[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
The City Council, by motion or resolution, shall have placed
and maintained traffic-control signs, signals, and devices when and
as required under the traffic ordinances of this City to make effective
the provisions of such ordinances, and may have placed and maintained
such additional traffic-control signs, signals, and devices as he
may deem necessary to regulate traffic under the traffic ordinances
of this City or under State law or to guide or warn traffic.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
All traffic-control signs, signals, and devices shall conform to
the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
B.
All signs, signals, and devices required hereunder for a particular
purpose shall so far as practicable be uniform as to type and relative
location throughout the City. All traffic-control devices erected
and not inconsistent with the provisions of State law or this chapter
shall be official traffic-control devices.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any;
official traffic-control device applicable thereto, placed in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise directed by
a traffic or police officer, subject to the exemptions granted the
driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this Part.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
No provision of this chapter for which official traffic-control
devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator
if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device
is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an
ordinarily observant person. If a particular section does not state
that official traffic-control devices are required, such section shall
be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
The display of signal lights, arrows and words shall be deemed to
have the following meanings and requires the appropriate response
on the part of vehicular traffic and pedestrians:
1.
Green Alone, "Go":
a.
Vehicular traffic facing the signal, except when prohibited, may
proceed straight through or turn right or left unless an official
sign at such place prohibits such turn, but any vehicle and any pedestrian
lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time
the signal displays green shall have the right of way over such vehicular
traffic; and
b.
Pedestrian traffic, facing a green signal may proceed across the
roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk unless a "Walk" signal
indicator is operating;
2.
Steady Yellow or Amber Alone, "Caution":
a.
The showing of such signal color following green shall constitute
a warning that the "Red" or "Stop" signal will be exhibited immediately
thereafter; and
b.
Vehicles facing the signal shall stop before entering the near side
crosswalk or at the limit line, if it is marked, unless the vehicle
is so near the limit line when the "caution" signal first flashes
that a stop cannot be made in safety, in which event vehicles may
proceed cautiously through the intersection and clear the same before
the "red" signal flashes;
3.
Red Alone, "Stop":
a.
Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the
crosswalk and shall remain standing until green or "go" is shown alone.
Except where official signs are erected prohibiting such turns, vehicles
in the right traffic lane, after making a full stop as required, may
enter the intersection cautiously and make a right turn, but such
vehicles shall yield the right of way to any pedestrians or other
traffic in the intersection and the turn shall be made so as not to
interfere in any way with traffic proceeding on a green signal indication
on the cross street; and
b.
Pedestrians facing the signal shall not enter or cross the roadway
when such movement interferes with traffic proceeding on a green signal
indication on the cross street, or when the movement cannot be made
in safety. No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway
until the green or "go" is shown alone unless authorized to do so,
by a pedestrian "walk" signal;
4.
Steady Red with Green Arrow:
a.
Vehicular traffic facing such signal when in the proper traffic lane
may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated
by the arrow, but shall yield the right- of- way to pedestrians lawfully
within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
If the movement indicated by the green arrow is a left turn, the left
turn shall be made only on the red with green arrow signal; and
b.
No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway until the
green or "go" is shown alone unless authorized so to do by a pedestrian
"walk" signal; and
5.
Green Arrows Alone: Whenever vehicular traffic movements are controlled
by green arrows alone and not displayed with any other signal indication,
vehicles facing such signals may make the movements indicated by the
green arrows and the movements shall be made only when the green arrows
are displayed.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
Special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words "Walk," "Wait"
or "Don't Walk" shall regulate pedestrian movement as follows:
1.
"Walk": Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway
in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right of way
by the drivers of all vehicles; and
2.
"Wait" Or "Don't Walk": No pedestrian shall start to cross the
roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has
partially completed his crossing on the "Walk" signal shall proceed
to a sidewalk or safety zone while the "Wait" signal is showing.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in
traffic signs or signals, it shall require obedience by vehicular
traffic as follows:
1.
"Flashing Red": When a red light is illuminated with rapid intermittent
flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest
crosswalk at an intersection and the right to proceed shall be subject
to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign; and
2.
"Flashing Yellow": When a yellow light is illuminated with rapid
intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the
intersection, or pass such signal only with caution.
B.
This Section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
Whenever a pedestrian-activated school crossing signal is provided,
it requires obedience by vehicular traffic and pedestrians as follows.
1.
"Flashing Yellow":
a.
When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes,
drivers or operators of vehicles may proceed through the intersection
or pass such signal only with caution; and
b.
Pedestrians shall not proceed in conflict with traffic, but may activate
the signal control switch, and shall wait until steady red alone is
shown before entering the roadway or intersection controlled by the
signal;
2.
"Steady Yellow Alone":
a.
Vehicular traffic facing the signal is thereby warned that the red
of "Stop" signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter, and such
vehicular traffic shall not enter or be crossing the intersection
or pass the signal when the red or "Stop" signal is exhibited; and
b.
No pedestrian shall enter the roadway or intersection on which the
signal controls vehicular traffic until steady red alone is shown;
3.
"Steady Red":
a.
Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, and shall remain standing
until flashing yellow is shown alone;
b.
Pedestrians may proceed across the road controlled by the signal,
and shall be given the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles;
and
4.
"Steady Red and Steady Yellow Combined":
a.
Vehicular traffic facing the signal is thereby warned that the flashing
yellow signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter, and that such
vehicular traffic shall remain standing until the flashing yellow
is shown alone; and
b.
Pedestrians are thereby warned that the flashing yellow signal is
about to be shown, and shall not enter the signal-controlled roadway
or intersection, or in a direction which conflicts with the movement
of vehicular traffic; but any pedestrian who has partially completed
his crossing shall proceed to the nearest sidewalk or safety island,
and shall be given the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any
highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports
to be or is on imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control
device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the
movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the
effectiveness of any official traffic-control device or any railroad
sign or signal.
B.
No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority
permit upon any highway any traffic sign, signal, or device bearing
thereon any commercial advertising.
C.
This Section shall not prohibit the erection upon private property
adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information
which are of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
D.
Every prohibited sign, signal, marking or device may be removed without
notice.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
No person shall alter, destroy, deface, molest, interfere, tamper,
injure, knock down, remove or have in his possession any traffic-control
device or any railroad sign or signal or an inscription, shield or
insignia thereon, or any part thereof.
B.
This chapter shall not apply to any of the following persons when
acting within the scope and duty of their employment:
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
The City Council, by motion or resolution, shall have authority
to declare any street or part thereof a play street and to have placed
appropriate signs or devices in the roadway indicating and helping
to protect the same.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating any street
or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive a vehicle
upon any such street or portion thereof except drivers of vehicles
having business or whose residences are within such closed area; and
then any such driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon
any such street or portion thereof.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
The City Council by motion or resolution, may:
1.
Designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon
the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where in its
option there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway,
and at such other places as it may deem necessary; and
2.
Establish safety zones or islands of such kind and character and
at such places as it may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians.
[Prior Code, Chapter 20]
A.
The City Council, by motion or resolution, may be authorized to have
traffic lanes marked upon the roadway of any street where a regular
alignment of traffic is necessary.
B.
Where such traffic lanes have been marked, it is unlawful for the
operator of any vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle within
the boundaries of any such lane except when lawfully passing another
vehicle or preparatory to making a lawful turning movement or otherwise
authorized by ordinance.
