Every driver of a vehicle, in starting, slowing
up, stopping, turning while in motion or backing, shall indicate their
intention by a timely and appropriate signal.
Every driver of a vehicle, excepting when passing
a vehicle ahead, shall keep to the right and as near the right curb
as possible and shall always proceed in the general direction of traffic.
Every driver of a vehicle meeting another vehicle
shall pass on the right.
A driver overtaking another vehicle shall, in
passing, keep to the left, but they shall not leave the line on the
right unless there is a clear way in advance on the left.
Every driver approaching an intersection, crosswalk,
corner or curve not protected by a signal system or police officer
shall proceed in a cautious manner and in such a way as not to cause
damage or injury to other vehicles and pedestrians.
A. Indicating course to police officer. Every driver
approaching an intersection protected by a police officer shall indicate
to such officer the course they intend to take.
B. Entering marked crosswalks. No vehicle shall enter
a marked crosswalk not protected by a signal system or police officer
while a pedestrian is passing through the driver's right-hand section
thereof until such pedestrian has passed beyond the path of the vehicle.
C. Entering unmarked crosswalks. No vehicle shall enter
an unmarked crosswalk not protected by a signal system or police officer
when a pedestrian passing through the driver's right-hand section
thereof indicates their intention to cross until such pedestrian has
passed beyond the path of the vehicle.
D. Vehicle distance requirements in approaching crosswalk.
No vehicle shall be within five feet of any other vehicle in front
of it when approaching and passing over a crosswalk.
E. Entering crosswalk obstructed by other vehicles. No
vehicle shall enter any crosswalk not protected by a signal system
or police officer when any other vehicle headed in the same direction
is stopped at such crosswalk.
F. Vehicles required to stop at intersection. The driver
of a vehicle shall come to a full stop before entering a through way
or any other intersection deemed necessary by the City Manager and
Chief of Police. Suitable stop signs shall be erected at such intersection.
No vehicle shall enter any portion of a safety
zone.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to
the right at an intersection or into any alley or driveway shall approach
the point of turning in the traffic lane nearest the right-hand edge
or curb of the street and, in turning, shall keep as close as practicable
to the right-hand curb or edge of the street. Right turns may be made
at all intersections, subject to traffic signals and the rights of
pedestrians.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to
the left at an intersection or into an alley or driveway shall approach
the point of turning in the lane for traffic to the right of and next
to the center of the roadway, and, unless otherwise directed by turning
markers, the driver of a vehicle in turning left at an intersection
shall pass to the right of the center of the intersection before turning.
Upon streets laned for traffic and upon one-way streets, a left turn
shall be made from the left lane of traffic.
No vehicle shall enter any sidewalk except for
the purpose of passing through driveways.
Upon the approach of any authorized emergency
vehicle or vehicles giving audible signal or bell, siren or exhaust
whistle, the driver of every other vehicle shall immediately drive
the same to a position as near as possible, and parallel, to the right-hand
edge or curb of the street clear of any intersection and shall stop
and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle
or vehicles shall have passed, unless otherwise directed by a police
officer.
Drivers of motor vehicles, unless on official
business, shall keep at least one block behind any fire apparatus
traveling in response to a fire alarm and shall not park any vehicle
within or drive any vehicle into the block where the fire apparatus
has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
No vehicle shall be driven over any fire hose
except by consent of the Fire Chief or their assistants on duty.
No vehicle shall pass through a funeral procession
when the procession vehicles display their mission.
All vehicles emerging from an alley, driveway,
garage or building shall come to a complete stop before entering a
sidewalk area.
A driver crossing from one side of the street
to the other within a business district shall do so by turning to
the left so as to head in the general direction of traffic on that
side of the street.
No vehicle shall stop with its left side to
the curb. This section shall not apply to those streets used as a
one-way street.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 91-91; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 7-23-2018 by Ord. No. 18-276]
Upon those streets described and specified below,
vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when
signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained
at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is
prohibited.
