It shall be the duty of officers designated
by the Chief of Police to enforce the provisions of these rules and
orders. Such officers are hereby authorized to direct all traffic,
either in person or by means of visible or audible signal, in conformance
with the provisions of these rules and orders, provided that, in the
event of a fire or other emergency, to expedite traffic or safeguard
pedestrians, members of the Fire Department may direct traffic, as
conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of these rules
and orders.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
close temporarily any street or highway in an impending or existing
emergency, or for any lawful assemblage, demonstration or procession.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
prohibit, temporarily, parking on any street or highway or part thereof
whenever there is reasonable justification for such prohibition. Vehicles
parked in places where parking is prohibited temporarily may be moved
by or under the direction of an officer.
The provisions of these rules and orders shall
not apply to drivers actually engaged in work upon a street or highway
closed to travel or under construction or repair; to officers when
engaged in the performance of public duties or to drivers of emergency
vehicles while operating in an emergency and in the performance of
public duties when the nature of the work of any of these necessitates
a departure from any part of these rules and orders. These exemptions
shall not, however, protect the driver of any vehicle from the consequences
of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
The Chief of Police shall report to the Registrar
of Motor Vehicles such operators as are found to be constant violators
of these rules and orders.
