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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1208-1940 - Regulating traffic upon the City StreetsAn oz-dinance rei-u atins -l.raf fic upon the public street of the City of Richmonr, y So'rr3�ne Co 11 ty, Indiana, po—.ov].(�ing for the a i-t-dri- i S tr ti0 2 :i2"1d enforc enie at of the re€rulations bove:-�ning said traf— F:IC , repealing 0 ^ri.i_�7ai?ce ??o. OFO ? c 310 , and all other oTAii-Iances and sections of ordinancer, in conf"T is . I.,e12ewith. iVhe7'eas, the Sta.t+> of Indiana, thzoi2gh the general assembly of 1039 I. as adinptue,I, In part, pro— vi lions or 'sine Uniform? Vehicle Code re€ 13i.a,t:in ; traffic 1,is" oyi higrhviayS, and 4rhezeas the City of Richmond, j''iay_le lndiana, wii3rlce.,"., 'to co-operate ,wfl e??ibody in a local nT,.,Ain cnoe those ):Lovi.sions, how a of the f,iot�o2' Vehicle law o"- the Stare of Dndiana,, apr�I oabia to :nurai- cTp$11tiGSy i'iCtgRJ, t�?eiP,fC?1'C, BE 1T ORDAI jED BY TI-T* ^,pi-,ii;iC�l� II +, C,.TY 0IF -'qTC1d"()1��, sr, 'T!, � 0-TT-.-TV T iTJ'i.�, a�3 �nl j i3�' �• �a V,il)RDS i'l. 11 PHRASES JJHelr_....::]) rN Se (;,. I, The vjold II"(j'F;hiciell 4Ci11LL_..1. dean eveTv, de- vic .3 in, upon, (fir by which. any, persoc r2 or p:C -,pel' y is 0,T rnuy 0e, tYaM3-,.)(.)rted o:c (h,, awn upon a. hiffriway, except devices moved by 1")m er OZ" 22Sed exc],usively upon Stc^, tic�il-lardy Tai"I. S. 11 The WoTds Ilivotor vehicle" shn:311 inean every vehicle which is self—pTopelJ_ecl_'A The.��vc Tds llautJ.�o:ci.2eci emiergency vehicle" 't ;;hell 'yPlliC L W r. .^ the "�i 1 t1�i1Jc'z?' ! i:il�!tt , U(1�_ fie ve:hi c l e s r'}-,11(i S12Gli and f.-:Y7ie"'.i'U-nC,j T'.i :,.C).C's of iTI.i:lG p"a1 ii,e�- I� � t'ile2lts o--r iLs tare O.esig3..icl.ts?d Ul' the Chief of :'Ui 1C'.C' of this Ci tv. Sec. The %vO:L'IIl t:ca.- n1Ci1 Y'.1ean 'icedemt:: i,,.Ins r7.lde12' or he1dod a?.11. c_al , venicle9 i;r Otte., Col.".ZTf_y nces:, i, either singly or together, while using any street -'or pur- poses of traveiP Sec.., 3The words "right -of --way" sha.il mean the privilege of the immediate use of the roadway; Sec,. 4, The word "stop" 1,vhen required, means com- pl.ete cessation of movement, The words " stop" or "stopping", when pro- hibited, shall mean any stopping of a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compli- ance with -the direction of a police officer or traffic control siU., or signal, The word "standing" shall mean any stopping of a vehicle, whether occLipied or not. The word "park" shall mean the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading,, Sec:, 5,, Whenever certain hours are i-mmed herein they shall mean standard time (Central) or daylight saving time as may be in current use in this City,. Sec, 6, The 15iord "person" shall mean every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or mcporation. The word l' driver" shall mean every person who drives or is in actual physical contact and control of a vehicle; The word "pedestrian" shall meam a.Ay person afoot:, Sec, 7. The -r,ords "police officer" shall mean every o:c-ficer of the municipal police department or any officer authorized to ' direct or regti)?_ate traffic or to rake arrests for violations of traffic regulations. Sec, Q. The 1vords "street" or"highway" shall mean the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part the.ceof is open to the use of the public, as a ma-utex of tight, for purposes of ve:2ictila,r tr-affic, and shall include roads, avenues, alleys, parks, parkways within .said City of Richmond. The works-0-orivate road" or "driveway" shall mean every way or place in private oivnerchip and used for ve— hicuZar traffic by th,e, owner and those having express or itn� died perniission fxoir, the owner, but not by other persons., ,The word "roa.dwayll shail mean that portion of ca street i:upToved, designed or , ordinarily used for vehicu lax traffic:, The word "sidewalk" shall mean that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the later:! lines of a, roadwaay, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians, Sec,. 9:r The Uvord "intersection" shall mean the area: e:nbra.ced within the -prolongation ,or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then thb lateral boundary lines of the roadways of tvo highways which join one another at cr ap— proximately at right ang7.es, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon diffexent highways joining at any other angle may cone in conflict, Sec,. 10:11 _The word "crosstivalk" shall mean that portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolonga.ticn or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections, and also any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated nr pe- destrian crossing_ by lines ox other markings on the surface. Seca �Iie words "official t:Laf,fic devices" shw;.l mean all signs, ;signals, markings c'',,ia devices not in- consistent with this ordinance placed or erected by authority of a public body or officials having jurisdiction, for the puxJ?ose of reg»1ating,• warning or guiding; traffic. The words "official traffic signals" shall mean any device, whether manu:, ly, el ectrica7.7.y or m.echa,ni— ' ca,lly operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to, stow a.nd proceed,, Sec, 12, The words "business district" shall mean the territory contiguous to and including a highway .zThen. fifty percent or more of -the frontage thexeon for a di9tance of 300 fee or rho ce is occupied by buildings in use for busine.