Words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania, being Act No.
81 of June 17, 1976, (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.), as now
in force, or as hereafter amended, enacted or reenacted, except in
those instances where the context indicates a different meaning. Whenever
any time is mentioned in this chapter, it shall be construed as Eastern
standard time or Eastern daylight-savings the case may be, depending
upon which standard of time is generally used in the Borough at the
time.
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall
be enacted as ordinances or as parts of ordinances or as amendments
to ordinances of the Borough.
The police officers of the Borough are hereby given authority
to direct traffic on the Borough's highways and at intersections.
The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident in
the Borough and required by law to report such accident to any department
or agency of the commonwealth, or any other person required to make
such a report, shall, at the time of making such report to the commonwealth,
make a written report to the police department of the Borough, containing
the same information.
Any person charged with a violation of any provision of this
chapter for which payment of a prescribed fine may be made may pay
such sum in the manner prescribed on the issued traffic ticket. Such
payment shall be deemed a plea of guilty, waiver of court appearance,
and acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense, and may be
accepted in full satisfaction of the prescribed penalty for such alleged
violation. Payment of the prescribed fine need not be accepted when
laws prescribe that a certain number of such offenses shall require
a court appearance.