Vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction
when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained
at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is
prohibited.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising
a funeral or other procession in motion or pass any such procession
unless so directed by a person in charge of said procession or a police
officer.
A.
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified
as such by the display upon the outside of each vehicle of a pennant
of a type approved by the Chief of Police.
B.
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as near
to the right-hand side of the roadway as practical and follow the
vehicle ahead as close as is practical and safe.
C.
No person shall willfully interrupt, interfere, or in any way disturb
a funeral assembly or procession.
The driver of a vehicle shall not make a U-turn upon any street
when a sign is posted indicating no U-turn is allowed and shall not
make a U-turn on any other street unless such movement can be made
in safety and without interfering with other traffic.
A.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same into an intersection.
B.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back over a crosswalk except where
such crosswalk is immediately adjacent to authorized parking areas
and then only when such movement can be made in safety and without
interfering with pedestrian traffic.
A.
All bicycles shall be ridden in accordance with the New Hampshire
Revised Statutes Annotated.
B.
Roller blades, roller skates, and skateboards are prohibited on sidewalks,
parks, and parking lots of the main downtown area and the central
business districts of Gonic and East Rochester. The Chief of Police
shall establish and publish the boundaries of each such central business
district.
No person shall operate any vehicle on any traveled way so as
to make any loud, unusual or other unnecessary noise as hereinafter
defined.
No person shall operate any vehicle on any traveled way so as
to misuse the power of that vehicle as hereinafter defined.
The words "loud, unusual, or other unnecessary noise" or "misuse
of power" whenever used in this article shall include any noise or
misuse of power occasioned by any one or more of the following actions
of the operator of any vehicle:
A.
Misuse of power: exceeding tire traction limits in acceleration,
sometimes known as "laying down rubber," "peeling rubber" or "fishtailing";
B.
Misuse of braking power exceeding tire traction limits in deceleration
where there is no emergency;
C.
Rapid acceleration by means of quick shifting of transmission gears
with either a clutch and manual transmission or automatic transmission;
D.
Rapid deceleration by means of quick downshifting of transmission
gears with either a clutch and manual transmission or automatic transmission;
E.
Racing of engines by manipulation of the accelerator, gas pedal,
carburetor, or gear selector, whether the vehicle is either in motion
or standing still; or
F.
The blowing of any horn except as a warning signal or the use of
any siren or any other noise-making device, whether the vehicle is
either in motion or standing still; provided, however, that the use
of a siren or other device on an emergency vehicle shall not be construed
as a violation of this chapter.
The use of all motor vehicles, including but not limited to
motorcycles and off-road vehicles, is prohibited on City parks, recreation
areas, and all school property except for designated parking lots
unless special permission has been granted by the City Manager for
organized activities.
[Amended 4-7-1998; 1-5-2021]
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, including any
applicable vehicle weight limitations and/or restrictions upon any
classification of vehicles recognized by the State and/or Federal
Department of Transportation or Interstate Commerce Commission, streets
or parts of streets shall be restricted to vehicles complying with
such vehicular weight limitations and/or restrictions; provided, however,
that if signs are erected restricting a street, or part thereof, with
a sign stating merely "No Through Truck Traffic," or similar designation,
without further elaboration, then such street, or part of such street,
shall be restricted to pleasure vehicles only with a gross vehicle
weight under 10,000 pounds. All commercial vehicles, including but
not limited to trucks, failing to comply with such vehicular weight
limitations or restrictions are expressly prohibited from using such
streets. These restrictions shall not apply to vehicles making deliveries
to residences or businesses on said streets, to City-owned vehicles,
or to drivers traveling to their own residences on said street. Drivers
traveling to their own residences shall not park said vehicles on
any portion of the City street or right-of-way.
