.010", "section 12.04.020", etc., respectively.

   B.   The code described in subsection A of this section is adopted in the interest of public convenience, safety and welfare. Every person shall comply with, observe and obey, when applicable to such person, all the provisions, requirements, regulations and orders of the traffic division and city transportation engineer issued in compliance herewith.

   C.   Every pedestrian shall be cautious, every police officer cooperative and every driver shall be considerate of the rights and welfare of others. (Prior code § 46-1-1)

ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

12.04.020: DEFINITIONS, GENERALLY:

Whenever in this title the following terms are used, they shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter. (Prior code title 46, art. 1 § 1)

12.04.030: ALLEY:

"Alley" means a public way within a block primarily intended for service and access to abutting property by vehicles and not designed for general travel. (Prior code title 46, art. 1 § 2)