^,sa The words "resident district" shall inean the territory contiguous to and including a highway not oom- pxising a. business district lvhen the pro-perty on such high- way for a Jistance of 300 feet or more is ir_ the main im- proved with dwellings cr dv;ellings and buil'.dings in use for business,. Tine words "congested di strict" shall mean the streets,, all eys and pl)b-lic places of 4aid- City of Richmond within the a.-rea, bounded on the north by the north line of North A Street; . on the south by the south line of South A Street o on the east by the east l ine of Forth and South Twelfth Streets:. and. on the crest by the west line of Solzth Fourth Street and the west line of 1i ort Wayne Avenue, Sec, 13.,. The word "Board." when used herein shall mean the Board of Public Works an'd Safety of said City of Rich:nor_d..e The words "tra,f :62ic division" shall mean the traffic division of the police departr..qent of said. City. The words "police department" shall mean, the traffic divisionl but shall 'not be construed to deprive any authorized police officer of authoi°ity to direct traffic and to make arrests For violations of the traffic regulations. The words "street - department" shall mean the regularly constituted street depart-:nent of , said City of Ri oh- rno;� 71henever any words and phrases used herein are not defined in any o dina,nce of this City but are de -fined in the S,ta.te vehicle laws, such definitions shall be deemed to apply to such words and. phrases used. herein, ARTICLE II RLQUIREB OBEIDIENICEi, To TRA'T Y10 REEGMATTOXIS Sec; 14, It is a. -inisd.e►neanor for any person to Flo any act forbidden or fail. -to perform any a,ct required in this or- dinance, Secs 15:, YTo person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a police officer_. 51 Sec,. 18. The provisions of this ordinance shall a p�- ply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the sexvice of. the ?.hnited States Government, this State, County or City, and it shall be linlawfi-q for any said driver to violate any of the Pzovi sions of this ordinance, except as otherwise pex- Mi tted in this ordinance ox by State statute, Sec, 17 The provisions of this ordinance rego? ati.ng the operation, pa.rIling and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized e-mdrgency vehicles, as defined in t'li s oxdir_anc-e, except as follows: A driver when operating any such vehicle in an e?nergency, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, may -- Park or stand notwithstanding the provisions of this ordinance; Proceed past a red or stop si gnai or stop sign, bait only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe opera- tion; 'exceed the prima Facie speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property; Disregard reg-ala.tions governing direction of CD movement ox turning in specified directions so loi.g as he does not endanger life or property, The -ore;oing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from tl, e cUilSeequences of his reckless disregard of the safety, of others,, Sec. 13.; ),very person pmpe ling any push cart or riding a bicycle or an aniTnal upon a roadta.y, and every per, son driving lay animal -drawn vehicle shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions which, by their very nature, can have no applications ARTICLE III. OBEDIENOE TO TRA F1. C 007TROL WEITICES, Sec,:, 19, The driver of any vehicle shall obey the in- structions of any offical traffic control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the traffic ordinances of this city, unless other,rrise directed by a. police officer, bi)b- jest to the exceptions gra.nte6l the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this ordinance., Sec. 20. Whenever authorized signs are erected indi—. eating that no right or left or nUn turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign, and when authorized 'marks, buttons or other indicati-ons are ?-)lased within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning" thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications* Sec.. wl. Whenever authorized signs are erected indi— gating a zone of quiet, no person operating a motor vehicle within any such zone shall sound the horn or other warning d.e— vice of said vehicle except in an emergency,. Sec, 22,A Whenever authorized signs are erected indi.Y ca.ting any street or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive a vehicl. e upon any such street or portion thereof except drivexs of vehicles having business or whose :residences are within such closed area, and then any such driver shall ex -- excise the greatest care in dxi .ring; upon ally said street or portion thereof. See. 23. Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting the T,7ords "go"., "caution", or "stop", or exhibiting different colored lights successively one at a tine, the following colors only shall be used, and said. terms and lights shall indicate as follows; Green alone or "go", vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through, ox turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such -turn. But vehicular traffic shall yield the right—of--rmy to other ve- hicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the inter section at the time such signal is exhibited. Pedestrians facing the sig, - nal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or un� marked crossmwl).., 7 ., Yellow alone or "caution" when shown fol- lowing the green or "go" s�.gna1� Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at the intersection, but if such stop cannot be -made in safety a, vehicle ma;y be driven cautiously through the intersection. Pedestrians facing such signal are thereby advised, that there is insufficient tiiize to cross a roadway and any pedeatxian then starting to cross-7 shall yield, d. the right--of-way to all vel7 i cl P B:. Red alone or " stop" a Vehicular tiaf fic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crossival ; at -an intersection or at such other ;point as may be indicated by a. clearly visible line, and shall remain standing until green or "go" is shorn alone.:, 110 pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without interfering with azly, vehicular traffic$ ARTIOL L IV, STOPPI TG, STA1 DTHG AiT)) PARKIISGR Sec,. 24,a When signs prohibiting parking are erected on narrow streets no :person shall park a vehicle in any such designated p;_ace;o Sec., 25, tvhen signs are erected upon approach to hazardous or congested places no pezcson shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such designated place. Sec, 26, When signs are erected indicating no parking upon that side of the street adjacent to any school property, no person shall ;uric a vehicle in any such designated place. Sec,, 2T. 110 person shall stop, stand or park any ve- hicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner of under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for free novement of vehicular traf- fic, except'Atha,t a driver may stop temporarily.. during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in CD obedience to traffic regulatio_:s or traffic signs or sig pals or a, police officer, No person shall park a vehicle «itl:in an 80 alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to le. ave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic4 Sec. 28, When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets described in SCHEDULE I attached to and made a part of this ordinance. Sec, 29, When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than one hour continuously during any two hour period and two hours continuously during any three hour period between the hours of 7000 o'clock A. M. and 6:00 o'clock P. M. of any day except Sundays upon any of the streets described in SCHEDULES II and 2A respectively, except as modified therein for 16 minute parking in certain portions of said streets, said schedules being attached to and made a part of this ordinances Secs 30, No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such passenger zone are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes, No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone during hours when the pro- visions applicable to loading zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes. Sec. 31. The driver of 'a. taxicab shall not stand or parr upon any street in any business district at any place other than at a taxicab stand, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when any such stop or 9. stand has been officially designated and. appxopriat-ely signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehirle may tP,inpora rily. stop therein for the. p_izrpose or and Urhile actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such .stopping does not in— terfere with any taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone, Sec, 32. Zo person shall stand or park i-� vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of traffic, and wit'_i the curb --side ivhel�ls of the vehicle within 121 inches of the edge of the roa.di^lay, except as provided in the following paragraphs. - Upon those streets vihich have been r-niarked or signed for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at the aungi_e to the curb indicated by such :mark or signs:. In places where 'and at houxs when stopping for the loading or unloading of merchanriise or Materials is permitted, vehicles used for the transportation of merchandise or materials may back into the curb to take on or discharge loads, See, 33, No person shall stand. or park a vehicle upon any roadway for the p-sincipal purpose of displaying it for sale or for washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle except re -- pairs necessitated by an e:-marge.?cv. Sec. 34. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle., except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directio-as of a police officer or tra:+'fic control device, in any of the following places, On a sidewalk, In front of a public or private driveivay,. TVithin an intersection. Within 15 feet of a fire h, drant. On a crosswalk. