6-4-5: BACKING:
   A.   Prohibited: No person shall ride, drive or propel or cause to be ridden, driven or propelled, in, upon or along any street any vehicle in the backward direction, if by so doing the free and uninterrupted passage of another vehicle is impeded, and in no event shall a person drive a vehicle back across or into a street intersection.
   B.   Parked Diagonally: The driver of a vehicle parked diagonally and backing away from the curb into a traffic lane shall exercise unceasing vigilance, and in all events the approaching car shall have the right of way. (1973 Code § 10.20.190)