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§ 71.03 MAXIMUM TIME LIMIT FOR TRAINS BLOCKING INTERSECTIONS.
   (A)   No railroad company shall obstruct, permit, or cause to be obstructed a public street, a road or highway by permitting a railroad car, locomotive or other obstruction to remain upon or across it for longer than five minutes, to the hindrance or inconvenience of travelers or a person passing along or upon such street, road or highway. No railroad company shall fail, at the end of each five-minute period of obstruction of a public street, road or highway, to cause such railroad car, locomotive or other obstruction to be removed for sufficient time, not less than three minutes, to allow the passage of persons and vehicles waiting to cross.
   (B)   This section does not apply to obstruction of public street, road or highway by a continuously moving through train or caused by circumstances wholly beyond the control of the railroad company, but does apply to other obstructions, including without limitation those caused by stopped trains and trains engaged in switching, loading or unloading operations.
   (C)   Upon the filing of an affidavit or complaint for violation of this section, summons shall be issued to the railroad company in the manner provided by law which summons shall be served on the regular ticket of freight agent of the company in the county where the offense occurred.
(Ord. 77-1, passed 1-24-1977; Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992) Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.04 OBSTRUCTING INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK.
   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.
(1964 Code, § 331.35) (Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992) Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.05 SQUEALING TIRES; PEELING.
   No person shall operate any motor vehicle, except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, in such a manner that the vehicle is so rapidly accelerated or started from a stopped position that the exhaust system emits a loud, cracking or chattering noise unusual to its normal operation, or the rubber tires of such vehicle squeal or leave tire marks on the roadway, commonly called “peeling”.
(1964 Code, § 331.37) (Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992) Penalty, see § 71.99
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