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersec— tion and in no event closer than 30 feet from a crosswalk at any intersection constituting a, passenger bus stop on regular- 10v ly operated bus routes within said City of Richmond:, Within 20 :feet of the driveway entrar:c_e to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any -fire station within 71.. feet of said entrance. Along or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic, On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or perked at the edge or curb of a street, Upon_ any bridge or elevated .structure upon a highway or within a highivay tunnel-. At a,nv place where official signs prohibit stopping,r No person shall move a vehicle not ,owned by such person into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful; ARTICLE V, OP )RATIO"T O1+ VEHICLES,. Sec. 35. Those streets an(-' parts of streets described in ,t,H"�DT.Jr,;0 I11 attached hereto and made a part hereof axe hereby declared to be through streets for the purpose of this - section. 1-17hen stop signs are erected upon highways intersecting a tlirough street at the entrances thereto or at the entrance to any intersection, every, driver of a vehicle shall stop at. every such sign or at, a clearly iiiaxked stop line before entering the intersection except when directed to pro — teed by a. police officer or traffic control signa3_.k' sec. 36, Into driver shall enter an intersection or a, marked crosswalk imless there is sufficient space on the other side of the; intersection or crosswalk to accomodate the ve— hicle he is onera.ting without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithst,mding anv traffic control signal indication to proceed:. Sec; ' 37.. No driver of a vehicle sliall drive between the vehicles comprising a ftuieral or other authorized pro- cession, iihile they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designates as required in this ordinance.. Sec, 33' A funeral composed ofa procession of ve, hicles shall be identified as such by the display upon the outside of each vehicl..e of a pennant of a type designated by the traffic division of the police department. Each driver in a fix,-ieral or other procession shafl drive as near to the right hand edge of the roadway as p.rac•tica.l and follow the vehicle ahead as close as practical and is safe Seca 39,a The driver of any =rehicl e shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in. the opposite direction upon any street iiz a business distriat and shall not upon any other street so turn a vehicle Zx_nl ess such movement can be ,name in sa.;.:ety and without in-'ex"lering with other traffic. Sec, 40. The driver of -a vehicle shall not back the sar:ie into an intersection 'or over a cxoss«alk and shall not in any event or at anyplace back a vehicle unless sucil rnove-- ment can be i:.ade in safety. Sec. 41, Th.e driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or blxil iir. g shall step such vehicle irnme- dia,tely prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the side -- walk area extending across any alleyway, and upon entering the roadvfa;r sha? l yield . the right-ofway to, all vehicles r - approaching on said roadway, Sec, 42.. The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except at 'a permanent or temporary - driveway.. Sec. 43, Any person riding upo. any bicycle,. motor -- cycle, sled, roller skates or any try vehicle shall not at- tach the same or hi; -.self to any moving vehicle -upon any toad = way., Sec, cLA 4 The o-oera,tcr of a motcrcycl:-e or bicycle when upon a. street shall not carry any other person upon the hanrie— bar, frame or tank of any such vehicle, nor .shall any person so ride uppon any such vet-icle. SecNo person upon Toiler skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except tivhile crossing a street on a cross— malk a7nd except upon streets set a.'side as play streets when and as authorized by ordinance of this City:, Sec, 46, No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable ar-d prudent under the con— ditions then existing, Where no special hazard exists, the follw-iring speeds shall be lawful, but 'any speed in excess of said limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and is. unlawful; Twenty -miles per hour in any business dist- rict and in the public pailils ithin said City, rict. Thirty railer per hour in -any residence dist— The fact that the speed of a vehicle is. lower than the foregoing Dri is facie limits shall not relieve the dxivex from the duty to decrease speed when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other tra,ffio or by reason of weather or highway co�nLditions, and speed shall be decreased as inay be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other conveyance Oil or entering the highray in comipliance isrith legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due The foregoing provisioizs of this section sllall not be corlstrued'to relieve the plaintiff in any ciVil action fTom the burden of Droving negligence upon the part of the de— fendant as the proximate c,,,rzse of an a.c.cidelit, Sec. 47. Upon all roadways of su.f-.ficient width a ve— hicle shall_ be driven. upon the right half of the roadway, ex— cept as follows: 13. ;'then overtaking and passing anothervehicle proceeding in the Sallie direction under the rules governing such movement. When the right half of a .coi.:awc; y is closed to traffic rthi_e m-,dier ccA,.st:m_-,ctiorL cr repair, Clpon a roadway div:i.