The Division of Traffic and Parking is hereby authorized to
erect those signs and signals required under this chapter or which
are necessary to make the provisions of this chapter effective. It
shall be its duty to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and
maintained, all official signs, markings and safety zones. All signs,
signals, markings and safety zones shall conform to the standards
as prescribed by the Department of Transportation of the commonwealth.
The location of all bus stops, taxicab stands and service zones
shall be specified by the City Council, and in the case of taxicab
stands the Traffic Commission shall designate who may use them.
No driver of any vehicle shall disobey the instructions of any
official traffic control signal, sign, marking, marker or legend,
unless otherwise directed by a police officer or unless otherwise
permitted by this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or
to display upon or in view of any street any unofficial sign, signal,
marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation or resembles
an official traffic sign, signal, marking or device or which attempts
to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view any official
sign or signal. The Police Chief is hereby empowered to remove every
such prohibited sign, signal, marking or device or cause it to be
removed without notice.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully deface, injure,
move, obstruct or interfere with any official traffic sign, signal
or marking.