[Adopted 3-28-1960 by Ord. No. 8.7 (Ch. 87, Art. V, of the 1968 Code)]
No person shall place or maintain or display
upon or in view of any street any unofficial sign, markings, signal
or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles
an official traffic sign or signal or which attempts to direct the
movement of traffic. Every such prohibited sign, signal or device
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the police are hereby
empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
No person shall willfully deface, injure, move,
obstruct or interfere with any official traffic signs or signals.
[Added 4-24-1961]
No operator of any vehicle shall disobey the
instructions of any traffic sign or signal placed in view by authority
of the Board of Trustees or in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
[Added 4-24-1961]
Whenever traffic at an intersection is regulated
by illuminated signals, the following color shall indicate the following
commands:
A.
Red requires that vehicles faced by this color shall
stop and remain standing.
B.
Green requires that vehicles faced by this color shall
move and continue in motion except to stop for the purposes of avoiding
an accident.
C.
Amber or yellow indicates a warning of change from
green to red.
D.
Intermittent flashing red requires that vehicles faced
by this color shall come to a full stop before entering the intersection.
E.
Intermittent flashing yellow or amber requires that
vehicles faced by this color shall proceed with caution and stop before
entering the intersection, if required for safety to stop.
