For the purpose of regulating the use of the streets and public ways of the city by pedestrians, persons driving vehicles, and persons riding or driving animals, there is hereby adopted the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, the same being article 6701d, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes.
(Ordinance adopted 4/19/90, secs. 1, 2)
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter shall be fined and/or otherwise penalized as follows, plus applicable state taxes:
 
Minimum
Maximum
Traffic citations (section 25-1)
$1.00
$200.00
Negligent collision (section 25-3)
1.00
200.00
Congregation/impeding traffic (section 25-4)
1.00
200.00
Blocking railroad crossing (section 25-5)
1.00
200.00
Speed limits–Vehicles (section 25-20)
1.00
200.00
Speed limits–Railroad trains (section 25-21)
1.00
200.00
Abandoned vehicles (section 25-30)
1.00
200.00
Heavy vehicles (section 25-32)
1.00
200.00
Editor’s note(s)–Section 1 of an ordinance enacted Apr. 19, 1990, repealed sec. 25-2, which pertained to fines for traffic violations and derived from a motion of Aug. 23, 1971; and an ordinance of Mar. 6, 1979. Section 2 of the Apr. 19, 1990, ordinance set out penalties for violation of certain provisions of this chapter which the editor, at his discretion, has included herein as a new sec. 25-2.
(Ordinance adopted 4/19/90, secs. 1, 2)
Any person who operates a motor vehicle in the city in such a manner as to be negligent (as that term is defined in the penal code of the state) in colliding with another vehicle, person, or object, shall be guilty of negligent collision. Negligent collision shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Ordinance adopted 11/27/72, sec. 1)
It shall be unlawful for any number of persons to congregate on the sidewalks, in the streets, or on any bridge so as to block the same or impede free passage thereon.
(1894 Code, Ordinance 225)
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any railroad car or engine to stand on any street crossing for a longer time than five (5) minutes at any one time, and any conductor, engineer, yardmaster or any other person, having immediate control of such car or engine, violating the provisions of this section shall be fined as provided in section 1-5.
(1894 Code, Ordinance 277)
It shall be the duty of each railroad company operating a railway through this city to place a flagman at each of the principal crossings on its line at all times when trains may be switching, who shall warn persons passing of the approach of trains; provided, this requirement shall not apply at crossings where approved automatic warning devices are in place and operative. The crossings, at which flagmen shall be placed, shall be designated by the city manager, and any violation or failure on the part of the employees of said railroad companies to comply with this section shall subject the employee, flagman, conductor or engineer of the train so switching without flagman at the crossings designated to a penalty as provided in section 1-5.
(1894 Code, Ordinance 278)
Any engineer or fireman in charge of a railroad locomotive shall ring the bell or whistle attached to his locomotive continuously through all crossings while passing through the city.
(1894 Code, Ordinance 279)