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Code of Ordinances of Sioux Falls, SD
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TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
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§ 76.062 STOP WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED.
   No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
(1992 Code, § 40-203)
§ 76.063 STOP REQUIRED WHEN GRADE CROSSING SIGNAL OPERATING.
   If any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing and a clearly visible or audible signal gives warning of the immediate approach of a railway train or car, he or she shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and may not proceed until he or she can do so safely.
(1992 Code, § 40-204)
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-29-4
§ 76.064 VEHICLES REQUIRED TO STOP AT ALL GRADE CROSSINGS; SHIFTING GEARS WHILE CROSSING.
   The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or any school bus carrying any school child, or any vehicle carrying explosive substances or combustible or flammable liquid as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track of a railroad, except where a police officer or traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed or the track is nonoperational and is marked with a supplemental sign as provided in SDCL 31-28-7, shall stop the vehicle within 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or she has ascertained that he or she can do so safely. After stopping as required in this section and upon proceeding, the driver of any vehicle shall cross only in the gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity of changing gears while traversing the crossing and shall not shift gears while crossing the tracks.
(1992 Code, § 40-205)
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-29-5
MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
§ 76.075 RECKLESS DRIVING.
   Any person who drives a vehicle within the limits of the city carelessly or heedlessly or in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection, or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.159; 1992 Code, § 40-219) (Ord. 2423, passed 6-13-1966) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
   Reckless and unsafe driving, see SDCL 32-24-1 et seq.
§ 76.076 CARELESS DRIVING.
   Any person who drives a vehicle within the limits of the city carelessly in disregard to the width, grade, curves, corners, condition or customary usage of the streets, highways or any other property within the city, or whose temporary inadvertence to the operation of the vehicle causes or is likely to cause damage to any person or property, shall be guilty of careless driving.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.159; 1992 Code, § 40-220) (Ord. 2423, passed 6-13-1966) Penalty, see § 10.999
§ 76.077 EXHIBITION DRIVING.
   Any person who drives a vehicle within the limits of the city in a manner that creates or causes unnecessary engine noise, or tire squeal, skid or slide upon acceleration or stopping; or that simulates a temporary race; or that causes the vehicle to unnecessarily turn abruptly or sway, shall be guilty of exhibition driving.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.159; 1992 Code, § 40-221) (Ord. 2451, passed 10-3-1966) Penalty, see § 10.999
§ 76.078 UNSAFE BACKING.
   The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made with safety.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.123; 1992 Code, § 40-222) (Ord. 143-95, passed 11-20-1995) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-30-20
§ 76.079 MAXIMUM PASSENGERS.
   No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(1992 Code, § 40-223) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-26-43
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