a.
The
director is authorized to determine the location of midblock crosswalks,
maintain such crosswalks and designate them by appropriate devices
or painted marks or signs upon the surface of the roadway.
b.
The
director may maintain such other crosswalks and designate them by
appropriate devices, painted marks or signs upon the surface of the
roadway.
(Ord. 703 § 53, 1960)
The director is authorized to install and maintain safety zones
at all locations where there is particular danger to pedestrians and
may locate and designate the same upon the surface of the roadway
by appropriate devices, signs, or marks.
(Ord. 703 § 54, 1960)
a.
The
director may determine when any crosswalk shall not be used by pedestrians
and upon making such determination shall cause to be placed and maintained
appropriate official traffic control devices. No person shall thereafter
walk in any such crosswalk unless indicated otherwise.
b.
The
director may determine when any part of a roadway between intersections
shall not be crossed by pedestrians and upon making such determination
shall cause to be placed and maintained appropriate official traffic
control devices. No person shall thereafter cross any part of such
roadway, unless indicated otherwise.
c.
No
person shall stand on any sidewalk in such a manner as to hinder or
impede the movement of other pedestrian traffic. No person shall remain
on any bridge or overcrossing or approaches thereto which is reserved
exclusively for pedestrians for a period longer than necessary to
walk across the bridge or overcrossing.
(Ord. 703 § 55, 1960; Ord. 725 § 5, 1961; Ord. 854 § 1, 1964)
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than
by a route at a right angle to the curb or by the shortest route to
the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk.
(Ord. 703 § 56, 1960)
No person shall stand in any roadway other than a safety zone
or in a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement
of traffic. This section shall not apply to any public officer, construction
worker or employee of a public utility or its agent when necessarily
upon a street in line of duty.
(Ord. 703 § 57, 1960)
