A.
Unnecessary noise and display of power prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner which shall
make or cause to be made any loud, disturbing, or unnecessary sounds
or noises such as may tend to annoy or disturb another in or about
any public or private area in the City of Glenwood City.
B.
Unnecessary smoke prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner which shall make or cause
to be made any smoke, gases, or odors which are disagreeable, foul,
or otherwise offensive which may tend to annoy or disturb another
in or about any public or private area in the City.
C.
Unnecessary acceleration prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any
person to operate any vehicle, including motorcycles, all-terrain
vehicles and bicycles, in such a manner as to cause, by excessive
and unnecessary acceleration, the tires of such vehicle or cycle to
spin or emit loud noises or to unnecessarily throw stones or gravel,
nor shall such driver cause to be made by excessive and unnecessary
acceleration any loud noise as would disturb the peace.[1]
D.
Avoidance of traffic control device prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as to leave
the roadway and travel across private property to avoid an official
traffic control device, sign, or signal.
E.
Operation in restricted area prohibited. It shall be unlawful for
any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as to leave
the roadway and park, stop, or travel upon or across any public or
private property, parking lot, driveway, or business service area
for any purpose except the official conduct of business located on
said property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.
This section shall specifically include, but not be limited to:
(1)
Public park property.
(2)
Cemetery properties.
(3)
School district property.
(4)
Medical facilities.
(5)
Funeral homes.
(6)
Service stations.
(7)
Grocery stores.
(8)
Restaurants.
(9)
Financial institutions.
(10)
Other similar-type businesses with service driveways or drive-up
or drive-through facilities.
F.
Stopping and parking prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person
to stop or park a motor vehicle in any manner on any public or private
property or parking lot contrary to a regulatory sign posted thereon
which may permit parking by certain persons and limits, restricts,
or prohibits parking as to other persons without the consent of the
owner or lessee of the property. Any vehicle parked in violation of
this section may be removed or towed by the property owner at the
vehicle owner's expense.
G.
Use of compression brakes. No person shall use compression brakes
or operate a motor vehicle using brakes which are in any way activated
or operated by the compression of the engine of any such motor vehicle
or any unit or part thereof, unless such brakes are necessarily used
in an emergency situation. The prohibition contained in this subsection
shall not apply to fire, police, EMS and/or other emergency vehicles.[2]
H.
Disorderly conduct by use of a motor vehicle.[3]
(1)
Conduct
prohibited. No person shall, within the City of Glenwood City, by
or through the use of any motor vehicle, including but not limited
to an automobile, truck, motorcycle, minibike, snowmobile or other
ATV or UTV, as permitted, cause or provoke disorderly conduct with
a motor vehicle, cause a disturbance or annoy one or more persons,
or disturb or endanger the property or the safety of another's person
or property.
(2)
Definition.
"Disorderly conduct with a motor vehicle" shall mean engaging in violent,
abusive, or unreasonably loud conduct, or disturbing or endangering
the property or the safety of another's person or property, or otherwise
disorderly conduct, including but not limited to unnecessary, deliberate
or intentional spinning of wheels, squealing of tires, unreasonable
speed, revving of the engine, blowing the horn, causing the engine
to backfire or causing the vehicle, while commencing to move or in
motion, to raise one or more wheels off the ground.
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 City of Glenwood City 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 City of Glenwood City except municipal
or county maintenance vehicles.
Pursuant to § 349.215, Wis. Stats., those adult persons
hired by the school district or Police Department to act as school
crossing guards shall have the authority to stop vehicular traffic
and to keep it stopped as long as necessary at their respective school
crossings for the purpose of permitting school children to cross the
street.
A.
Driving over curbing prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any motor
vehicle to be driven or backed over any curbing in the City of Glenwood
City.
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.