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Direction of Traffic Movement
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Name of Street
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From
|
To
|
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Blackstone Street
|
Norfolk Street
|
Center Street
|
Broadway (northbound)
|
State Street
|
Somerset Street
|
Broadway (southbound)
|
Somerset Street
|
State Street
|
Center Street
|
Harlow Street
|
Somerset Street
|
Center Street Avenue
|
French Street
|
Center Street
|
Central Street
|
Harlow Street
|
Main Street
|
Clinton Street
|
Hammond Street
|
Union Street
|
Columbia Street
|
Hammond Street
|
Union Street
|
Coombs Street
|
Parkview Avenue
|
Forrest Avenue
|
Cross Street
|
Main Street
|
Columbia Street
|
Curve Street
|
Harlow Street
|
Market Street
|
First Street
|
Union Street
|
Cedar Street
|
Fourth Street
|
Hammond Street
|
Cedar Street
|
French Street
|
Somerset Street
|
York Street
|
Fruit Street
|
State Street
|
Garland Street
|
Garland Street
|
Essex Street
|
Center Street
|
Godfrey Boulevard (southbound)
|
Union Street
|
Godfrey Boulevard (airport loop)
|
Godfrey Boulevard (northbound)
|
Godfrey Boulevard (airport loop)
|
Union Street
|
Godfrey Boulevard (airport loop)
|
Counterclockwise
|
|
Hammond Street
|
Main Street
|
State Street
|
Hancock Street
|
Washington Street
|
Exchange Street
|
Harlow Street
|
State Street
|
Central Street
|
Highland Court
|
Union Street
|
Highland Avenue
|
Hodsdon Street
|
Short Street
|
Independent Street
|
McKinley Street
|
Norfolk Street
|
Center Street
|
Merchants Plaza
|
Bangor Alley
|
Water Street
|
Merrimac Street
|
State Street
|
Hancock Street
|
Middle Street
|
High Street
|
Main Street
|
Milford Street
|
Essex Street
|
Elm Street
|
Park Street
|
Somerset Street
|
Harlow Street
|
Pearl Street
|
Mount Hope Avenue
|
State Street
|
North High Street
|
Hammond Street
|
High Street
|
Oak Street (northbound)
|
York Street
|
State Street
|
Oak Street (southbound)
|
State Street
|
York Street
|
Penobscot Street
|
French Street
|
Park Street
|
Short Street
|
Union Street
|
Hodsdon Street
|
Smith Street
|
Ohio Street (south entrance)
|
Ohio Street (north entrance)
|
Smith Street Avenue
|
Smith Street (south entrance)
|
Smith Street (north entrance)
|
Spring Street
|
Center Street
|
Newton Street
|
State Street
|
Hammond Street
|
Exchange Street
|
State Street Avenue
|
State Street
|
York Street
|
Union Plaza
|
Broad Street
|
Independent Street
|
Washington Street
|
Oak Street
|
Hancock Street
|
West Market Square
|
Main Street
|
Bangor Alley
|
West Street
|
Webster Avenue
|
Hammond Street
|
Willow Street
|
Center Street
|
Market Street
|
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 91-91; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 2-13-2012 by Ord. No.
12-071; 7-23-2018 by Ord. No. 18-276; 4-8-2024 by Ord. No. 24-109]
During the period between November 1 and May 15, except when
otherwise determined to be necessary by the City Engineer, no vehicle
the gross weight of which (vehicle and load combined) exceeds 23,000
pounds shall pass over the portions of highways within the City of
Bangor designated below or any City street designated by the City
Engineer, except when the surface of the road is solidly frozen.
Name of Street
|
Location
|
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Burleigh Road
|
From Bomarc Road to Essex Street
|
Church Road
|
From Pushaw Road to Essex Street
|
Davis Road
|
From Union Street to Finson Road
|
Essex Street
|
From Lancaster Avenue to north City line
|
Finson Road
|
From Ohio Street to Broadway
|
Kenduskeag Avenue
|
From Griffin Road to Broadway
|
Mount Hope Avenue
|
From Howard Street to State Street
|
Ohio Street
|
From Griffin Road to north City line
|
[Amended 12-23-1991 by Ord. No. 92-47; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 7-23-2018 by Ord. No. 18-276; 4-8-2024 by Ord. No. 24-109]
On those streets and portions specified below, no through trucks
in excess of 23,000 pounds gross weight shall be allowed to pass at
any one time of the day or night. (This provision shall not apply
to school buses or buses providing public transportation services
on a regular schedule.) There shall be a sign posted at each end at
the streets so designated showing that through truck traffic is not
allowed.
