CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC RULES
Section
   71.01   Obstruction of traffic
   71.02   Speed restrictions
   71.03   Speed restriction on parking lots
   71.04   Limitation on backing
   71.05   Turning at channelized intersections
   71.06   Emerging from alley or private driveway
   71.07   Riding upon sidewalks
   71.08   Driving through funeral processions
   71.09   Riding outside vehicle prohibited
   71.10   Interference with view and control of driver
Cross-reference:
   Speed of vehicles in cemeteries, see § 92.07
Statutory reference:
   Municipality's authority to exercise control over streets, see G.S. § 160A-296
§ 71.01 OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC.
   It shall be unlawful for a driver to enter any 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.
(1985 Code, § 71.01) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 71.02 SPEED RESTRICTIONS.
   (A)   No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway or street at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle in excess of 20 mph in any business district.
(1985 Code, § 71.02) Penalty, see § 70.99
Cross-reference:
   Speed restrictions, see Ch. 74, Sch. IV
Statutory reference:
   Municipality's right to regulate speeds, see G.S. § 20-141
§ 71.03 SPEED RESTRICTION ON PARKING LOTS.
   It shall be unlawful to drive a motor vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing upon the grounds and premises, including any driveway, road, roadway, street or alley upon any grounds and premises, of any public or private hospital, school, church, institution maintained and supported by the state, the town, or any of their subdivisions, service station, drive-in theater, supermarket, store, shopping center, restaurant or office building, or any other business or municipal establishment, providing parking space for customers, patrons or the public, within the town.
(1985 Code, § 71.03) Penalty, see § 70.99
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