It is hereby stated that the Police Department
of LeRoy, New York, shall have control of traffic administration.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department
to enforce the street traffic regulations of LeRoy and all of the
state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic regulations in LeRoy,
to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate accidents and
to cooperate with other officers in the administration of traffic
laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions
and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon said division
by this article and this chapter.
The Police Department shall keep a record of
all violations of this chapter or of the state vehicle laws of which
any person has been charged, together with a record of the final disposition
of all such alleged offenses.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department
to investigate traffic accidents, to arrest and assist in the prosecution
of those persons charged with violations of law causing or contributing
to such accidents.
A.Â
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when
responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or
suspected violator of the law or when responding to, but not upon
returning from, a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth
in this section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.
B.Â
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
(1)Â
Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of this
article.
(2)Â
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but
only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation.
(3)Â
Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does
not endanger life or property.
(4)Â
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement
or turning in specified directions.
C.Â
The exemptions herein granted to an authorized emergency
vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any said vehicle while
in motion sounds audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle
as may reasonably be necessary and when the vehicle is equipped with
at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal
atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of
such vehicle, except that an authorized emergency vehicle operated
as a police vehicle need not be equipped with or display a red light
visible in front of the vehicle.
D.Â
The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver
of an emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for
the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver
from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of
others.
[Amended 10-9-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
In times of emergency or when it is deemed advisable in the
interests of public safety, the Mayor or Chief of Police may close
off streets or portions of streets, divert or regulate traffic and
prohibit parking, stopping or unloading, and all pedestrians and drivers
of vehicles, including buses and trucks, shall conform to those regulations.
