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The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the speed of the vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway, but this shall not be construed to prevent one vehicle overtaking and passing another.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.122; 1992 Code, § 40-225) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-26-40
(a) Generally. No person shall drive any vehicle or motor vehicle other than a bicycle, Class I e-bicycle, Class II e-bicycle, or wheelchair upon the sidewalks or parkways or permit any vehicle to be driven or remain on any sidewalk or parkway. The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: vehicles authorized by the city to be used to perform an authorized public service or carry out any authorized city function, including vehicles used by public parking, parks and recreation, and public safety personnel.
(b) Bicycles on sidewalks or in crosswalks.
(1) A person driving a bicycle or e-bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing the pedestrian.
(2) A person shall not drive a bicycle or e-bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, where the use of bicycles or e-bicycles is prohibited by official traffic control devices.
(3) A person driving a bicycle, Class I e-bicycle, or a Class II e-bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that a bicyclist, Class I e-bicyclist, or Class II e-bicyclist must stop before entering a crosswalk or highway from a sidewalk or sidewalk area and must yield to all traffic on the highway.
(c) Use of cycle tracks and bicycle lanes limitation on conveyances:
(1) No person shall drive any vehicle or motor vehicle other than a bicycle or e-bicycle upon a cycle track.
(d) Bicycles and e-bicycles on sidepaths.
(1) No person shall drive any vehicle or motor vehicle other than a bicycle, e-bicycle, or wheelchair upon a sidepath or permit any vehicle other than a bicycle, e-bicycle, or wheelchair to be driven or remain on any sidepath. The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: vehicles authorized by the city to be used to perform an authorized public service or carry out any authorized city function, including vehicles used by public parking, parks and recreation, and public safety personnel.
(2) A person driving a bicycle or e-bicycle on a sidepath or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing the pedestrian.
(3) A person shall not drive a bicycle or e-bicycle upon and along a sidepath or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk where the use of a bicycle or e-bicycle on the sidepath is prohibited by official traffic control devices.
(4) A person driving a bicycle or e-bicycle upon and along a sidepath or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall have all the rights and responsibilities applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that a bicyclist or e-bicyclist must stop before entering a crosswalk or highway from a sidepath area and must yield to all traffic on the highway.
(5) No person shall drive any vehicle or motor vehicle other than a bicycle or e-bicycle upon a bicycle lane unless the vehicle is making a legal turn, entering or leaving an alley, private road, or driveway, or when necessary to legally park near a curb. Drivers using the bicycle lane for this purpose must yield the right-of-way to any bicycle or e-bicycle using the designated bicycle lane.
(6) Bicycle lanes and cycle tracks shall be used exclusively for the operation of bicycles or e-bicycles unless signage specifies joint use with pedestrians.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 9.806; 1992 Code, § 40-226) (Ord. 40-79, passed 5-21-1979; Ord. 28-83, passed 5-2-1983; Ord. 20-99, passed 2-16-1999; Ord. 46-09, passed 5-18-2009; Ord. 118-18, passed 12-18-2018; Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019; Ord. 18-24, passed 3-5-2024) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
Bicycles, see ch. 81
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-26-21.1
If shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than one on official business to follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or to drive into or park the vehicle within the block where the fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.154; 1992 Code, § 40-227) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
Fire protection and prevention, see ch. 91
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, SDCL 32-31-7
No vehicle may be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road or driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.155; 1992 Code, § 40-228) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
Fire protection and prevention, see ch. 91
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-31-8
No driver of any vehicle shall drive through or otherwise interfere with any funeral or other authorized procession in any of the streets, and it shall be the duty of the driver of any vehicle to stop when reaching a street on which a procession is passing and wait until the procession has entirely passed.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.156; 1992 Code, § 40-229) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
Permit for parade or assembly required, § 96.181
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk, driveway, filling station or other commercial driveway or other similar surface located at the corner of any intersection protected by a traffic light or other traffic signal or sign, for the purpose of evading the regulations governing the turning of motor vehicles at intersections.
(1992 Code, § 40-230) Penalty, see § 10.999
No vehicle shall be backed around the corner at an intersection or into an intersection.
(1992 Code, § 40-232) (Ord. 84-73, passed 10-8-1973; Res. 257-73, passed 12-3-1973) Penalty, see § 10.999
It is a public offense for the driver of a motor vehicle to permit the presence of, or for any person to possess, in a motor vehicle, a package or any receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage, unless the seal of the original package remains unbroken or the alcoholic beverage is so removed that no occupant of the vehicle shall have access to it while the vehicle is in motion.
(1992 Code, § 40-233) (Ord. 12-83, passed 2-7-1983) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
Alcoholic beverages, see ch. 111
(a) Owners of private property may post their property as a no parking zone, subject to approval of the city engineer.
(b) No vehicle shall be parked in violation of the notice posted in accordance with division (a) above; nor shall any person be an occupant in any vehicle so parked.
(1992 Code, § 40-234) (Ord. 61-90, passed 6-25-1990; Ord. 21-91, passed 3-11-1991) Penalty, see § 10.999
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