Copies of all ordinances and resolutions pertaining to this
title, in addition to the official copies on file in the office of
the City Clerk, shall be kept on file in the office of the Traffic
Engineer and shall be open to public inspection.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6314; O1516)
It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or
fail to perform any act required in this title.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6251)
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order of a police officer or Fire Department official when
directing traffic.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6252)
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any
official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance
with the traffic ordinances of this city unless otherwise directed
by a police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver
of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to emergency calls.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6272)
The provisions of this title shall apply to the driver of any
vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government,
this state, any county or city, and it is unlawful for any said driver
to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise
permitted in this title or by state statute.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6254)
A.
The
provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing
of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the Police or Fire Departments,
any public ambulance or any public utility vehicle or any private
ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified
as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in
this section is operated in the manner specified in the State Vehicle
Code in response to an emergency call.
B.
The
foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any
such vehicle from the consequences of his or her willful disregard
of the safety of others.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6255)
The provisions of this title, regulating the parking or standing
of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or
public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair
work or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the
collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6255)
A.
The
driver of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved
in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned
or owned by a public utility including, but not limited to, any fire
hydrant, ornamental lighting post, telephone pole, electric light
or power pole, or resulting in damage to any ornamental shade tree,
traffic-control device or other property of a like nature located
in or along any street, shall within 24 hours after such accident
make a written report of such accident to the Police Department.
B.
Every
such report shall state the time when and the place where the accident
took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person
driving or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number
of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the property damaged
in such accident.
C.
A driver involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time such driver is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event, said driver shall make a report as required in subsection A within 24 hours after regaining ability to make such report.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 6256)
