[R.O. 1996 § 310.010; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
A.
It shall be the duty of the Officers of
the Police Department or such Officers as are assigned by the Chief
of Police to enforce all street traffic laws of the City and all of
the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the City.
B.
Officers of the Police Department or such
Officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police 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, Officers of the
Police Department 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.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.020; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966; Ord. No. 3607 § 1, 10-6-2003]
No person shall knowingly fail or
refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a Police Officer
or Fire Department official.
[Ord. No. 5013, 6-21-2021]
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a motor vehicle to willfully
fail or refuse to stop said vehicle, or otherwise flee or attempt
to elude a pursuing Police vehicle, when given a visual or audible
signal to bring the vehicle to a stop. The sign given by the Police
Officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light, siren, or any other
action reasonably calculated to communicate to the operator the Officer’s
order.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.030; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
Every person propelling any push
cart or riding an animal upon a roadway, and every person driving
any animal-drawn vehicle, shall be subject to the provisions of this
Title applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions
of this Title which by their very nature can have no application.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.040; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
No person upon roller skates, or
riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, skateboard 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 while
set aside as a play street as authorized by ordinance of the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.050; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
The provisions of this Title shall
apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service
of the United States Government, this State, County, or City and it
shall be unlawful for any said driver to violate any of the provisions
of this Title, except as otherwise permitted in this Title.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.060; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
Designation By Chief Of Police, Permit. It shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a vehicle upon any street of the City if
said vehicle is equipped with a siren, or a red or blue light visible
from the front of the vehicle unless such vehicle is an authorized
emergency vehicle.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.070; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966; Ord. No. 3609 § 1, 10-6-2003]
A.
Upon the immediate approach of an authorized
emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting
the requirements of the laws of this State, or of a Police vehicle
properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only, the driver
of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately
drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the
right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and
shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency
vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a Police Officer.
B.
Upon approaching a stationary emergency
vehicle displaying lighted red or red and blue lights, the driver
of every motor vehicle shall:
1.
Proceed with caution and yield the
right-of-way, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions,
by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the stationary
vehicle, if on a roadway having at least four (4) lanes with not less
than two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching
vehicle; or
2.
Proceed with due caution and reduce
the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions,
if changing lanes would be unsafe or impossible.
C.
This Section shall not operate to relieve
the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive
with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.080; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
The driver of a vehicle involved
in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total
property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more to one (1) person shall immediately by the quickest means
of communication give notice of such accident to the Police Department
if such accident occurs within the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.090; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
The driver of a vehicle which is
in any manner involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to
or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent
of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more to one (1) person shall,
within five (5) days after such accident, forward a written report
of such accident to the Police Department. The provisions of this
Section shall not be applicable when the accident has been investigated
at the scene by a Police Officer while such driver was present thereat.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.100; CC 1968 § 20-1; Ord. No. 323 § 1, 7-5-1966]
A.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 310.080 and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, such occupant shall give, or cause to be given, the notice not given by the driver.
B.
Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required in Section 310.090 and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident shall within five (5) days after the accident make such report not made by the driver.
[1]
Editor's Note: R.O. 1996 § 310.110, Public Inspection
Of Reports Relating To Accidents, was removed by the City during the
2019 recodification project.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.120; CC 1968 § 14-191; Ord. No. 1329 § 1, 9-4-1984; Ord. No. 4638 § 15, 12-19-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of an accident
when:
1.
Being the operator of a vehicle or a vessel involved in an accident
resulting in injury or death or damage to property of another person;
and
2.
Having knowledge of such accident they leave the place of the injury,
damage or accident without stopping and giving the following information
to the other party or to a Law Enforcement Officer, or if no Law Enforcement
Officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest law enforcement agency:
B.
For the purposes of this Section, all Law Enforcement Officers shall
have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the
premises of any privately owned property for the purpose of investigating
an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
C.
A Law
Enforcement Officer who investigates or receives information of an
accident involving an all-terrain vehicle and also involving the loss
of life or serious physical injury shall make a written report of
the investigation or information received and such additional facts
relating to the accident as may come to their knowledge, mail the
information to the Department of Public Safety, and keep a record
thereof in their office.
D.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to the operation of all-terrain
vehicles when property damage is sustained in sanctioned all-terrain
vehicle races, derbies and rallies.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
[R.O. 1996 § 310.130; Ord. No. 3655 § 1, 2-2-2004]
Unless authorized to do so by Police
or City Officials, it shall be unlawful for anyone operating a motor
vehicle to enter a portion of a roadway that has been barricaded by
Police or City Officials.
