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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 134 ~N ORDINANCE , To promote and conserve public safety, health, peace~ convenience and welfare by regulating the operation of veh- icles and th~ use of the streets of this City, prescribing penalties for the violation thereof. The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights do ordain as follows: DEFINITION OF TE~IS SECTION %. The following words and phrases when used in this ordinance shall, for the purpose of this ordinance, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, ex- cept in those instances where the context clearly ingicates a different meaning. Terms not herein defined shall be construed as defined in 'the "Uniform Highway Traffic Act". (a) "Parking". The standing of a vehicle upon a street, whether accompanied cz' unaccompanied by the operator thereof. (b) "Double Parking". The standing o£ a vehicle upon a street alongside of and parallel to another vehicle which is parked at the curb~ except where Diagonal Parking is speci£ied. (c) "Crosswalk". That part of the roadway connecting sidewalks at street intersections and at other designated places~ the width to be that of the sidewalk from the curb line to the boilding line of the intersecting street. (d) "Congested Zone". All that portion of the City of Columbia Heights 1Bing within and bounded by the following described line, to-wit; Fortieth Avenue from Central west to University Avenue~ Central .&venue from Thirty-seventh to Forty-fifth Avenue; Forty-~first Avenue from Central to Qurrey Street. (e) "'Oriver". AnM person who is in iactual physical control of a vehicle or streetcar. (f) "Curb" The lateral boundaries of a roadway, whether or not marked by curbing. (g) "Vehicle". Every device in, upon or by which any person or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used ex- clusively upon stationary r~ils or traoks~, provided, that in as far as is applicable, for the purpose of Sections E to 12~ inclusive, and Section la, 18 and 19 o~ this ordinance, a bicycle or ridden animal shall be deemed a vehicle, and pro- visaed further that this ordinance shall not apply to street c~rs, except where specifically so sts, ted. (h) "person". Every natursl person, firm, co-partner- ship, association or corporation. (i) "Owner". Owner means any person, firm, association or corporation owning or renting ~ motor vehicle or h~ving the exclusive use thereof, under lease, or otherwise, for a period greater than 50 days. The use of a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be prima facie evicienoe that said motor vehicle w~s ~t the time oi' such violation controlled, operated and used by the registered owner thereof. (~) "H!~hway" or "Street". ~Every way or place of what- ever nature open to the use of the public, as a matter of right for the ~purposes of travel. (k) "Private Road" or "Driveway". Every road or drive- way not open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicu- lar travel. (1) "Intersection". The area embraced within the pro- longation of the lateral cu~rb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of two or more highways which join one another at an angle whether or not such highway crosses the o the r. (m) "Right of Way". The privilege of the immediate use of 'the highway. (n) "Truck". Any motor vehicle designed or used prin- cipally for carrying things other than passengers and includes a motor vehicle to which has been added a cabinet box, plat- form~ rack or other equipment for the purposes of carrying things other than the personal effects of the passenger or OWI1 er · (o) "Uniform Highway Traffic Act". The Uniform Highway Traffic Act as referred to by the provisions of this ordinance is the Uniform Highway Traffic Act of Minnesota (Chapter 41S,- S.E. No. B88, Session Laws of 19~7) OPERATION OF VEHICLES SECTION II. WHO MAY NOT DRIVE A HOTOR VEHICLE. (a) Age Limits. No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this City who is under 15 years of age unless such person is accompcnied at the time by a duly licensei chauffeur, or by the owner, or by a competent person over 15 years of age &uthorized by the owner of the motor vehicle being operated, provided that such owner must be 15 years of age or over. (b) Intoxicated Persons and Drug ~ddicts. No person~ whether licensed or not, who is an habitual user of narcotics or who is under the influence of intoxicating liquors or narcotics shall drive any vehicle or streetcar upon any high- way. -3- (c) Owner's Res,oonsibi!ity. No owm, er of any motor vehicle or any person having such vehicle' in charge or in control, shall authorize or knowingly allow the same to be driven., or operated by any person prohibited from driving or operating such vehicle under this section. (d) . Driver's License. No person under fifteen years of age or over shall operate any motor vehicle upon the public highways of the City of Columbia Heights~ unless such person, shall have secured a driver's license from the Com- missioner of Highways of the State of Minnesota, in the manner provided by the statutes of said State, and. unless the operator has such license ou his person or in such veh- icle while driving said vehicle. SECTION II!. CARELESS DRIVING, ~ No oerson shall opera, re or ha~t any vehicle or streetcar upon ~ highway carelessly or heedlessly in dis- regard o±' the rights or safety of others or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person driving ~n auto- mobile to leave the same parked with the motor stopped and with the ignition switch on and the transmission in gear~ or leave the vehicle unattended with the motor running. SECTION IV. SPEED REGULATIONS. Generat Rule. Any person driving a vehicle on a highway shall drive ~he same at a speed not greater than is reasona.b!8 and proper, having due regard to the traffic, the safety of Pedestrians, the surface and width of the highw&y, and of ~ny other conditions then existing. (b) Prima Facie Evidence o£ Violation. Driving a motor vehicle at speeds exceeding those hereinafter specified shall be prima facie evidence 'that the operato~ of said vehicle is driving the same at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper as defined in subdivision (a) of this section.' (1) Railroad Grade Crossings. Fifteen miles an hour when approaching within fifty feet of a grade cross- ing of any steam, electric, or street railway when ~the driver's view is obstructed. 3% driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed when at any time during the last two hundred feet of his approach to such crossing he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view o~ such railway crossing and of any traf£i6 on such railway for a distance of four hur~ired feet in each direction from such crossing. (2) Schools. Fifteen miles an hour when passing a school during school recess or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours. (3) Blind Intersections. Fifteen miles an hour when approaching within fifty feet an~ in crossing an intersection of highways when the driver'~s view is obstructed. The driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed when at any time during the last fifty feet of his approach to such intersections, he does not have a clear and unobstructed view of such intersection and of the trafZ'ic upon all of the highways entering such intersection for a distance of two hundred feet from such intersection. (4) Curves and Grades. Fifteen ~.uiles an hour in going around curves or along a grade upon a highway when the driver's view is.. obstructed within a distance oi' one hun~ired feet along such highway in the direction in which he is proceeding. -5- (5) .