[Amended 12-8-2005; 3-9-2006; 3-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
A.
No person
shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle subject to registration
unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an adequate muffler in
constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive
or unusual noise or annoying smoke. This subsection also applies to
motor bicycles.
B.
No muffler or exhaust system on any vehicle mentioned in Subsection A shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass, or similar device nor shall there be any installed in the exhaust system of any such vehicle any device to ignite exhaust gases to produce flame within or without the exhaust system. No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section.
C.
In this
section, "muffler" means a device consisting of a series of chambers
of baffle plates or other mechanical design for receiving exhaust
gases from an internal combustion engine which is effective in reducing
noise.
D.
Penalty.
Penalty for violation of this section will be $75 plus court costs.
A.
Pedestrian obedience to traffic control devices and
regulations.
(1)
Obedience to traffic control devices. No person shall
fail to obey the instructions of any uniform traffic control device
when traveling as a pedestrian on any highway within the Village of
Siren unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer.
(2)
Crossing at crosswalks. No pedestrian shall cross
at a crosswalk except on the right half thereof whenever practicable.
Where sidewalks are provided, no pedestrian shall walk along and upon
an adjacent roadway except when the sidewalk is visibly unsafe, obstructed
or closed to public travel.
B.
Prohibited pedestrian crossings. No pedestrian shall
cross between adjacent intersections, unless such crossing is permitted
by official traffic control devices.
No person shall operate or park any motor vehicle
on any pedestrianway or pedestrian overpass within the Village of
Siren except municipal or county maintenance vehicles.
A.
Findings. The unauthorized off-road operation of motor
vehicles has resulted in:
(1)
Serious damage to public and private lands, including
damage or destruction of vegetation, animal life and improvement to
the lands;
(2)
The permanent scarring of land and an increase in
both erosion and air pollution;
(3)
Collisions and near collisions threatening the life
and safety of the operators of such vehicles as well as of other persons;
and
(4)
A loss of the privacy, quietude and serenity to which
the owners and users of land are rightfully entitled.
B.
MOTOR VEHICLE
(1)
(2)
(3)
OFF ROAD
OPERATION
UNAUTHORIZED
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms
below shall be defined as follows:
Any vehicle which is self-propelled and shall include but
not be limited to automobiles, trucks, jeeps, vans, motorcycles, motorbikes,
go-karts, motorized three-wheeled vehicles, all-terrain vehicles,
mopeds, snowmobiles, dune buggies and tractors. "Motor vehicle" shall
not mean any airplane, railroad train, boat, wheelchair or bicycle.
A vehicle which would otherwise be defined as a motor vehicle under
this section shall not be so defined while it is being operated:
Solely for the purpose of construction or maintenance
of an improvement to land or solely for access to construction or
maintenance sites, provided that such operation is by persons having
legitimate business on such lands or sites.
By or at the direction of public employees or
utility company employees as part of their employment duties.
The holder of an easement or right of access
on or over the land on which operation is occurring or the holder's
employees or agents.
The physical manipulation or activation of any of the controls
of a motor vehicle necessary to put it in motion.
Without the express prior consent of the owner, lessee, manager
or other person authorized to give consent by the owner or lessee
of land. Authorization shall not be implied from a failure to post
private or public land.
C.
Unauthorized off-road operation prohibited.
(1)
The unauthorized off-road operation of a motor vehicle
is prohibited.
(2)
Except for authorized maintenance vehicles and snowmobiles operating in authorized areas pursuant to Chapter 451, Snowmobiles, of this Code, it shall be unlawful to operate any minibike, go-kart, all-terrain vehicle or any other motor-driven craft or vehicle principally manufactured for off-highway use on the Village streets, alleys, parks, sidewalks, bikeways, parking lots or on any public lands or private lands or parking lots held open to the public. The operator shall at all times have the consent of the owner before operation of such craft or vehicle on private lands.[1]
A.
Driving over curbing prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any motor vehicle to be driven or backed over any curbing in the
Village of Siren.
B.
Driving over safety zones or islands prohibited. Whenever
safety zones or safety islands are marked in accordance with the Wisconsin
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, no operator of a vehicle
shall at any time drive through or over a safety zone or safety island.
