CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section

General Provisions

   70.01   State traffic law adopted

   70.02   Purpose of code

   70.03   Authority of officers of Fire Department to direct traffic

   70.04   Riding on portion of vehicle not intended for passengers

   70.05   Riding motorcycles

   70.06   Boarding or alighting from moving vehicles

   70.07   Use of skateboards, roller skates or similar devices on roadway

   70.08   Removing or damaging traffic barriers

   70.09   Vehicle repair shops to report vehicles damaged by bullets; records of vehicle repairs

   70.10   Parades and processions generally; identification of funeral processions

   70.11   Sound amplification systems in vehicles

Traffic-Control Signs, Signals and Devices

   70.25   Traffic code; powers and duties

   70.26   Necessity of signs

   70.27   Ratification of existing devices

   70.28   Installation of traffic lights

   70.29   Stop intersections

   70.30   Yield right-of-way signs

   70.31   Designation of crosswalks and special zones; marking of traffic lanes

   70.32   One-way streets and alleys

   70.33   Turning markers

Cross-reference:

   Junked or abandoned vehicles, see § 94.025

   Vehicular signs, see § 155.049

Statutory reference:

   Authority of city to regulate traffic by means of traffic-control devices and signals, see Tex. Transportation Code §§ 542.202(a)(2), 544.002

   Rules of the road, see Tex. Transportation Code §§ 541.001 et seq.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 70.01 STATE TRAFFIC LAW ADOPTED.

   The state traffic law, Tex. Transportation Code §§ 501.001 et seq., is hereby adopted by reference as if set out at length in this traffic code.

(1998 Code, § 118-1)

§ 70.02 PURPOSE OF CODE.

   The purpose of the regulations prescribed by this traffic code is to ensure to the people the maximum use and benefit of the public streets of the city and yet retain the maximum degree of safety to prevent injury to person and property.

(1998 Code, § 118-2)

§ 70.03 AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DIRECT TRAFFIC.

   Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.

(1998 Code, § 118-3)

§ 70.04 RIDING ON PORTION OF VEHICLE NOT INTENDED FOR PASSENGERS.

   No person shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion thereof not designated or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.

(1998 Code, § 118-4) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 70.05 RIDING MOTORCYCLES.

   A person operating a motorcycle shall not ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto or carry any other person, nor shall any other person ride upon the motorcycle other than upon a firmly attached seat to the rear or the side of the operator.

(1998 Code, § 118-5) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 70.06 BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM MOVING VEHICLES.

   No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while the vehicle is in motion.

(1998 Code, § 118-6) Penalty, see § 10.99