~Built-up Controlled Hi~hwavs. Twenty miles an hour on any highway where the same passes through the close- ly built-up portions of this City or wheFe the traffic is congested, when traffic on such highway is controlled at inter- sections by police officers or traffic control devices. (8) Built-up Uncontrolled Highways. Fifteen miles an hour on all highways where the same passes through the o,losely built-up portions of this City where the traffic is (7) Residence Streets. Twenty miles an hour on any highway where the same passes through the residence portion of this City. (8) .HiRhways Under Repair or Construction. Fifteen miles an hour on any street un, der repair or construc- tion or where any warning light is placed. ( o ) Exemptions. (1) Public Emergency Vehicles. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to vehicles when operated with due regard for safety under the direction of peace oi'fioers in the chase or apprehension of violators of the law or of persons charged with or ~uspected of any such violation~ nor to fire departments or fire patrol vehicles when traveling in response to a fire alarm~ nor to public a~0ul~nces when travel- ing in emergencies. This exemption sh~ll not~ however, protect 'the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of a reckless disregard of the safety of others. (E) physicians ~nd Private An~bulances. I£ a licensed physician or private ambulance driver~ ~bile driving a motor vehicle in response to an emergency call~ be stopped by & police officer for driving s~id vehicle at e~ speed greater -8- than is reasonable and proper, he shall, upon giving his name and 'address and the regis'br~tion number of his vehicle, be served with a written notice of the violation of 'this ordi~- a.nce and shall then be permitted to proceed in the vehicle to his destination, but thereafter shall be subject to the' proceedings required by section 22.of this o~dinance. SECTION V. R~ILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS. (a) Controlled, CrossinEs. Whenever any person driving a vehicle or street car approaches an interurban or steam rail-way grade crossing and a clearly visible and positive signal gives ~.~arning of the immediate approach of a railway train or car, it shall be unlawful for the driver of the vehicle or street car to fail to bring the vehicle or street car to a complete stop before traversing such grade crossing, or to traverse such crossing during the time such signal in- dicates such warning. (b) Certain Vehicles to Stop at Any Crossing. Whenever any vehicle carrying school children, explosives or inflammable liquids, or passengers for hire, or any vehicle of the tractor or caterpillar type, approaches any steam railway grade cross- ing, it shall be the duty of the driver thereof to bring the same to a complete stop before crossing said track and not to traverse such crossing until su. ch movement can be made in safety. (c) Stop Crossings. Whenever any person ariving a vehicle or sbreet car approaches a steam railway grade cross- ing, where railroad crossing "stop" signs ~re place and maintained, as provided for by law, it shall be unlawful for the driver to fail to bring his vehicle or street car to a -7- complete stop, or after having so stopped his vehicle or street car to traverse such crossing until such movement can be made in safety (d) Train Blockin~ Highways. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company to permit any train or car to be so stopped or operated on any track or tracks owned or control- led by s~.~id company as to prevent the use of any street for purposes o£ tr&vel for a period of time longer than five minutes. SECTION VI. LICENSE PLATES. (a) Current License to Be Displayed. No person shall bperate or drive a motor vehicle on any highway unless such vehicle shall have been registered in accordance with the laws of this State and shall have the number plates assigned to it by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for the current year only, conspicuously displayed thereon in such manner that the view thereof shall not be obstructed. (b) Number and Fastening of Plates. If the vehicle be a motorcycle, motorcycle side car~ trailer or semi-trailer: one such plate shall be displayed on the rear thereof; if it be any other kind of motor vehicle, one such plate shall be dis- played on the front and one on the rear thereof, securely fastened in a horizontal position at least sixteen inches above the ground so as to prevent the same from swinging. (c) Plates to Be Kept Clean. It shall be the duty of the person driving the motor vehicle to keep said plates legible, undefaced, and unobstructed and free from steam, grease, dust or other blurring material so that the lettering thereon shall be plainly visible at all times. -8- SECTION VII. RULES OF THE HIGHWAY. (a) Keep to the Right. Upon all highways of sufficient width, except upon one-way streets, the d~iver of a vehicle shall !rlve the same upon the right half of the traveled por- tion of the highway and shall drive a slow moving vehicle as closely as possible to 'the right hand earle or curb of such highway~ unless it is impracticable to travel on such side of the highway and except when overtaking an,2 passing another vehicle. (b) Crossing Intersections. In crossing an intersection of highwavs or the intersection of a highway by a railroad right of way~ the driver of a vehicle shall at all times cause such vehicle to travel on the ri~jht half of the highway unless such right half is obstructed or impassable. (c) Passing. Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, each giving to the other at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible. (d) Overtaking. The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at a safe distance to the left thereof except when overtaking street oars as provided in paragraph (k) herein, and shall not again drive to the right side of the highway until s-~ufely clear of such overtaken vehicle. (e) Use of the Left Side of a Highway. The driver of a vehicle shall no't drive to the lez't side of the center line of a highway in overtaking an~[ passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be made in safety. (f) Passing on Curves or Grade Crests. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass another vehicle proceeding in the same direction upon the crest of a grade ~r upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view along the highway is obstructed within a distance off five hundred feet. (g) Passinw. at Intersections and Crossings. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass any other vehicle pro- oeeding in the same direction at any steam or electrical rail- way grade crossing nor at any intersection of highways except when such intersection is controlled by a traffic of£icer or automatic signal devioe~ provided that when the driver of any motor vehicle has signalled a left hand. turn and has properly approached the intersection~ such vehicle may be passed on its right side. (h) Overtaken Vehicle. The driver of a vehicle on a highway about to be overtaken and passed by a~'~other vehicle approaching from the rear shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vhhicle on suitable and audible signal being given by tbfe driver of the cvertaking vhhicle. ~ Following Another Vehicle. The driver of a motor vehicle or street car shall not follow ~nother vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and coniition of the highway and the condition of his vehicle. ( j ) Turning. (!) .Right Turn. Except as otherwise provided in this aection~ the driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the right at an intersection sh&lt approach such intersection in the lane of traffic nearest to the right h~nd side o£ the highway and in turning shall keep as closely as practicable -lC- to the right hand curb or edge of.the highway. No driver of any vehicle shall make a ri~ht hand turn at any inZerseoti'c~n when another vShicle traveling in the sauna direction is on his ri ght. (2) Left Turn~ The driver o£ any vehicle intending to turn to the left shall approach such intersection in the lane for traffic to the right of and nearest