(A) No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled portion of any street, alleyway or bridge within the town unless the vehicle is disabled to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping or temporarily leaving the vehicle upon the paved or main-traveled portion of any street, alleyway or bridge with the town.
(B) No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon the shoulder of any public street, alleyway or bridge within the town unless the vehicle can be clearly seen by approaching drivers from a distance of 200 feet in both directions and does not obstruct the normal movement of traffic.
(C) The operator of any truck, trailer or semitrailer which is disabled upon any portion of any public street, alleyway or bridge within the town shall display warning signals not less than 200 feet in the front and rear of the vehicle. During daylight hours, such warning signals shall consist of red flags. During hours of darkness, such warning signals shall consist of red flares or reflectors of a type approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Such warning signals shall be displayed as long as the vehicle is disabled.
(D) The owner of any vehicle parked or left standing in violation of law shall be deemed to have appointed any investigating law enforcement officer his or her agent:
(1) For the purpose of removing the vehicle to the shoulder of the highway or to some other suitable place; and
(2) For the purpose of arranging for the transportation and safe storage of any vehicle which is interfering with the regular flow of traffic or which otherwise constitutes as hazard, in which case the officer shall be deemed a legal possessor of the vehicle within the meaning of G.S. § 44A-2(d).
(E) When any vehicle is parked or left standing upon the right-of-way of any public street, alleyway or bridge within the town for a period of 48 hours or more, the owner shall be deemed to have appointed any investigating law enforcement officer his or her agent for the purpose of arranging for the transportation and safe storage of such vehicle and such investigating law enforcement officer shall be deemed a legal possessor of the motor vehicle within the meaning of that term as it appears in G.S. § 44A-2(d).
(Ord. 2-15-89, passed 2-15-1989)