A. Use Of Warning Devices: No driver of a motor vehicle shall make or cause to be made any unnecessary noise with the horn or other signaling device with which the vehicle is equipped, or use the same except as a warning of a danger, and no driver of a vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle on emergency duty, shall signal by a continuous blast or unnecessary sounding of a horn, or other signaling device. (Ord. 77, 9-4-1973)
B. Squealing Tires: No person shall operate a motor vehicle and no owner of a motor vehicle shall permit or allow the operation of a motor vehicle in such a manner or by such a method as to cause the tires on said motor vehicle to make any loud, raucous, squealing, screeching noise or other sounds caused by excessive acceleration from a stopped position or while a vehicle is in motion. This section shall not apply to any noise or sounds caused by the tires of a motor vehicle when the vehicle is confronted by an emergency making it necessary to accelerate or stop the vehicle immediately or suddenly in order to avoid contact with another motor vehicle or with a pedestrian, as long as the emergency situation is not that of the driver's making. Any violation the provisions of this subsection shall be a municipal infraction as provided for in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 98, 11-8-1983; amd. 2004 Code)