[Prior code, Ch. 20]
No vehicle or object which injures or is likely to injure the
surface of a street, shall be driven or moved on any street.
[Prior Code, Ch. 20]
No person shall drive any vehicle in such condition, so constructed,
or so loaded, as to cause delay or be likely to cause delay in traffic,
or as to constitute a hazard to persons or property, except by permit
issued by the Chief of Police and in accordance with the terms of
such permit.
[Prior code, ch. 20]
Every vehicle operated upon the streets of the City shall be
equipped as required by law. It is unlawful to operate a vehicle upon
a street of the City which is not equipped as required by law. It
is unlawful to fail to use such equipment in the manner required by
law, or to use it in a manner prohibited by law. It is unlawful to
operate a vehicle which has equipment prohibited by law upon a street
of the City.
[Prior code, ch. 20]
No motor vehicles with an internal combustion engine shall be
operated within the City unless the exhaust from such engine is muffled
by a suitable and sufficient muffler. No muffler cutout or exhaust
or vacuum whistle shall be used on any motor vehicle while operating
within the City, except that exhaust whistles may be used on authorized
emergency vehicles.
[Prior code, ch. 20]
No person shall drive or convey through any street any vehicle
the width, length, weight, or load of which exceeds that authorized
by state law, except in accordance with a permit issued by state authority
or by the Chief of Police.
[Ord. 1098-2006, 8-24-2006]
A.
Every driver when transporting a child under six years of age in
a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways within
the corporate limits of this City shall provide for the protection
of said child by properly using a child passenger restraint system.
For purposes of this section, "child passenger restraint system" means
an infant or child passenger restraint system that meets the federal
standards for restraint systems as set by 49 CFR, Section 571.213.
B.
Children at least six years of age and less than 13 years of age
shall be protected by use of a child passenger restraint system or
a properly secured seat belt.
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1.
The driver of a school bus, taxicab, moped, motorcycle, or other
motor vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts pursuant
to state or federal laws;
2.
The driver of an ambulance or emergency vehicle;
3.
The driver of a vehicle if all of the seat belts in the vehicle are
in use;
4.
The transportation of children who for medical reasons are unable
to be placed in such devices; or
5.
The transportation of a child who weighs more than 40 pounds and
who is being transported in the back seat of a vehicle while wearing
only a lap safety belt when the back seat of the vehicle is not equipped
with combination lap and shoulder safety belts, or when the combination
lap and shoulder safety belts in the back seat are being used by other
children who weigh more than 40 pounds. Provided, however, for purposes
of this Subsection C5, back seat shall include all seats located behind
the front seat of a vehicle operated by a licensed childcare facility
or church. Provided further, there shall be a rebuttable presumption
that a child has met the weight requirements of this Subsection C5
if at the request of any law enforcement officer, the licensed childcare
facility or church provides the officer with a written statement verified
by the parent or legal guardian that the child weighs more than 40
pounds.
D.
A law enforcement officer is hereby authorized to stop a vehicle
if it appears that the driver of the vehicle has violated the provisions
of this section and to give an oral warning to said driver. The warning
shall advise the driver of the possible danger to children resulting
from the failure to install or use a child passenger restraint system
or seat belts in the motor vehicle.
E.
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section
shall be subject to a fine of $50 and shall pay court costs thereof.
Revenue from such fine shall be apportioned to the Oklahoma department
of public safety revolving fund and used by the Oklahoma highway safety
office to promote the use of child passenger restraint systems as
provided in 47 Oklahoma Statutes Section 11-1113. This fine shall
be suspended and the court costs limited to a maximum of $15 in the
case of a first time offense upon proof of purchase or acquisition
by loan of a child passenger restraint system.
[Ord. 726, 4-18-1989]
A.
Every operator and front seat passenger of a passenger car operated
in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt
system, required to be installed in the motor vehicle when manufactured
pursuant to federal motor vehicle safety standard 208. For the purposes
of this section "passenger car" shall mean "vehicle" except that "passenger
car" shall not include trucks, truck-tractors, recreational vehicles,
motorcycles, motorized bicycles or vehicles used primarily for farm
use.
B.
This shall not apply to an operator or passenger of a passenger car
in which the operator or passenger possesses a written verification
from a physician licensed in this state that he is unable to wear
a safety seat belt system for medical reasons. Provided, the issuance
of such verification by a physician, in good faith, shall not give
rise to, nor shall such physician thereby incur, any liability whatsoever
in damages or otherwise, to any person injured by reason of such failure
to wear a safety seat belt system.
C.
This shall not apply to an operator of a motor vehicle who is a route
carrier of the U.S. postal service.
D.
No law enforcement officer shall make routine stops of motorists
for the purpose of enforcing this section.
E.
A person convicted of violation of this section shall be punished
by a fine of $10 and shall pay court costs of $15, or the maximum
amounts permitted by state law, whichever is greater. The City shall
not recommend that the department of public safety assess points to
the driving record of any licensed or unlicensed person convicted
of a violation of this section.
F.
Nothing in this section shall be used in any civil proceeding and
the use or nonuse of seat belts in violation of this section shall
not be submitted into evidence in any civil suit.
[Ord. 872, 3-3-1997]
A.
No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway,
alley, parking lot, or driveway shall operate or permit the operation
of any sound amplification system from within the vehicle so that
the sound is plainly audible at a distance of 50 or more feet from
the vehicle.
B.
"Sound amplification system" means any radio, tape player, compact
disc player, loudspeaker, or other electronic device used for the
amplification of the human voice.
C.
"Plainly audible" means any sound produced by a sound amplification
system from within the vehicle which clearly can be heard at a distance
of 50 feet or more. Measurement standards shall be by the auditory
senses, based upon direct line of sight. Words or phrases need not
be discernible and bass reverberations are included. The motor vehicle
may be stopped, standing, parked or moving on a street, highway, alley,
parking lot, or driveway.
D.
It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section that
the operator was not otherwise prohibited by law from operating the
sound amplification system, and that any of the following apply:
1.
The system was being operated to request medical or vehicular assistance
or to warn of a hazardous road condition;
2.
The vehicle was an emergency or public safety vehicle;
3.
The vehicle was owned and operated by the City, or public or private
utility company;
4.
The vehicle was used in authorized public activities, such as parades,
fireworks, sports events, or other activities which have been approved
by the appropriate City official or body.
E.
Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
[Ord. 1142-2009, 1-20-2009]
A.
Prohibited: It shall be unlawful and an offense within the City limits
for any person, firm or corporation to use vehicle or trailer brakes
which create an excessive or unusual noise, such as in created by
the use of engine compression brakes, except in cases of emergency.
B.
Penalty: Any person, firm, association, corporation or copartnership,
who shall violate any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed guilty
of an offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by
a fine not to exceed $500 plus court costs.
