A.
It shall be the duty of officers designated by the
Chief of Police to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such officers
are hereby authorized to direct all traffic, either in person or by
means of visible or audible signal in conformance with the provisions
of this chapter; provided, however, that in the event of a fire or
other emergency, to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, officers
of the Police or Fire Department may direct traffic as conditions
may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The City of Haverhill hereby does accept the provisions
of MGL c. 147, § 10F, pertaining to parking control officers.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
close temporarily any street or highway in an impending or existing
emergency or for any lawful assemblage, demonstration or procession.
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
prohibit, temporarily, parking on any street or highway or part thereof
in an impending or existing emergency or for a lawful assemblage,
demonstration or procession. Vehicles parked in places where parking
is prohibited temporarily may be moved by or under the direction of
an officer.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to drivers actually engaged in work upon a street or highway closed
to travel or under construction or repair, to officers when engaged
in the performance of public duties nor to drivers of emergency vehicles
while operating in an emergency and in performance of public duties
when the nature of the work of any of these necessitates a departure
from any provision of this chapter. These exemptions shall not, however,
protect the driver of any vehicle from the consequences of a reckless
disregard of the safety of others.
Drivers of vehicles shall comply with any lawful
or reasonable order, signal or direction of any officer.
A.
The police shall maintain a suitable system of filing
traffic reports. Traffic accident reports or cards referring to them
shall be filed alphabetically by location.
B.
As the accidents at any particular location become
numerous, the police shall study such accidents and inform the Chief
of Police of their findings and conclusions.
A.
The police shall maintain a suitable file in which
a record of all traffic accidents, warnings, arrests, convictions
and complaints are filed alphabetically under the name of the driver
concerned.
B.
The police shall study the cases of all drivers having
bad traffic records, attempt to discover the causes and take whatever
steps are lawful and reasonable to eliminate such causes or to have
the licenses of such persons to drive suspended or revoked.
The police shall submit a traffic safety report
annually in the month of July to the Mayor covering:
A.
The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons
killed and injured and other pertinent traffic accident data.
B.
The number of traffic accidents investigated, the
number of hazardous locations studied, the number of drivers with
bad traffic records interrogated and other pertinent data on the safety
activities of the police.
C.
The plans and recommendations for future traffic safety
activities.
