[CC 1976 §310.010]
A.
It shall
be the duty of the Officers of the Police Department or such Officers
as are assigned by the Chief of Police to enforce all street traffic
laws of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street
traffic in the City.
B.
Officers
of the Police Department or such Officers as are assigned by the Chief
of Police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand,
or signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided that, in the
event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard
pedestrians, Officers of the Police Department may direct traffic
as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic
laws.
C.
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.
[CC 1976 §310.020; Ord. No. 754 §3.2, 1-31-1961]
It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or
fail to perform any act required in this Title.
[CC 1976 §310.030]
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department Official.
[CC 1976 §310.040]
Every person propelling any push cart or riding an animal upon
a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn vehicle, shall
be subject to the provisions of this Title applicable to the driver
of any vehicle, except those provisions of this Title which by their
very nature can have no application.
[CC 1976 §§310.050, 340.300(C); Ord. No. 1730 §§1—2, 7-13-1988]
A.
No person
upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle,
skateboard, or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while
crossing a street on a crosswalk and when so crossing such person
shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of
the duties applicable to pedestrians. This Section shall not apply
upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized by
ordinance of the City.
B.
No person
on roller skates, skateboards or riding in or by means of a coaster,
toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon a street or parking lot
in the City of Shrewsbury, or on private property without permission
of the owner.
[CC 1976 §310.060; Ord. No. 754 §3.6, 1-31-1961]
The provisions of this Title shall apply to the driver of any
vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government,
this State, County, or City and it shall be unlawful for any said
driver to violate any of the provisions of this Title, except as otherwise
permitted in this Title or by State Statute.
[CC 1976 §310.070; Ord. No. 2723 §2, 6-25-2013]
A.
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Section 300.020 herein shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red lights or blue lights on except when such vehicle is responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected law violator, or when responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
1.
Park
or stand irrespective of the provisions of this Title.
2.
Proceed
past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down
as may be necessary for safe operation.
3.
Exceed
the posted speed limit so long as the driver does not endanger life
or property.
4.
Disregard
regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified
directions.
B.
The exemptions
granted herein to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only
when the driver of any such vehicle while in motion sounds an audible
signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary,
and when the vehicle is equipped with and using at least one lighted
lamp displaying a red light or blue light visible under normal atmospheric
conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front
of such vehicle.
C.
No person
shall purchase an emergency lamp or light as described in this section
without furnishing the seller of such light an affidavit stating that
the light will be used exclusively for emergency vehicle purposes.
[CC 1976 §310.080; Ord. No. 2667 §1, 6-26-2012]
A.
Upon
the approach of any authorized emergency vehicle giving audible signal
by bell, siren, light or whistle, the operator of every other vehicle
shall immediately drive with caution to a position as near as possible
and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the street, clear of
any intersection, and shall stop and remain there until the authorized
emergency vehicle has passed, unless otherwise directed by a Police
Officer or officer of the Fire Department. No person shall interfere
with or obstruct the progress of any emergency vehicle being driven
in emergency service. Upon approaching a stationary emergency vehicle
giving audible signal or displaying lighted red and/or blue lights,
the driver of every motor vehicle shall:
1.
Proceed
with caution and yield the right-of-way, if possible with due regard
to safety and traffic conditions, by making a lane change into a lane
different from that immediately adjacent to the stationary vehicle,
if on a roadway having at least four (4) lanes with not less than
two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching
vehicle; or
[CC 1976 §310.090]
A.
A person
commits the offense of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident
when being the operator or driver of a vehicle on the highway or on
any publicly or privately owned parking lot or parking facility generally
open for use by the public and knowing that an injury has been caused
to a person or damage has been caused to property, due to his/her
culpability or to accident, he/she leaves the place of the injury,
damage or accident without stopping and giving his/her name, residence,
including City and street number, motor vehicle number and driver's
license number, if any, to the injured party or to a Police Officer,
or if no Police Officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest Police
Station or judicial officer.
B.
For the
purposes of this Section, all Peace Officers shall have jurisdiction,
when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately
owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of investigating
an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in
injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent
extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more to one (1) person
shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice
of such accident to the Police Department if such accident occurs
within the City.
[CC 1976 §310.100]
The driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an
accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total
property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more to one (1) person shall, within five (5) days after such accident,
forward a written report of such accident to the Police Department.
The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable when the accident
has been investigated at the scene by a Police Officer while such
driver was present thereat.
[CC 1976 §310.110]
A.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 310.100 and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, such occupant shall give, or cause to be given, the notice not given by the driver.
B.
Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required in Section 310.110 and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident shall within five (5) days after the accident make such report not made by the driver.
[CC 1976 §310.120]
A.
All written
reports made by persons involved in accidents or by garages shall
be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for
the confidential use of the Police Department or other Governmental
Agencies having use for the records for accident prevention purposes,
except that the Police Department or other Governmental Agency may
disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such
identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies his/her
presence at such accident.
B.
No written
reports forwarded under the provisions of this Section shall be used
as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal arising out of an accident
except that the Police Department shall furnish upon demand of any
party to such trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing
that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Department
in compliance with law, and if such report has been made, the date,
time and location of the accident, the names and addresses of the
drivers, the owners of the vehicles involved, and the investigating
Officers.