In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of excessive snow and ice on the highways or portions of highways named in § 175-59 below, the Township Manager, in his discretion, may declare an emergency due to such hazards.
After any such emergency shall have been declared, it shall be unlawful, during the period of such emergency, for any person to park a motor vehicle or tractor, or to allow the same to remain parked, on any highway or portion thereof described in Schedule XXIII (§ 175-98), or to operate any motor vehicle or tractor on any such highway or portion thereof, unless such vehicle or tractor shall be equipped with adequate equipment to provide sufficient traction to keep such vehicle or tractor in motion so that other traffic on such highways will not be blocked or seriously impeded.
A.
In order to assist the operators of motor vehicles and tractors in determining the highways affected by this Article, the Highway or Police Department shall place around the utility poles on the highways or portions thereof designated pursuant to § 175-59 above, signs reading as follows:
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SNOW
EMERGENCY
ROUTE
SNOW TIRES OR
CHAINS REQUIRED
NO PARKING
DURING EMERGENCY
VEHICLES
TOWED AWAY
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B.
The Township Manager or the Superintendent of Police
shall also, through radio, newspaper or other available media, disseminate
information as to the existence of such emergency.
B.
Any person who shall operate a vehicle or tractor
upon any highway or portion thereof designated pursuant to § 175-59
above, and such vehicle or tractor shall become stalled upon any of
such highways during a period of emergency declared as provided in
§ 175-58 of this Article, if such stalling shall
have been by reason of the failure to have such vehicle or tractor
equipped with the equipment hereinabove prescribed, shall be guilty
of a violation of this Article.
