City of Jamestown, NY
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2023-11-27
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The Code
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 290 Vehicles and Traffic
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Article V Traffic Signal Lights
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 14 Constables
- Ch 15 Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 18 Economic Development Zones
- Ch 19 Elections
- Ch 21 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 28 Historian
- Ch 32 Human Rights, Commission on
- Ch 40 Meetings
- Ch 47 Officers and Employees
- Ch 51 Ombudsman/Director of Human Resources
- Ch 57 Parks, Recreation and Conservation Commission
- Ch 61 Planning Commission
- Ch 65 Police Department
- Ch 68 Public Works
- Ch 72 Reapportionment, Commission on
- Ch 80 Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission
- Ch 82 Veterans Memorial Commission
- General Legislation
- Ch 83 Advertising Materials
- Ch 89 Alarm Systems
- Ch 93 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 97 Amusements and Amusement Devices
- Ch 101 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 107 Bicycles
- Ch 112 Bingo
- Ch 120 Dances and Dance Halls
- Ch 125 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 126 Community Cats
- Ch 131 Electrical Standards
- Ch 135 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 140 Fire Prevention and Building Construction
- Ch 142 Fires, Open
- Ch 145 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 149 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 155 Games of Chance
- Ch 160 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 165 Gasoline Sales
- Ch 170 Laser Pointing Devices
- Ch 175 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 185 Minors
- Ch 190 Outdoor Dining
- Ch 193 Parks and Public Lands
- Ch 198 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 204 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 210 Plumbing
- Ch 215 Property Rehabilitation and Conservation
- Ch 217 Public Market
- Ch 219 Quality of Life Ticketing
- Ch 220 Records, Public
- Ch 224 Recycling
- Ch 229 Sales, Special
- Ch 235 Secondhand Dealers and Junkyards
- Ch 240 Sewers
- Ch 245 Signs and Encroachments
- Ch 247 Small Cell Infrastructure
- Ch 249 Special Events
- Ch 252 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 253 Street Adoption Program
- Ch 260 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 265 Swimming Pools
- Ch 270 Taxation
- Ch 274 Taxicabs; Liveries
- Ch 275 Towing
- Ch 280 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 288 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 290 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 290 Art V Traffic Signal Lights
- § 290-14 General provisions.
- § 290-15 Responsibility for speed.
- § 290-16 Responsibility for reckless driving.
- § 290-17 Moving past traffic signal.
- Ch 292 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 300 Zoning
- Ch 400 Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
- Appendix
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
Traffic signal lights are hereby established at such
points, corner or street intersections as may be designated by the
Director of Public Works for the purpose of controlling all traffic.
B.
The traffic signal lights are placed to promote the
safety of moving vehicles at the points of location and not otherwise.
The driver of a vehicle, moving under the authorization
of a traffic signal light, shall not thereby be authorized to operate
such vehicle at such a speed as to threaten the safety of pedestrians
at street intersections or on crossings.
The driver of a vehicle, moving under the authorization
of a traffic signal light, shall not thereby be relieved of responsibility
for reckless driving at street crossings, corners or intersections.
No person shall cause a vehicle to move past
a traffic signal light in violation of this article.
