It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a motor vehicle so as to overtake or pass another motor vehicle proceeding in the same direction in a school zone, as designated in section 12.06.004. This section shall be in effect and force only on official school days, during the hours when school zones are in effect, and when school zone signs are posted in place.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-45; Ordinance adopting Code)
When signs are in place giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle:
(1) 
Northbound on the east leg of Lakeside Drive to make a left turn on to Armstrong Avenue.
(2) 
To make a left turn onto Oak Lawn Avenue from the north end of the off-street parking area on the east side of the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue.
(3) 
Northbound on Roland Avenue to make a right turn onto Southern Avenue.
(4) 
Westbound in the left lane of the 4300 block of Southern Avenue, a one-way street at that location, at its approach to the intersection of Armstrong Parkway, to make any movement other than a left turn onto Armstrong Parkway.
(5) 
Westbound in the right lane of the 4300 block of Southern Avenue, a one-way street at that location, at its approach to the intersection of Armstrong Parkway, to make any movement other than a right turn onto Armstrong Parkway or to proceed westbound on Southern Avenue.
(6) 
To make a left turn from eastbound Shenandoah Avenue at its intersection with High School Avenue from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. school days.
(7) 
To make a right turn from westbound Southern Avenue at its intersection with Armstrong Parkway from 7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. school days.
(8) 
To make a right turn from northbound Armstrong Parkway at its intersection with Mockingbird Lane from 7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. school days.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-48; Ordinance 1573, sec. 1, adopted 12/1/03; Ordinance 2060, sec. 6, adopted 2/18/20)
The following streets are designated as “right lane must turn right” streets:
Street
Extent
Traffic Movement
Time Applicable
Armstrong Avenue
At the intersection of Preston Road
West
All
Hillcrest Avenue
At the intersection of Mockingbird Lane
South
All
Mockingbird Lane
At the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue
West
All
(1971 Code, sec. 15-48.1)
The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street unless a sign is in place authorizing such a turn at the particular location, and shall not, under any circumstances, so turn a vehicle unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-49)
The following “yield right-of-way” or “yield” signs are hereby authorized, and the driver of a vehicle approaching such a sign shall yield the right-of-way as required by the Texas Transportation Code:
On Crescent Avenue (westbound lane) at its intersection with St. Johns Drive.
On Oxford Avenue where it intersects with Drexel Drive, requiring southbound Oxford Avenue traffic to yield the right-of-way to the Drexel Drive traffic.
On Roland Avenue at a point between Livingston Avenue and Southern Avenue where the Dallas North Tollway northbound exit ramp intersects with Roland Avenue, requiring the northbound Roland Avenue traffic to yield the right-of-way to the Dallas North Tollway northbound exit ramp traffic.
On St. Johns Drive at a point north of its intersection with Fitzhugh Avenue, requiring northbound traffic turning right off Fitzhugh Avenue to yield right-of-way to northbound St. Johns Drive traffic.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-54; Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance 1720, sec. 1, adopted 12/10/07; Ordinance 2008, sec. 2, adopted 10/10/16)
The following stop signs are hereby authorized, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to obey the stop signs erected to control all traffic entering the following streets and thoroughfares:
Abbott Avenue
At its intersection with Armstrong Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Beverly Drive, Cornell Avenue, Dartmouth Avenue, Drexel Drive, Harvard Avenue, Knox Street, Princeton Avenue, St. Johns Drive.
Airline Road
At its intersection with Cornell Avenue, Drexel Drive, St. Johns Drive.
Alice Circle
At its intersection with Cowper Avenue, St. Johns Drive.
Alley between the MKT Railroad right-of-way and Block 71
At its intersection with the east-west alley in Block 71.
Arcady Avenue
At its intersection with Eastern Avenue, Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway, Douglas Avenue, Preston Road, Westside Drive.
Armstrong Avenue
At its intersection with Abbott Avenue.
