CHAPTER 72: ACCIDENTS, RECKLESS DRIVING, STARTING PARKED VEHICLES
Section
   72.01   Immediate report of accident
   72.02   Negligent collision
   72.03   Pedestrians subject to traffic regulation
   72.04   Pedestrians’ right-of-way in crosswalks
   72.05   Restricted parking
   72.06   Special stops required
   72.07   Overtaking and passing school bus
   72.08   Emerging from alley or private drive
§ 72.01 IMMEDIATE REPORT OF ACCIDENT.
   (A)   The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of $25 or more, shall immediately by the quickest means of communication, either verbal or written, give notice of such accident to the Police Department if such accident occurs within this city.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for the driver of any other person to remove such vehicle from the scene of the accident until authorized to do so by a police officer of the Police Department or this city, provided, however, that a foregoing portion of this division (B) shall not apply if there exist or arises a duty on the part of such driver or other person in control of such vehicle to use said vehicle in carrying any person injured in said accident to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment.
   (C)   The Police Department of this city, acting by any officer of the Traffic Division or the Chief of Police, may require any driver of the vehicle involved in an accident, or which report must be made as provided in this section, to make supplemental oral or written report whenever the original report is found to be insufficient, or inadequate in the opinion of such officer, and may require witnesses of accidents to render reports of said department.
   (D)   Every law enforcement officer, other than members of the City Police Department, and State Department of Public Safety, who in the regular course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident of which report must be made as required in this section, whether at the time of and at the scene of the accident, or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses shall, within 24 hours after completing, such investigation, forward a written report of such accident to the Police Department of this city. Every such accident report shall be made on the appropriate form provided by the City Police Department; and shall contain all of the information required therein unless not available. Such reports shall be without prejudice to the officer so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the Police Department and the city.
(1995 Code, § 10.301) (Ord. 7, passed 2-16-1970) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 72.02 NEGLIGENT COLLISION.
   If any person driving or operating or in charge of any motor vehicle, shall by negligence, cause or suffer or permit such vehicle to come into collision with any other vehicle whatever or with any animal, person, street sign, water plug or any other obstacle whatsoever, in or on any public street or place in the city, such person shall be deemed guilty of negligent collision.
(1995 Code, § 10.302) (Ord. 7, passed 2-16-1970) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 72.03 PEDESTRIANS SUBJECT TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals at intersections as provided in this chapter, but at all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this chapter.
   (B)   Pedestrians shall strictly comply with the direction of all official traffic control signals in the city and it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross any street or roadway in the fire limits of the city, except in a designated crosswalk.
(1995 Code, § 10.303) (Ord. 7, passed 2-16-1970) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
   Pedestrian control signals, see Tex. Transportation Code Ch. 552
§ 72.04 PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALKS.
   (A)   When traffic-control signals are not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger, but no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close, that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
   (B)   Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
(1995 Code, § 10.304) (Ord. 7, passed 2-16-1970) Penalty, see § 10.99
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