[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
(a)
It shall be the duty of any police officer to enforce all traffic
laws of this municipality and all of the state vehicle laws.
(b)
Police officers are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice,
hand or signal in conformance with traffic laws, provided that, in
the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to
safeguard pedestrians, police officers may direct traffic as conditions
may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
(c)
Officers of the fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may
direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the
immediate vicinity.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
Whenever a police officer shall find a motor vehicle parked
unattended with the ignition key in the vehicle in violation of Section
19-222, the police officer is authorized to remove the key from the
vehicle and deliver the key to the person in charge of the police
station.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to do any act
forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this chapter.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of any police officer or fire department
official.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the drivers of
all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state, or
any county, town, City, district, or any other political subdivision
of the state, subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth
in this chapter or in the state vehicle code.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
(a)
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to
an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected
violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from
a fire alarm, may park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of
this chapter.
(b)
The foregoing provision shall not relieve the driver of an authorized
emergency vehicle from the duty to park or stand with due regard for
the safety of all persons, nor shall such provision protect the driver
from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of
others.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
(a)
Every person propelling any pushcart upon a roadway shall be granted
all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable
to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and by the rules of the
road portion of the state vehicle code, except those provisions which
by their nature have no application.
(b)
Every person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle
upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject
to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this
chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very
nature can have no application.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any
coaster, toy vehicle, motorized toy vehicle or similar device, shall
go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk,
and, when so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights
and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians.
This section shall not apply upon any street set aside as a play street
as authorized herein.