Armstrong Parkway
At its intersection with Douglas Avenue, Beverly Drive, Southern Avenue.
Auburndale Avenue
At its intersection with Potomac Avenue, Mockingbird Lane, Cornell Avenue, Beverly Drive, Abbott Avenue, St. Johns Drive, Drexel Drive.
Belclaire Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive, Eastern Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway, Douglas Avenue, Preston Road.
Belfort Place
At its intersection with Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway.
Beverly Drive
At its intersection with Abbott Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Byron Avenue, St. Johns Drive, Drexel Drive, Douglas Avenue, Armstrong Parkway, Lomo Alto Drive, Oxford Avenue, Sewanee Avenue, Roland Avenue, Eastern Avenue, Westside Drive, Eton Avenue.
Bordeaux Avenue
At its intersection with Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway, Douglas Avenue, Preston Road, Roland Avenue, Eastern Avenue, Westside Drive.
Bowser Avenue
At its intersection with Lomo Alto Drive, Roland Avenue.
Byron Avenue
At its intersection with Mockingbird Lane, Cornell Avenue, Beverly Drive, Euclid Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Armstrong Avenue, Crescent Avenue, St. Johns Drive, Drexel Drive, Lindenwood Avenue.
Cambridge Avenue
At its intersection with Mockingbird Lane, Drexel Drive.
Cornell Avenue
At its intersection with Airline Road, Abbott Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Byron Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, St. Johns Drive, Sewanee Avenue.
Cowper Avenue
At its intersection with Dartmouth Avenue, Euclid Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Princeton Avenue.
Crescent Avenue
At its intersection with Abbott Avenue, Cowper Avenue.
Dartmouth Avenue
At its intersection with Byron Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Abbott Avenue, St. Johns Drive.
Douglas Avenue
At its intersection with Armstrong Parkway, Beverly Drive, Livingston Avenue.
Drexel Drive
At its intersection with Airline Road, Abbott Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Byron Avenue, Beverly Drive, Highland Drive, Miramar Avenue, Euclid Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Sewanee Avenue, Auburndale Avenue.
Eastern Avenue
At its intersection with Beverly Drive, Belclaire Avenue, Westside Drive.
Edmondson Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive, Eastern Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Avenue, Douglas Avenue, Preston Road.
Eton Avenue
At its intersection with Mockingbird Lane, Beverly Drive, Drexel Drive.
Euclid Avenue
At its intersection with Lakeside Drive, Highland Drive, Drexel Drive, Abbott Avenue.
Fairfax Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive, Eastern Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway, Douglas Avenue.
Fairfield Avenue
At its intersection with Beverly Drive, Shenandoah Avenue, Euclid Avenue, and Normandy Avenue.
Fairway Avenue
At its intersection with Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive. Fitzhugh Avenue At its intersection with St. Johns Drive.
Fourth Street
At its intersection with Abbott Avenue.
Gillon Avenue
At its intersection with Highland Drive, Fairfield Avenue, Eton Avenue, Byron Avenue, Cowper Avenue, Abbott Avenue, Drexel Drive, Lakeside Drive.
Gillon Avenue
Westbound at its intersection with Harvard Avenue.
Golf Drive
At its intersection with Potomac Avenue, Mockingbird Lane, Shenandoah Avenue, Normandy Avenue.
Harvard Avenue
At its intersection with Byron Avenue, Cowper Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Abbott Avenue.
Harvard Avenue
Westbound at its intersection with St. Johns Drive.
Hawthorne Avenue
At its intersection with Oak Lawn Avenue.
Highland Drive
At its intersection with Beverly Drive, Armstrong Avenue, Euclid Avenue.
High School Avenue
At its intersection with Mockingbird Lane, Potomac Avenue. Hillcrest Avenue At its intersection with Abbott Avenue (southbound), Beverly Drive, Dartmouth Avenue, St. Johns Drive, Normandy Avenue, Harvard Avenue (southbound).
