[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
(a) 
It shall be the duty of any police officer to enforce all traffic laws of this municipality and all of the state vehicle laws.
(b) 
Police officers 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, police officers 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.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state, or any county, town, City, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this chapter or in the state vehicle code.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
(a) 
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) 
The foregoing provision shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to park or stand with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provision protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
(a) 
Every person propelling any pushcart upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and by the rules of the road portion of the state vehicle code, except those provisions which by their nature have no application.
(b) 
Every person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature can have no application.
[Ord. of 12-4-1972]
No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, motorized toy vehicle 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 set aside as a play street as authorized herein.