to the center line of the highway s, nd in turning shall keep as near 'to the center of the intersection as practicable "and shall at all times leave space to allow safe pkssage to any vehicle seeking To make a right hand turn from the diredtion in which he is turning on the same intersection at the same time. ~to driver of any vehicle shall make ~ left turn at any in'~ersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is on his left. ($) Turning .Around_. No vehicle shall be turned around by making a "U" turn upon any highway in the City unless ~uch vehicle shall first proceed to an intersection street. Provided, however, that a "U" turn ~t any intersection on any hi?hwsy in this City where a police officer is stationed, or where a stop and go or illuminated "slow" signal is located in the center of the intersection~ is hereby prohibited. (~) Controlled Intersections'. Where traffic c~ontrol devices or marking have been installed within an inter- section~ vehicles shall be driven to the right thereof, unless such device or marking indicates that driving to the left is permitted or unless otherwise directed by e police officer. (k) Overtaking Street Cars. (1) ~[oving Street C~rs. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass upon the lef~ any street car proceeding in the same direction when actually in motion or temporarily at rest. -ll- (2) Stop-oed Street Cars. The driver of a vehicle overtaking any street oar stopped or about 'to stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging eJn~ passenger~ shall bring such vehicle 'to a full stop at least ten feet in the rear of such car and remain stationary until such passenger has boarded such car or reached a place of safety, and the street car gates have been closed. (!) Traffic Lanes. Wherever traffic lanes have been established by the Council on any highway o~' thi~ City and adequately marked by the Superintendent~ of Police in order to ati~n and direct traffic, it shall be unlawful for any driver to fail or refuse to keep his Vehicle within the boundaries of such lane or' lanes, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle in accordance with this ordinance. (m) Driving on Gravies. (i) F~li Control. The driver of a motor vehicle upon steep grades shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near ~he right hand side of the highway as reasonably possible. (S) Coasting. The driver of a motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade upon any highway shall not allow the vehicle to coast with ~he gears of such vehicle in neutral. (n) Jumoing.. Rides. (!) General Rule. No person shall ride in or jump into or upon '~ny v~hicle without the consent of the driver ~nd no person shail~ when Xiding, allow any part of the body to project beyond the limits of any motor vehicle, except when signalling as hereinafter required~ nor shall any person board or a!i~t from, nor h~n~ on to any motor vehicle or street car~ when such motor vehicle or street car is in motion. (~) Exceotion. This provision shall not apply to any person whos~ e~mpl.~yment makes it necessary to ride in or upon a v~hicle otherwise than herein provided, when engaged in the .necessary duties of such employment. (o) Hitching. It sb~zll be unlawful for any person traveling upon any bicycls~ toboggan, hand sled, or sick, ilar vehicle to cling to or attach such bicyCle~ toboggan, hand sled, or simi].ar vhhicle to say other moving vehicle or street car upon any~ street in the City of 0~lumbia Heights~ aud' no person shall i~ermit any bicycle, toboggan, hantt sled or si'mils~r vehicle to be attached to or drawn by any other movin~ vehicle or street car in this City. (p) Injurious !~Jaterials on Hiahwavs. No person shall throw or place in any street any glass, nails, or o'ther material likely to puncture, or injure rubber tires of any vehicle~ ami any 7~oerson involved in any a~ccident in which any such injurious materials are cus~sed to be thro?n or ple, c~d'in smy street shgll immediately remove such injurious materials or cause the same to be removed. (q) Stopping on Walks. No vehicle or street car shall stop on any crosswalk so as ~o interfere with the passage of pedestrians, nor shall any vehicle be driven along any sidewalk. (r) Crowded Driver's Seat. Operating a vehicle under any of the following conditions shall be deemed ~ori~'~a facie evidence of a violation of Section III of this ordinance prohibiting care- less operation of vehicles: (1) W?~.en there are n~ore than two other persons in the driver's seat in addition to the driver. (B) I~Fnen the driver has in his lap an~ other person, adult or minor~ or when the driver ism seated in the lap of any person ~fnile the vehicle is in motion. (3) When the driver has either arm around another person or when another person hag either arm around the driver while the vehicle is in motion. The enumeration of conditions which shall constitute prima £acie evidence off a violation o£ Section III of this ordinance shall not be deemed to exclude other conditions not enumerated herein. ' Obedience to Signs and Si~.nals. The driver of every vehicle shall obey 'the directions give~.~ by signs, signals and markings placed and maintained on or within any hi~'hway by authority of the City Council for the purpose of guiding, informing, 'warning or controlling tra£fic. (t) Obstruotin~. Traffz'ic. It shall be unlawful for any person to so drive and operate an automobile upon the streets in the City of Columbia Heights as to needlessly, unnecessarily and unwarrantedly block, obstruct or interfere with the orderly flow of traffic on said streets. Proof that such tra£fio was blocked, obstructed or inter£ered with shall be prima facie evidence that such blocking;, obstructing an,~ interference was needless, unnecessary and unwarranted, except where such vehicle is mechanically at fault. SECTION VIII. PEDESTRI AI~iS. (a) So!icitinM Rides. i~o person shall stand in the traveled portion of a roadway for the purpose of or while soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle other than a common carrier. (b) Obedience to Si~n~!s. .Pedestria~ns sbai! observe and conform to all signals ar,,/ directions off police officers and si~'ns and automatic si..~nats at any intersection. (c) Crossin~ the Hie'hwalz. Pedestrians desirin~ to cross from one side of a highway to the other in the congested zone shall cross only at crosswalks or other designated and ma~ke,~ places, and shall not carelessly or maliciously interfere with the movement' of v~hicles or street cars. (d) Crowding[ Sidewalks. No person or group of persons shall assemble or cause others to assemble on any sidewalk so as to obstruct the free passage off pedestrians thereon or interfere with the us~..~thereof. (e) Right off Way at Crosswaik,~. The driver of any vehicle or street car upon any highway ~. this City shall yield the ri. ght of way to a pedestrian crossing such highway on any crosswalk .except ~t intersections where the movement of traf£io is being regulated by police offficers or traffic control devices. Every pedestrian crossing any highway at any point other than a p'ede- strian crossing~ crosswalk or intersec'~ion shall yield the right of way to vehicles upon the highway. SECTION IX. RIGHT OF WAY. (a) Vehicles on the Right. ~hen two vehicles or a vehicle and a street car aapproach or enter an intersection at approximately the same time~ the driver of 'the vehicle or street car on the left shall y~elld the right of way to the vehicle or street car on the right except as otherwise provided herein. (b) Forfeiture of Right of WaX. The driver o-? any vehicle or street car traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any ri~'ht of way ,~/l~ich he might otherwise have hereunder. (c:~ Aooroachin~ Vehic]e_~. The driver off a vehicle or street oar ap'oroachin~ but not havin,~ entered an in~- ' ~ - '- ' , ~ ~ersec ~ion shall ~rield the ri~'ht of way-to a vehicle within such intersection. and