Holland Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive.
Key Street
At its intersection with Potomac Avenue, Mockingbird Lane.
Knox Street
At its intersection with Abbott Avenue.
Lakeside Drive
At its intersection with Beverly Drive, Armstrong Avenue, Wycliffe Avenue.
LaSalle Avenue
At its intersection with Westway Avenue, Rheims Place. Laurel Avenue At its intersection with Highland Drive, Lakeside Drive.
Lexington Avenue
At its intersection with Highland Drive, Drexel Drive, St. Johns Drive, Abbott Avenue, Lakeside Drive.
Lindenwood Avenue
At its intersection with Byron Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Abbott Avenue, Gillon Avenue.
Livingston Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive, Eastern Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway, Douglas Avenue, Preston Road.
Lomo Alto Drive
At its intersection with Beverly Drive, Bordeaux Avenue, Bowser Avenue.
Lorraine Avenue
At its intersection with Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway, Douglas Avenue, Preston Road, Eastern Avenue, Westside Drive.
MacArthur Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive.
Maplewood Avenue
At its intersection with Cambridge Avenue, Oxford Avenue, Eton Avenue, Drexel Drive, Fairfield Avenue.
Miramar Avenue
At its intersection with Highland Drive, Fairfield Avenue, Eton Avenue, Drexel Drive, Lakeside Drive, St. Johns Drive.
Mt. Vernon Avenue
At its intersection with Potomac Avenue, Mockingbird Lane, Normandy Avenue, Shenandoah Avenue.
Normandy Avenue
At its intersection with Key Street, High School Avenue, Golf Drive, Fairfield Avenue, Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Oak Lawn Avenue
At the intersection of the right turn lane with Armstrong Avenue. Oxford Avenue At its intersection with Mockingbird Lane, Beverly Drive.
Potomac Avenue
At its intersection with Hillcrest Avenue, High School Avenue, Golf Drive, Fairfield Avenue, Preston Road, Douglas Avenue, Key Street, Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Prescott Street
At its intersection with Oak Lawn Avenue, Lakeside Drive. Princeton Avenue At its intersection with Byron Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Abbott Avenue, St. Johns Drive.
Rheims Place
At its intersection with Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway.
Roland Avenue
At its intersection with Beverly Drive, Belclaire Avenue, Bordeaux Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Rheims Place, Fairway Avenue, Westway Avenue.
Sewanee Avenue
At its intersection with Mockingbird Lane, Drexel Drive, St. Johns Drive, Cornell Avenue, Beverly Drive, Princeton Avenue.
Shenandoah Avenue
At its intersection with High School Avenue, Golf Drive, Fairfield Avenue, Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Southern Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive, Lomo Alto Drive, Armstrong Parkway, Eastern Avenue.
St. Johns Drive
At its intersection with Airline Road, Abbott Avenue, Hillcrest Avenue, Auburndale Avenue, Byron Avenue, Beverly Drive, Euclid Avenue, Armstrong Avenue, Wycliffe Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Sewanee Avenue.
St. Johns Drive
Southbound at its intersection with Harvard Avenue.
St. Johns Drive
Eastbound at its intersection with Harvard Avenue.
Stratford Avenue
At its intersection with Oxford Avenue, Eton Avenue, Drexel Drive, Fairfield Avenue.
Versailles Avenue
At its intersection with Armstrong Parkway, Douglas Avenue, Preston Road.
N. Versailles Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive, Eastern Avenue, Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive.
S. Versailles Avenue
At its intersection with Westside Drive, Eastern Avenue, Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive.
Westside Drive
At its intersection with Beverly Drive, Southern Avenue, Lemmon Avenue.
Westway Avenue
At its intersection with Roland Avenue, Lomo Alto Drive, Douglas Avenue, Armstrong Parkway.
Willow Wood Circle
At its intersection with Preston Road.
Wycliffe Avenue
At its intersection with Lakeside Drive, St. Johns Drive.
