(a)
For the purpose of regulating traffic on the streets, alleys, and
thoroughfares of the city, there is hereby adopted the State Uniform
Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, codified as article 6701d, Vernon’s
Annotated Civil Statutes, and all other state motor vehicle laws,
which act and laws, together with the provisions contained in this
chapter, shall be controlling in the regulation of traffic in the
city. A violation of said act or any state motor vehicle law for which
the municipal court has jurisdiction shall constitute and be punishable
as a violation of this code.
(b)
All words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the same meanings
and definitions ascribed to them in the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic
on Highways, being article 6701d of Vernon’s Annotated Civil
Statutes, or any other state motor vehicle law or city ordinance as
may be provided.
Editor’s note–Since adoption of this
provision, the regulations contained in the Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways (V.T.C.S., article 6701d) have been recodified
and are now located in V.T.C.A., Transportation Code.
(1992 Code, art. 10.100)