turning therein to the left across the line of travel of such -15- first mentioned vehicle or street oar provided the driver of the vehicle turning to the left has given a plainly visible signal of intention to turn. (d) Vehicles from Atlevs. The driver of ~ny vehicle entering any street or highway from an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles imme- diately &pproaching on such street or highway and sh&lt stop and sound his horn or other warning de'vice before crossin~ any sidew&lk or p~n ~. along such street or highway, or, where there is no such sidewalk or 2atb~vs~v, before entering any such street or highway and shall not proceed unless his entering the street or highway will not interfere with traffic thereon. ~ (e) Obey Officers. No driver of a motor vehicle or street car a~ intersections controlled by police offi~cers shall fail -to obey si~na].s by such officers. No ariver of any vehicle or street car shall fail to stop his vehicle or street oar when the word "stop" or a red light is displayed at an intersection by ~n automatic tra~ffic control device against the line of traffic in which such vehicle or street car is moving, and no driwer of any 'vehicle or street car may again place such vehicle 'or street car into motion or cross such intersection until such device displays the word "go" or a green light. No driver of any v~hicle or street c&r shall enter such intersection during any portion of the interval when such device displays ~ warning of traz'fic Airection chan~e, from "Stop" 'to "Go". (f) Emer~'encv Vehicle. 'The 5. river ol' a vehicle or street car upon a hig~hw,~y shan!~, yie!~i the rio'h+.~_~ c~' way to ambulances and to police and fire department vehicles when the drivers thereof soun~ an au~ib!e sign~!. This provision shall no~ operate to relieve the driver of an ambuia~nce or a police or fire department vehiote from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway. (g) Emerge~cy Vehicle A'oproachins.~ Upon the approach of any ambulance or police or fire departmen't vehicle giving audible ei~nal by bell~ siren, or exhaust whistle the driver of every other v. ehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right ha, nd edge or curb of the highway~ clear of any intersection of highways and shall stop and remain in such position unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer until the ambulance or police or fire department vehicle shall have passed. (h) Followln~ Fire A~paratus. It shall be unlawful flor the driver of any vehicle to follow any fire apparatus travel- in~ in response to a ~'ire alarm closer than £ive hundred feet or to drive into or park such vehicle within the block where the fire apparatus ,has stopped to answer a fire alarm unless permittei to do so by a Police or fire department officer. (1) Driving Through Processions. No driver of any vehicle or street car shall drive the same through any funeral procession except when permitted to do so by a police officer~ except as provided in paragraph (f) of this sec tion~ provided~ that vehicles in such procession shkll establish their identity by lighted head lamps. (j) Pulling Away from Ct%th,, The driver of any vehicle parked at the curb on any highway in this City and about .to start shall yield the right of way to all vehicles immediately approaching on such highway~ and before starting~ shall warn other drivers of such movement by extending the arm ho ri ~.~onZally, from and beyond the left side of said vehicle or by an a~equate and plainly visible electrical or mechanic~i signal device. -17- No vehicle shall start or pull ay;ay from 'the curb while street oar is passing &breast of such vehicle. (k), Thr~uMh Highways. '~(1) "Thru Highways" Hi~w~ys ~nd par~s of ,highways m~y be design~ted by the Council ~s "th~ highways" or "thru traffic streets" ~ the necessary signs sh&ti be p~ced and maintained on the approaches thereto, except as otherwise provided. (2) Th~ H.i~'hw~y Sto'p. The driver of every vehicle or street car'on ~n¥ highway intersecting "thru highway" or "th~ traffic ~treet", shall bring such vehicle or street oar to ~ complete stop before crossing or entering upon such "thru highway" or "thru traffic street", except when an automatic siCnat device or ~ police officer ~ives the sisal to proceed. (~) Status of Stopped Vehicle. ~en vehicle or street car has stopped st the ~pproach to any "th~ highway", such vehicle or street car shall have the same rigbt to enter such th~ highway as it would h~ve to enter ~ny other h i ghw~y. (1) .Stop Intersections. The driver of every vehicle or street oar on any highway in this City shall bring such vehicle or street car to a complete stop before crossing or entering upon an intersecting highway, where ~n,:l when there is in place on the approach.es to or within such intersecting highway ~ny light, sign, stend&rd, or m~rking upon which appears the word "Stop" or the words "Stop-School". SECTION X. SIGNALS OF THE DRIVER. Starting,Turning. driver of any vehicle Stopping, The ~,pon ~ highway, before starting, stopping or turning from a direct line, shall first see that such movement o~n be made in -18- safety and if any pedestrian or cyclist may be affected by sudh movement shall give a clearly audible signal by ~un,~ing the ~rzarning devi ce. ~ Warnin~ Other Drivers. ~enever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement such. driver shall give a siena! either by extending the arm horizont~l!y from and beyond the left side of the vehicle or 'by an ~equate mech~ica! or electrical signal dtvice, plainly visible to the driver of such other vehicle of ~be intention to make such movement at least fifty feet before a stop or turn is to be made, except that the requirement of signal by wa~in~ device shall apply to motor vehicles only. (c) Backin?. No person in control of any vehicle sha!l back said vehicle %~thout ample warning, and while backi~, care must be exercised not to injure persons or property, ~nd in no case shall any vehicle be backed around a corner at or into an intersection of highways. SECTION XI. PARKING (a) How to Park. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended upon any highway unless a clear and unobstructed width of not less than fifteen lest upon the main travelled portion of said highway opposite such staniing vehicle shall be left for free passage of other vehicles thereon, nor unless a clear view of such vehlc!a may be obtained, from a distance of two hundred feet in each direction upon such highway, ~nd such vehicle shall, except as hereinafter provided, be parked parallel with, to the left of and within one foot from the right hand curb: and not closer than four feet 'to any other vehicle parked at the curb. (b) Disabled Vehicles. The provisions of this section shall not app!¥ to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or improved or main travetec~ portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stoppin~ and temporarily leaving~such vehicle in such position. (c) Parkin~ on Left Side. No vehicle may be brought to a stop on the left side of a highway. (d) Cars for Sale. No parson shall place any vehicle on a highway to display the same for sale or exchange. A vehicle shall be deemed to be displayed in violation of this section when found standing upon a street, and bearing a sign indicating that it is for sale or exchange. (e) Where Not to Park. No person shall park a vebicl.? or permit it to st~ni~ whether att=haled or unatt, ended, upon a highway in front of ~ private drivew~¥ or within fifteen feet in either direction of ~ fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station; nor within twenty-five feet from the inter- section of curb linss or, if none, then within fifteen feet of the inters~,tion of property lines at an intersection of highways; nor within thirty feet of any "th~ street stop" or "thru. hi?