(Ordinance 2077 adopted 2/16/21; Ordinance 2124 adopted 10/3/2023)
Vehicle entry prohibited:
Entry on Potomac Avenue from Preston Road.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-55.1)
On all the public school days of Armstrong School, from one-half (1/2) hour before and ending one-half (1/2) hour after the regular school hours for this school, as designated by the Highland Park School District, Bryon Avenue, a public street, at its intersections with the public streets of St. Johns Drive and Cornell Avenue, shall be closed to all motor vehicles and during this period shall be reserved only for the use of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Employees of the Highland Park School District and/or the Department of Public Safety of the Town are hereby authorized, during these times, to place barricades on Byron Avenue at this designated location for enforcement of the terms of this section.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-55.2)
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-63)
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as near to the righthand edge of the roadway as practical and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practical and safe.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-67)
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-68)
Any driver of a motor vehicle starting from a stopped position with such force so as to create a loud noise by the slipping and spinning of tires on such motor vehicle, which noise is possible to be heard at a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet, or any driver of a motor vehicle driving at a slow rate of speed and accelerating with such force so as to create a loud noise by the slipping and spinning of tires on such motor vehicle, which noise is possible to be heard at a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-73)
No person driving or operating or in charge of any vehicle shall, by negligence, cause or suffer or permit same to come in collision with any other vehicle of any nature whatsoever, or with any animal, person, street sign, street post, water plug, mailbox or any other obstacle or object whatever, in or on any street, alley, avenue, highway or other public place whatever in the Town. Violation of this section shall be known as the offense of negligent collision.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-75)
(a) 
For purposes of this section the following definitions apply:
(1) 
Engaging in a call.
Talking into, dialing or listening on a handheld mobile telephone, but shall not include holding a mobile telephone to activate or deactivate such telephone.
(2) 
Hands-free mobile telephone.
A mobile telephone that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of such mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a call without the use of either hand (or prosthetic device or aid in the case of a physically disabled person), whether or not the use of either hand (or prosthetic device) is necessary to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone.
(3) 
Handheld mobile telephone.
A mobile telephone with which a user engages in a call using at least one hand (or prosthetic device or aid in the case of a physically disabled person).
(4) 
Mobile telephone.
The device used by subscribers and other users of wireless telephone service to access such service and shall include personal digital assistants.
(5) 
Personal digital assistant.
A device operated using a wireless telecommunications service that provides for data communication other than by voice.
(6) 
Wireless telephone service.
Two-way real time voice telecommunications service that is interconnected to a public switched telephone network and commonly referred to as cellular service or personal communication service.
(b) 
Except as otherwise provided below, it shall be unlawful for a person to drive or operate a motor vehicle in a school zone, as designated in section 12.06.004, on official school days, during the hours when school zones are in effect, and when school zone signs and signs prohibiting handheld mobile telephone use are posted in place, while using a handheld mobile telephone to engage in a call or to create, send or read messages.
(c) 
An operator of a motor vehicle who holds a mobile telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of his or her ear while such vehicle is in motion is presumed to be engaging in a call within the meaning of this section. “Immediate proximity” shall mean that distance as permits the operator of a mobile telephone to hear telecommunications transmitted over such mobile telephone, but shall not require physical contact with such operator’s ear.
(d) 
Subsection (b) shall not apply to:
(1) 
The use of a mobile telephone for the sole purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an emergency situation: an emergency response operator; a hospital, a physician’s office or health clinic; the Town’s Department of Public Safety;
(2) 
Any law enforcement, public safety or police officers, emergency services officials, first aid, emergency medical technicians and personnel, or any fire safety officials in the performance of duties arising out of and in the course of their employment as such; or
(3) 
The use of a hands-free mobile telephone when being used in a hands-free manner.
(e) 
The violation of this section is a strict liability offense.
(Ordinance 1716 adopted 11/12/07)