[Code 1975 §15.02(12); CC 1989 §13-206]
The City Traffic Engineer, or his/her designated representative,
is authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent
to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles
turning at such intersection, and such course to be traveled as so
indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or
ordinance.
[Code 1975 §15.02(13); CC 1989 §13-207; Ord. No. 4417, 1-25-2021]
The City Traffic Engineer, or his/her designated representative, in
cooperation with the Chief of Police, is authorized to determine those
intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right
turn, left turn or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections.
The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of
any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall
be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such
turns are permitted.
[Code 1975 §15.07(4); CC 1989 §13-211]
No person shall disobey any arrow, whether painted on the pavement
or displayed on a sign, or any sign at an intersection directing any
vehicle in his/her lane of traffic to either turn at the intersection
in a particular direction or continue in the same course of direction
that he/she was traveling when approaching the intersection.
[Code 1975 §15.07(5); CC 1989 §13-212]
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right
turn or left turn or U-turn is permitted, no driver of any vehicle
shall disobey the directions of such sign.
[Code 1975 §15.07(6); CC 1989 §13-213]
The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as
to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street in a business
district and shall not upon any other street so turn a vehicle unless
such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other
traffic.
A.
No
person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of or turn a vehicle
from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and
until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only
after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein.
1.
An operator or driver when stopping, or when checking the speed of
the operator's vehicle, if the movement of other vehicles may reasonably
be affected by such checking of speed, shall extend such operator's
arm at an angle below horizontal so that the same may be seen in the
rear of the vehicle;
2.
An operator or driver intending to turn the operator's vehicle to
the right shall extend such operator's arm at an angle above horizontal
so that the same may be seen in front of and in the rear of the vehicle,
and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway as near
as practicable to the right side of the highway along which such operator
is proceeding before turning;
3.
An operator or driver intending to turn the operator's vehicle to
the left shall extend such operator's arm in a horizontal position
so that the same may be seen in the rear of the vehicle, and shall
slow down and approach the intersecting highway so that the left side
of the vehicle shall be as near as practicable to the center line
of the highway along which the operator is proceeding before turning;
4.
The signals herein required shall be given either by means of the
hand and arm or by a signal light or signal device.
B.
Violation
of this section shall be deemed a class C misdemeanor.
[Code 1975 §15.07(9); CC 1989 §13-216; Ord. No.
3513 §1, 5-25-2010]
A.
Where
left turn bays have been provided, no motorist shall drive his/her
vehicle within the turn bay except to make a lawful left turn.
B.
Where
center left turn only lanes have been provided, no driver shall enter
the center left turn only lane without immediately thereafter turning
left except to avoid an immediate obstruction in the through lane
of travel. It shall be unlawful to use these lanes as through driving
lanes.