~hway stop" or "stop" er any other authorized tro, ffic warning sign, placed on the side of any roadway on the approach- ing side; nor within twenty feet of a point op?osite the nearest end of any saf~ety zone; nor within five feet of the intersection of any public alley %%.~th any highway or ~round any corner. (f) No ParkinE Zones. No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to ste~nd~ except as otherwise provided or unless permitted so to do by a police officer, on any highway where the City Council has established anm marked ~ "No Parkin~ Zone" and when and to the extent so marked. (M) Tamperin~ With Vehicles. No person shall molest any vehicle standing on any highway without the consent of the owner or driver of such vehicle, nor shall any such person set such vehicle in motion or otherwise damage or interfere with the same. Provided, however, that whenever the City Engineer, or any Street Commissioner, or any of hia assistants shall find it necessary, for purposes of faci].itating street maintenance operations, such as the removal of snow, ice or street wastes, to move any vehicle standing on any highway in this City, aaid City Engineer, Street Comnissioner or assistants are hereby authorized to move such vehicle to the extent necessary for such purposes. (h) .S..~.an~i_i2n.~ With Brakes Set. No person having control or charge off a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon, and when standing upon any gr~ie without turning the front wheels oz' such vehicle to the curb or side o£ the highway. ([) Dia~ona! Parkin~. (!) Notwithstanding the provisions o£ Paragraph "a" of this section, the Police Department may, in specific instances by direction and authorization of the Council makk on the roa~dways and curbs in the highways of this City spaces and methods of parking or standing vehicles other than parallel with and alongside of 'the curb. (B) Wherever and whenever such spaces are so marked the driver or person in charge of any vehicle shall not park or stand his vehicle in any other manner than that indicated by such markings. (j) Places of Public Assembly. (1) No person or driver in charge of any vehicle shall leave the same standing or parked on any highway in this City in front of the entrance to or exit from any theater, dance hall, church, hospital, or school for the full width o£ such entrance or exit during the hours that such bz~itdings are in use by 'the public. (2) The owner o£ any buit~ing used for said purposes shall cause to be placed at such entrance or exit one hour before such building is opened to public use~ proper, adequate and visible signs,., sub~ect~,~ to the ~pprovai of tbe.~ Chief of ?olic~v ~a'iving z~otice to the ,mubl~c_ of the ~no~,rs~ of use o£ such building. Such signs shall be ren~oved YYnen such use of the building c~ases. (k) Public A!le~,~s. Vehicles other than trucks sh~lt not be ps~rked in public alleys, and tr~.cks shall not be so parked for a longer period o!' time than is necessary to loa~[ or unload commodities. (1-) Double Parking. Double parking on any his~nway in this City is hereby prohibited. (m) Six Hour ?arkinE. No person in charge of any vehicle shall park or permit such vehicle to stand upon any highway In this City for more than six consecutive hours. (~) Locked Vehicles. i% person shall at any time leave any motor vehio!e standing upon any highw&y in this City with the wheels chained, !ocked~ or fastened in such a manner that such ~otor vehicle cannot be easily moved in case oi~ emergency. Locking of a motor vehicle so as to permit the vehicle being moved by hand shall be allowed. SECTiOt~Y XiI. STP~EET CARS. (a) StandinM at Terminals. At duly authorized street car line terminals or wyes on any highway, no .~treet oar shall stand parallel with and alongside of each other on adjoining tracks except when !os~ting or unloading but shall so stand,as to permit the passages o±' emergency vehicles between them~ ii' necessary. (;~ (b) Stoppin~. No street car shall stop for the purpose of loading or unloading except at a duly designated street car stop. (c) Gates to 'Be Kept Closed. The gates off every street car upon a highway shall be kept closed at all times except when reoeivi.ng or discharging passengers. (d) Obedience to Sic:hats. The operator cz~ every street car shall obey the directions given by sigms, signals, marblings placed and maintained on the highways of this City by authority of the City Council for the purpose oi~ gmiding~ informin~o~ warning or controlling traffic~ except as otherwise provided for. SECTION XIII. TRUCKS. (a) Trucks Followin~· E~ch Other. The driver of any truck or truck tractor when traveling upon a highway outside of the congested zone shall not follow another truck or truck tractor within one hundred -~'~et~ but this shall not be construed to prevent one tm.~ck or truck tractor overtaking and passing ~:~nother. (b) ~sximum Spe.ed.s. Any person driving a truck~ ii' the weigh~ of such truck including load exceeds !8~000 pounds~ shall drive the same at a speed not greater than fifteen miles per hour if such tz~ck is equipped with solid tires or at & speed not greater than eig_hteen miles per hour~ii~ such truck is equipped with pneumatic tires. (c) Overloading. Every motor vehicle shall be so main- tain~d~ loaded and operated as to assure proper and adequate functioning of the braking mechanism in accordance with the stopping distance requirements of paragraph (e) ~: of Section 17 of this ordinance. (d) Unnecessary Noise, Every motor v~nz~-' '~!e shall be so -23- maintaine±~ lo~ded ~nd operate~ as to climb, hate ~s far &s practicable alt unnecessary and ~nnoyin~! sounds c~used by loose~ worn~ i?~proper!y ~d~us~ec~ or ina%dequatelv f&stene~ or oonnec%e~i par~s or equipment. SECTION XIV. SIZE OF VEHICLES. (a) Excess Size,:~ Vehicles Prohibited, I't shall be la~.~&ul for any person 'to drive or move or for the owner to cause or kno?;ing!y permit to be driven or move~i on any high- way any vehicle or vehicles of a size exceeding the limits stated under this section. (bO Outside W!~ith. No vehicle Shall exceed a total outside wldth~ including any lo~ thereon~ of eight feet ex- cept th~:t the width of a farm tractor shall not exceed nine feet ani except further that the limitations as to size of vehicles stated in this section shall not apply to im- plements of husbandry and ditching equipment temporarily propelled or moved upon. a highway; provided that this sub- [%ivision shall not apply to !o~is of loose hay or corn stalks while bein~ transported on public highways~ and pro- vided further that vehicles and lo~s of a size in excess of the limitations state[t herein may~ by special f~ermit grante~ as hereinafter provided for by paragraph (e)~ Section 16~ be operatei~ driven~ or moved upon the highways~ subject to the ...... (fO requirements ertl re~!ation~ of para~rapn~ said Section 1~. (cO ~,i~ximum Height. No vehicle unla~ien or with !o~ shall exceeX a height of twelve feet ani six inches. (dO Maximum Lenojth. No vehicle shall exceed a length of 35 feet~ and no combination of vehicles coup!e~ 'together shall exceed a total length of 85 feet. -24- (e) Extenlin~ Loewi. 'No tra~.n o~ vehicles o?erated alone shall carry a~¥ loci extendi~g more than three feet beyond the front thereof. ~ (f) Overhan~in~ Loa~is.. No passenger vehicle sha~l carry an?~ toast extending beyoni the line of the fen'_iers on ~the le£t side of such vehicle nor Sxter~ing more than £i~teen i~ches beyo~i ~the line o~' the fenders o~ the right side.~thereofo (g) Wi~Ith o£ Bumblers, Bumpers shall not project beyo~d the o~.~tsi~ie lines of the ~enders of a~y ~hic!~. SECTI'~,~,~ ~.~. LOADS ON ~E~.~ICLE2. (a) Exces~ Weia'hts Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or mo~r~, or for the o'.,,ner to cause or know2 in~ly permit to be driven or moved on a~y highway any vehicle or vehicles or a weig'ht exceeding the li~,,i't~tions stated i~z this section. (b) Flag or Li?ht on Load Extending 'to the Rear. Vfhen- ever the loml on an~ vehicle shall exten~S more than four feet beyoni the rear of the bed or bof~y thereof~ 'there shall be .