A driver of any vehicle and every bicyclist shall obey the instructions of any official traffic sign, signal and marking placed within the jurisdiction of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
Every vehicle shall be driven on the right half of the roadway except as follows:
(a) 
When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
(b) 
When a roadway is not sufficiently wide;
(c) 
When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of center; provided that any person so doing shall yield the right of way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction on the unobstructed portion of the road.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction:
(a) 
A driver may overtake and pass another vehicle only while traveling on the left side of the road and shall not again drive on the right side of the road until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle;
(b) 
A driver may overtake and pass another vehicle only when the left side of the road is clearly visible and free of oncoming traffic for sufficient distance ahead to avoid interfering with the flow of oncoming traffic;
(c) 
No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the road when approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the road where the driver’s view is obstructed;
(d) 
No driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the road where signs or markings are in place to define a passing zone;
(e) 
A driver shall overtake and pass another vehicle in a safe manner.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable for the speed and travel conditions.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
The driver of every vehicle shall yield the right of way by pulling over to the far right of the road and stopping upon immediate approach of an authorized emergency or police vehicle making lawful use of sirens and visual signals.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall exercise proper precaution upon seeing any child or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
Pedestrians under the influence of alcohol or drugs [to] a degree which renders himself a hazard shall remain safely off the main traveled portion of the road.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
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Note: The brackets note a missing preposition (“to”) identified as a scrivener’s error when publishing the 6/23/2025 amendment, which focused on other sections. This section was also reformatted to appear like all other sections in this Title. This section previously read exactly as: “9.04.10 Pedestrians - Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs a degree which renders himself a hazard shall remain safely off the main traveled portion of the road.” There was no formatting. There was no line break between the title and the substance. This section appeared hidden under 9.04.09 in multiple versions of Title 9, even being overlooked in some table of contents.
The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the direction unless such movement can be made in safety, without interfering with other traffic.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a road unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and unless the proper signal is given, as follows:
(a) 
A driver shall signal intention to turn or move right or left by continuously using signal lamps or appropriate hand signals at least one hundred feet before turning or moving.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
The driver of a vehicle approaching a school bus from either direction shall stop the vehicle before reaching the school bus when the school bus displays a visual signal to stop. The driver shall not proceed until such visual signal is withdrawn.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
No person shall drive a vehicle in excess of the posted speed limits within the jurisdiction of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. In residential areas which are not posted, no person shall drive a vehicle in excess of twenty-five miles per hour.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
The Tribal Council may, as it shall see fit, request the State of Washington to conduct an engineering and traffic investigation to determine whether the maximum speed limits within the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s jurisdiction are greater or less than is reasonable and safe under the conditions of a particular road or section of road. The Tribal Council may then declare a reasonable and safe maximum speed limit and cause same to be posted.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
No person shall drive a vehicle within the jurisdiction of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions. All drivers are under a duty to exercise due care and caution as the circumstances require.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle so as to interfere with traffic on the traveled portion of the road. This prohibition shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled to the extent that it is impossible to avoid temporarily leaving the vehicle in such position. The driver shall arrange for the prompt removal of the vehicle.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger:
(a) 
In front of any driveway or within five feet of the curb radius thereto;
(b) 
Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;
(c) 
Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station;
(d) 
On the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within seventy-five feet of the driveway entrance, when properly sign posted;
(e) 
In areas where official signs or markings designate parking is for Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Elders only, unless the vehicle displays a properly utilized Tribal Elder identification issued by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe;
(f) 
In areas where official signs or markings designate parking is for Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Elders only, unless the vehicle displays a properly utilized Tribal Elder identification issued by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe;
(g) 
At Point Julia where a vehicle is parked in violation of the Tribe’s Point Julia Use Policy;
(h) 
In violation of any official signs or markings that restrict stopping, standing, or parking; or
(i) 
On any sidewalk or other pathway designated for pedestrians, including the trail constructed along Little Boston Road.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981; modified by Res. 23-A-116, 10/23/2023, effective 1/1/2024, to prohibit unauthorized stopping, standing, or parking in Tribal Elders-only parking areas, handicapped persons-only parking area, Point Julia, and other restricted parking areas, and renamed section to “Restricted Parking Zones” to mirror language in 9.05.05: Impounding Vehicles; modified by Res. 25-A-101, 6/24/2025, to prohibit parking on sidewalks.)
A police officer may take custody of a vehicle and provide for its removal to a reasonably safe place whenever:
(a) 
Any unattended vehicle obstructs traffic or jeopardizes public safety;
(b) 
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident is physically or mentally incapable of deciding upon steps to be taken to protect his or her property;
(c) 
A police officer discovers a vehicle he or she reasonably believes is stolen;
(d) 
The driver of a vehicle is arrested and taken into custody and is not physically or mentally capable of deciding upon steps to be taken to protect his or her property.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
A driver shall not back a vehicle unless such movement can be made safely and without interfering with the other traffic.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded as to obstruct the driver’s view to the front and sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the vehicle.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any official fire vehicle traveling in response to a fire alarm, closer than five hundred feet or stop any vehicle closer than five hundred feet from an official fire vehicle.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
No person shall drive or move vehicle over any unprotected fire hose without the consent of the fire official in command.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
(a) 
No person shall litter, or shall throw or deposit upon any roadway any glass, nails, tacks, wire or any other substance likely to injure any person or animal or vehicle upon such roadway.
(b) 
Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a roadway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped from the vehicle onto the roadway.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981; amended by Res. 05-A-054, 6/14/2005)
(a) 
All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in a way that deprives a motorcycle of the full use of a lane.
(b) 
The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane as is occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
(c) 
The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass a vehicle while any oncoming vehicles are adjacent to the vehicle being overtaken.
(d) 
Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a lane.
(e) 
Subsections b) and c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached to the motorcycle and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person. A passenger shall ride only upon a seat designed for that purpose.
(Res. 81 A 57, 12/8/1981)
Any person who operates a motor vehicle on any road, street, or alley within the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation shall have a valid Washington State driver’s license in his/her possession.
(Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984)
(a) 
Any person operating a vehicle on the roadways of the Port Gamble Indian Reservation shall give his full time and entire attention to the operation of the vehicle.
(b) 
Any person who operates a vehicle in a careless, inattentive or imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, road markings, corners, traffic, weather and road conditions and all other attendant circumstances is guilty of a civil traffic violation.
(c) 
Any person who drives or operates a vehicle on a sidewalk or other pathway designated for pedestrians is guilty of a civil traffic violation.
(Res. 87 A 13, 5/12/1987; modified by Res. 25-A-101, 6/24/2025, to prohibit driving on sidewalks.)
Any person who:
(a) 
Drinks any alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is upon a roadway;
(b) 
Has an open or unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage in his or her possession while in a motor vehicle or while the vehicle is upon a roadway; or
(c) 
Is the driver of a motor vehicle which is on a roadway and in which an open or unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage is present, unless the receptacle is kept in the trunk or other area of the vehicle which is not normally accessible to the occupants. A utility compartment or glove compartment is deemed to be within the area occupied by the driver and passengers.
is guilty of a civil traffic violation.
(Res. 05-A-054, 6/14/2005)
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Cross Reference: 9.06.17 Roadway. “Roadway means a way or passage designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.”