Name of Street
|
Location
|
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Bolling Drive
|
From Ohio Street to Griffin Road
|
Boutelle Road
|
From Hammond Street to Webster Avenue
|
Buck Street
|
From Webster Avenue to Main Street
|
Church Road
|
From Pushaw Road to Essex Street
|
Davis Road
|
From Finson Road to Union Street
|
Earl Street
|
From Broadway to Warwick Street
|
Eddyway Street
|
From Union Street to Hannibal Street
|
Eighteenth Street
|
From Union Street to Ohio Street
|
Essex Street
|
From City Line to Stillwater Avenue
|
Fern Street
|
From State Street to Garland Street
|
Finson Road
|
From Ohio Street to Broadway
|
Francis Street
|
From Fourteenth Street to Manners Avenue
|
Fruit Street
|
From State Street to Mt. Hope Avenue
|
Garland Street
|
From Broadway to Center Street
|
Hannibal Street
|
From Fourteenth Street to Fifteenth Street
|
Howard Street
|
From State Street to Stillwater Avenue
|
Kenduskeag Avenue
|
From Griffin Road to Broadway
|
Maple Street
|
From Garland Street to Mt. Hope Avenue
|
North Street
|
From East Street to West Street
|
Norway Road
|
From Hammond Street to Webster Avenue
|
Palm Street
|
From Stillwater Avenue to Mt. Hope Avenue
|
Pearl Street
|
From State Street to Mt. Hope Avenue
|
Perkins Street
|
From Hammond Street to Fourteenth Street
|
Royal Road
|
From Hammond Street to Webster Avenue
|
Seventeenth Street
|
From Union Street to Ohio Street
|
Sherman Avenue
|
From Kenduskeag Avenue to Falvey Street
|
South Park Street
|
From Center Street to Broadway
|
Thatcher Street
|
From Main Street to Farm Road
|
West Street
|
From Webster Avenue to Hammond Street
|
Westland Street
|
From Union Street to Ohio Street
|
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 91-91; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 7-23-2018 by Ord. No. 18-276; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
On those streets and in areas designated with posted signs,
no horse trailer, livestock trailer or other towed or trailer vehicle
shall be allowed to pass over said streets and areas at any time of
the day or night. This provision shall not apply to trailers owned
by residents of the designated streets for their personal use or to
trailer vehicles used in making deliveries to residents of the designated
streets. A sign shall be posted at each end of the streets so designated
indicating "no through trailers permitted."
No vehicle, unless in an emergency or to allow
vehicles and pedestrians to pass, shall stop in any public way except
close to the curb, and no vehicle shall stop in such a manner as to
obstruct any street or crosswalk.
A vehicle waiting at the curb shall promptly
give place to a vehicle to take on or let off passengers.
No person shall drive, guide or have the care
of two or more horses harnessed respectively to different vehicles.
Horses harnessed to vehicles backed up to the curb shall be turned
so as to stand parallel to the curb and headed in the direction of
traffic.
No person shall drive any truck having a gross
weight of over 14,000 pounds on State Street between Broadway and
Exchange Street without first obtaining special permission to do so
from the Police Department.
No person shall drive any motor vehicle on any
City street in such a manner as to intentionally cause one or more
tires of the vehicle to lose contact with the street surface. It shall
be prima facie evidence that the vehicle driver intended to cause
the vehicle tire(s) to lose contact with the street surface if the
vehicle tire(s) lose such contact while the vehicle is being operated
in a wanton or reckless manner or at speeds more than five miles per
hour in excess of the posted speed limit. Other provisions of this
chapter notwithstanding, violations of this section shall be punishable,
upon conviction, by a civil fine of not less than $500 and not in
excess of $2,500.