~lis- playe~i at the end of such lo'~i in such position as to be clearly visible at all times from the rear of such load a red f!a~ not less t!~an twelve inches both in length ar~t width~ex- copt that between one-half hour after sunset an,.[ one-half hour before sunrise there shall be disp!a,~zed at the end o~' any such load a yellow or red light or reflector plainly visible under normal atmospheric oorziitions at least two hundred feet from the rear of such' vehicle. (c) ~,,'~aximum Loa~s. No vt~hic!e of four wheels or less ~,~hose gross ~,veight~ including load~ is more than ~8~000 pounds and no vehicle having greater weight than B~400 poumrAs on one ax!e~ anl no vehicle having a load of over 800 pounds per much width of tire upon any wheel concentrate~ upon the surface of the hiMhway, s al,~ ',,~idth in the case of rubber tires 'to b~ measure~d between the f!an~_~es of the rim,~shall be operated on any highway, (d) Checkin~ Loads. Any police officer or othsr duly authorized person having reason to b~.lieve that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to weigh the same and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest scales in the event such scales are within two miles. The driver may then be required by such officer or authorized person to' unlo~ immediately such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the gross weight of such vehicle to the maximum specified in this ordinance. (e) .,S,,p, ecial Permits. The City Engineer m~y upon applica- ticn in writing and good cause being shown therefor, issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or wei~ht exceeding the maximum specified in this or,iinance~ upon any highway. Every such permit shall desia_.~_ate the route to be traveled and contain any other restriction and conditions deemed necessary by the Council. (f) Permit 'to Be Carried i~ Vehicle, Eve, ry such permit shall be carried in 'the vehicle to which it refers ar, d shall be open to inspection by any peace officer. (g) DroMpin~: ~ateria!s, No person shall operate any vehicle which is so constructed or loaded as to permit the contents or load thereof to be dropped or strewn upon the street. ~EC, i0,~,,~ ~I. EOU!P}{E],!T OF I~,~HICLES. (a) Vehicle to Be EQuipped or Constructed as Realuir_~d_. It shall be unlawful Tot any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to b~ driven or moved on any highw~.y any vehicle or vehicles which are not constructed or equipped as required in this section. · (b) Thickness of Solid Tires. Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle moved on any highway shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one and one-half inches thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. (c) Projections on Tires. (1) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike, or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which project beyond the tre~i of the traction surface of the tire except that it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances wEich~wil~I~?n~t~! ~.~ materially injure the highway and except also, that it sh~ll~be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid. (~) Provided that the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors have movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of such movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery may be per- mitted subject to the requirements ~nd regulations of p~r~- graphs (e) and (f), Section 16, relating to special permits. (d) Trailers. (1) No motor vehicle shall be driven upon any highway drawing or having attached thereto more th~n two other vehicles except that a motor vehicle with semi-trailer may draw in addition thereto two other vehicles. (E) The drawb~r or other connection be- tween any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway Shall not exceed~ fifteen feet in length from one vehicle to the other. Whenever such con- nection consists of a chain~ rope or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection a red flag or other signal or cloth not less then twelve inches both' in length and width. ($) Trailers shall be attached to the pre- ceding vehicle by means of a coupling and in addition thereto by means of two chains, one on each side of ~the coupling, attached to the same part of the chassis~s is the coupling. Each chain must be of sufficient strength to pull the trailer or trailers attached to it when such trailer or trailers are loaded to their m~ximum capacity. (e) Brakes. (1) Number and Construction. Every motor vehicle when operated on m highway shall be equipp~ed with brakes adequate to control the movement and to stop and to hold such vehicle, including two separate means o£ applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels and so constructed that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to the two except that a motorcycle need be equipped with only one brake. (2) Stoppin~ Distauce. All such brakes shall be maintained in good order and shall be capable at all times of stopping such vehicle in dry weather on a level sur- face within a distance of forty feet from the spot where such brakes are first applied when suc~ vehicle is traveling at a speed of twenty miles per hour. -28- (3) Police to Stop Vehicles. For the purpose of enforcing the provisians of this sub-paragraph, any police officer is hereby authorized, in his disSretion, to stop any vehicle, on any highway in this City, ~ud to require the driver of said vehicle to demonstrate the ~dequacy of the brakes on said vehicle, with regard to the maximum stopping distance specified herein. (f) Warnin~ Device. (1) Audible Distance. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a warning device in good working order capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet. (2) Types Prohibited. It shall be unlawful except as otherwise provided in this section for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use upon a vehicle any siren, comp=ession or spark plug whistle or gong. (3) Unnecessary Noise. It shall be unlawTul fo~ any person at any time to use a warning device otherwise than as a reasona~ble warning or to make any unnecessary or Unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of such warning device. (g) Emergency Vehicle Warning Device. Every police and fire department and fire patrol vehicle and every ambulance used for emergency c~lls shall be equipped with a bell~ siren or exhaust whistle. (h) Obstruction to View. (t) Loads or Vehicle Construction. No person shall drive a' motor vehicle on a highway which motor ~ehicle is so constructed or loaded ~s to prevent the driver from obtaining a view of the highway to the rear by looking backward from the driver's position, un~ess such vehicle is equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to'the rear of such vehicle. (E) Posters on Windshield or Windows. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle upon a highway with any sign, poster or other non-transparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, front side windows or rear windows of such motor vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law. (3) Windshield Wipers Required. Every windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield in the driver's line of vision, which device shall be' so constructed as to be controlled 'or operated by the driver of the vehicle. (i) Muffler Required. (1) Constant Operation. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. (E) Muffler Cut-out Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to use a muffler cut-out on any motor vehicle upon a highway. (3) Excessive Smoke Prohibited. No .v~hi~le shall be so operated as to emit excessive smoke or products of combustion. -30- ( J ) Lighting Equipment. (1) When ReGuired. Every motor vehicle upon a highway in this City during the period from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person on the highway at a distsnce of two hundred feet ahead, shall be equipped with lighted front and rear lamps as required in this section. (2) Head Lamps. Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, rossi roller, road machine, or farm tractor shall be equipped with two head lamps, no more or less, at the front of and on opposite sides of the motor vehicle, which head lamps shall comply with the requirements, regulations, and limitations set forth in the Uniform Highway Traffic Act. (3) Motorcycle Lamps. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two head lamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations hereinafter set forth and except as to acetylene head la~nps shall be of a type which has been approved by the Commissioners of Highways of the State of k~innesota. (4) Tail Li~,hts. Every motor vehicle and every trailer or semi-trailer which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall during the time specified in sub-paragraph (1) herein carry at the rear a lamp which exhibits a yellow or red light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle and which is so constructed and placed that the number plate carried on the rear of such vehicle shall under like conditions be so illuminated by a white light as to be res~i from a distance of fifty feet to the rear o~ such vehicle. -31- Every horse drawn vehicle driven upon the streets of this City during the times specified in sub-paragraph (1) herein shall carry at the rear of such vehicle a yellow or red reflector plainly visible under normal atmospheric condition~ at least two hundred feet from the. rear of such vehicle. (8) Clearance Lamuos. Every motor vehicle~ other than a road roller, ro~i machine, or farm tractor, having a width at any part in excess of eighty inches shall carry two clearance lamps or other suitable illuminating or reflecting devices on the left side of such vehicle, one located at the front and displaying a white light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehi61e, and the other located at the rear of the vehicl$ displaying a yellow or red light visible under like conditions from a distaace of five hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle. (8) ,Bicycle Lights. Every bicycle during the time specified in paragraph (1) of this section shall be equipped with a lighted lamp on the front thereo£ visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least three hundred feet in front of such bicycle, and shall also be equipped with a reflex mirror o= lamp on the rear displaying a yellow or red light visible under like conditions from a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such bicycle. (7) .Spot Lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two spot lamps except that a mo~torcycle shall not be equipped with more than one Spot lamp, and every lighted spot lmmp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the beam will be directed to the left of the center of the highway, not more than one hundred feet ahe~i of t~e motor vehicle upon which such lamp or la~s are mounted. (8) Auxiliary Drivin~ Lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lamps and one automatically controlled driving lamp placed below the level of the stationary head lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands. (9) Signal Dam. ps. Whenever a ~motor vehicle is equipped with a signal lamp to comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section X of this ordinance, the signal lamp shall be so constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal yellow or red in color, which shall be plainly visible in normal sunlight from a distance of~ one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle but shall not project a glaring or dazzlingm light. (lC) .~equirement on Other Lamos. Any device, other than head lamps~ spot lamps or auxiliary driving lamps which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than twenty-five candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the surface on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than fifty feet from the vehicle. (ll) Heazi Lamp Glare. The head lamps of motor vehicles shall be so constructed~ arranged~ and adjusted that, except as herein provided~ they will at all times under normal atmospheric conditions and on a level road produce a driving light sufficient to render clearly discernible a person two hundred feet ahead, but no head lamp or auxiliary driving lamp shall pro~ect a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of such lamp. Head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps shall be deemed to comply with the provision herein prohibiting the projection of glaring or dazzling lights if none of the main b~i ght portion of the lamp beam rises above a horizontal plane passing through the lsm~p centers, parallel to the level road upon which the loaded vehicle stands and in no case higher than forty-two inches, seventy-five feet ahead of the vehicle. (lB) Dimmln~ Head Lamps. Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated upon a highway, or a portion thereof, which is sufficiently lighted to reveal a person on the high-~ way at a distance of two hundred feet ahead of the vehicle, it shall be permissible to dim the head lamps or to tilt the beams downward or to substitute therefor the light from an auxiliary driving lamp or pair of such lamps subject to restrictions as to tilted beams and auxiliary driving lamps set forth in sub-paragraph (13) below. (1J) Tiltin~ Head Lamos_ Whenever a motor vehicle meets another vehicle on.any highway it shall be permissible to tilt the beams of the he~l lamps downward or to substitute therefor the light from ~ ~uxiliary driving lamp or pair of such lamps subject to the requirement that the tilted head lamps or auxiliary lamp or lamps shall give sufficient illumination under normal atmospheric conditions and on a level road to render clearly discernible a person seventy-five feet ahead, but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of the vehicle. (14) Not Less Than Two Lamps on 'Opposite Sides in Front. At least two lights shall be displayed on the front of and on opposite sides of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, roa~i roller~ road machine or farm tractor, during the times specified in s~b-paragraph (1) herein. (15) Acetylene Head La~ps. ~otor vehicles may be equipped with two acetylene head lamps or approximately equal candlepower when equipped with clear plane glass fro~nt, bright six-inch spherical mirrors and standard acetylene five-eighths foot burner~ not more and not less and which do not pro~ect a glaring or dazzling light into the eyes of aPproaching drivers. (16) Testing Vehicle Lights. The driver of any motor vehicle equipped with approved hea~ lamps, auxiliary driVing lamps, rear lamps or signal lamps, who is arrested upon a charge that such lamps are improperly adjusted or are equipped with bulbs of a candlepower not approved for use therewith, shall be allowed forty-eight hours within which to bring such lamps into conformance with the requirements of this act. It shall be a defense to any such charge that the person arrested produce in court or submit to the prosecuting attorney a certificate from an ~ijusting station officially designated by the Commissioner of Highways in ~ccord~nce with the Uniform Highway Traffic Act, showing that within forty- eight hours after such arrest such lamps have been made to conform with the requirements of this act. (17) Parking Lights. Whenever a motor vehicle or street car is parked or stopped upon a highway whether attended or unattended during the times mentioned in paragraph (j), sub-paragraph (1) of this section, there shall be displayed upon such motor vehicle or street car one or more -35- lamps projecting a white light visible under normal atmos- pheric conditions from-a distance of five~ hundred feet to the front of such motor vehicle or street car and projecting a yellow or red light visible under like conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. (18) No Red or Green Lights in Front of Vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move any vehicle upon a highway with any red or green light thereon visible from directly in front thereof. This section shall not apply to any police or fire department or fire patrol vehicle. SECTION XVII. STOPPING AFTER AN ACCIDENT. (a) Stop ReGuired and Information to Be Furnished. The driver of any motor vehicle or street c~r involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to property shall immediately stop such vehicle or street car at the scene of such accident and give his name, address and, if a driver of a motor vehicle, the registration number of his motor vehicle, and if a chauffeur, exhibit his chauffeur's license to the person struck or the driver or occupants of any vehicle or street car collided with. (b) When Re'oort to the Police Is ReQuired. If such person sustaining injury or damage is incapable of receiving such information, then such driver shall forthwith communicate such information to any police or peace officer or to the Chief of Police and thereupon such driver shall request of and receive from such police or pe~ce officer or Chief of Police the name and address of such police or peace officer to whom such information was communicated. f (c) Aid to the In~ured. Such driver sh~ll render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance aud, if a motor vehicle driver, shall carry such person to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or is request- ed by the injured person. SECTION XVIII. REPORTING DAMAGED VEHICLES. (a) GaraEemen To Report Damaged Vehicles. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop in this City to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in a serious accident or struck by any bullet shall report to the nearest police station forthwith and to the Registrar of Motr Vehicles within twenty-four hours after such motor vehicle is received, giving the engine number, registration number, and the name and address of the owner or operator of such vehicle. SECTION XIX. ENFORCE~ENT. (a) Duty of Police Department. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, except as otherwise provided, to enforce all the regulations and requirements of this ordinance. (b) School Police. The ~ayor may appoint special policemen who shall be designated as school police and shall serve without compensation. The Said school police shall be appointed from the student bodies of public and private schools of this .City. Said school police shall be equipped with badges marked "School Police" and are hereby authorized to regulate traffic of all kinds upon the streets of this City between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on school days. The appointment of each of said school police shall designate the streets~ upon which he shall have power to regulate traffi~ and school police shall be subordinate to and shall obey ~ll the orders of any regular police officer of this City. The drivers of ~ll vehicles or street cars sh~ll comply with the directions or orders of s~id school police. (c) Emergency Police Oz~iers. Any police officer in this City in case of necessity or emergency~ or of congestion of traffic, may make such special order to pedestrians or to drivers of vehicles as in his judgment may be necessary to meet the emergency or to relieve the congestion. (d) ~ovin~ Violating. Vehicles. Whenever any police or peace officer shall find a vehicle standing or parked upon a highway in violation of the provisions of this ordinance~ he is hereby ~uthorized to move such vehicle to a position permitted under the section of this ordinance relating to parked vehicles. (e) Unauthorized Traffic Re~l~tion. No unauthorized person shall regulate or attempt to regulate traffic upon the highways of this City. (f) Unofficial Signs. No person shall erect or maintain upon any highway any warning or direction sign~ marker, signal or light, except ~s authorized by the ~ity Council. (g) Defacing Signs. No person shall deface, injure, knock down, or remove any sign, marker, signal or light placed or posted as provided in this ordinance. (h) Traffic Lights. The use 'of red, green, or amber lights on the highways for ~ivertising or for signaling purposes, except as provided in this ordinance, is prohibited. -38- SECTION XX. VIOLATION AND PENALTIES. (a) Violation in General. Every person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars ar~i the costs of prosecution or by imprisonment in the city workhouse or jail for not more than ninety days and in default.of payment of such fine and costs by imprisonment in such jail or workhouse until such fine and costs are satisfied as provided by law. SECTION XXI. ENFORCE,%~ENT PROCEDURE. (a) Immediate Hearing. In case any person shall be taken into custody because of any violation of the pro- visions of this ordinance he shall forthwith be taken before the Municipal Court. If he be so taken before a magistrate during usual business hours, he shall be entitled to an immediate hearing, and if such hearing cannot reasonably be had, or if he shall not desire it, he shall he released upon giving a recognizance with sufficient sureties, or upon depositing cash bail, in such amount as the magistrate shall determine, to appear and answer for such violation at such time and place as shall be fixed by the magistrate. (b) Notification Slips_ (1) Served in Lieu of Arrest. In lieu of taking any person into custody for a violation of the pro- visions of this ordinance, a police offficer may serve a written notice upon such person to appear before the Municipal Court at a time and place fixed in said notice. Provided, however, that in any case of a violation of the provisions of paragraph (b), Section II, of this ordinance, relating to -39- intoxicated persons ~nd drug s~idicts~ or Section III, relmting to c~reless driving, or of Section XVII, ~relmting to stopping after ~ccidents, such officer shall not serve said written notice in lieu of ~n ~rrest. Provided, further, that no person upon whom a written notice has been served in the manner provided for in this section for ~ violation of the provisions of this ordinance sh~ll· f~il to ~ppe~r before the ~unicip~l Court ~t the time ~nd place fixed in s~id notice. (E) Form ~nd Information on T~s. Such notice sh~ll be m~ie out on ~ triplicate form, ~nd sh~ll indicate in addition to the information c~lled for in sub- paragraph (1) of this p~ragr~ph, the time, d~te~ ~nd n~ture of violation~ ~nd in the c~se of ~ motor vehicle, the motor vehicle license number. (~) Disposition ~nd AuditinE of Notification Slips. The police officer serving the written notice provided for in this section sh~ll deliver one copy of such notice to the person violmting any of the provisions of this ordinance, or ~ffix the s~id copy in ~ prominent place on or within the vehicle, one copy of such notice to the Chief of Police, ~nd one copy to the Judge of the ~unicip~l Court. SECTION XXII. VALIDITY. If ~ny p&rt or p~rts of this ordinance sh~ll be held in- valid, such invalidity shmll not ~f£ect the v~lidity of the remaining p~rts. The City Council hereby ~ecl~res that it would h~ve p~ssed the remaining p~rts of this ordinance if i~t hs~i known that such p~rt or p~rts thereof would be declared invmlid. SECTION XXIII. P3PEAL. All ordinances ani parts of oriinance inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION XXIV. WHEAT EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall take effeot and be in foroe immediately upon its passage. SECTION XXV. ORDINANCE TO BE POSTED. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause typewritten copies of this ordinance to be posted upon ten bulletin boards located in the most public places of the City for a period of two weeks. Secretary ?,~/Council Mayo r Nays -41-