(lef"L Zi.:to AL:cee 1, l ,elld t2� ffic under the rules applicable thereon; or Upon a roadwav designated and sign —posted, I or one—wav traffic, Sec. 48, Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon road— ways having �1idth for not moxe than one line of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one half of the main traveled portion of the ro?.dway as near-- iy as possible. Sec. 40d:. The folIw,'Ting riles shall govern .the over— taking omd passing of vehicles proceeding in the same :4irection, subject to those limitations', exceptions and special rut e s hereinafter stated. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to file left thereof at a. safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the over -- taken vehicle.. Lxeept when overtaking and paosing on the right is perirdtted, the driver of an overtaken ,vehicle shall give way to the right in favor- of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal, and shall not increase the speed of his ve— hicle ,until corapletely passed by the overtaking vehicle; Sec, 50" The. driver of a, vehicle i>ay overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle 'wh ich is making or about to make a left turn. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and, allowing sufficient clearaiice, pass another vehicle proceeding 1, , in the sa:iie direction ,,ither upon the left or upon ,the right on a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width fox 4 or more lines of moving traffic when such movement can be made in safety; _ 1�o person shal % drive off the pavement or upon the shoulder of the roadway in overtaking or passing on the right.. sec. 51. No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and. is free of oncoining traffic zor a suffi— cient distance ahed to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken In every event the overtaking vehicle rmist return -to the right hand side of 'he roadway before coining lyith in 100 feet of any veh ici e wpp'roachi ng fcxoizi the opposite direct sec.. 52, Whenever any roadway has been divided, into 3 or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent heremrith shall apply: A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as »:sac-- tical entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved fro.i wish lane turtil the driver has first ascertained that s,,ch movement can be made i.�rith safety. Upon a roadway which is divided into 3 lanes a vehicle shall not be driver_ in the center lane except, when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway ahead is clearly visible and such centex lane is clear o_ traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation for a left turn, ar where such center lame is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the di1_ection the vehicle is Proceeding and is sigh -posted to give notice of such allocation. Official signs may be erected directii)g s'loxv moving traff is to use a designated lane or allocating specif ied lanes to tTa.-L%3.c moving in -the sate direction, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the aireetions of every such sign. Sec'. 53" The driver. of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do as W01101lrso Both the approach -for _a right haand. tarn and the tiun itself shall be made as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, Approach for a loft turn shall be riiade in tha, portion of the right half o£ •brie roadway nearest the cen— ter line thereof, and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be iradeso as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered, .,,pproach for a.lelt turn from a tivo--Way street Lito a one—wat; street shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line: thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the interseetion. A left turn from a one --way street into a two—way street sliall be made by' passing to the right of the center line of the street being entered upon leaving the intersection, Seca 54:w Traffic upon and along alleys vrithin the con— gested district of said City of Richmond shall be as follows Traffic upon and along north and south, alleys north of Main Street shall be northilrard only. Traffic upon and along north and south alleys south of Iffain Street shall be southwa"rd only,. Traffic upon and along east and west alleys north of :;rain Street shall be westward only;. Traffic upon and along east ar:d west alleys, south of 1.11a,in Street shall be eastiRra,-rd only. Where, in any of the alleys in this:, section described, because of the vacation of a portion thereof or for any other reason ifnich makes it a physical iiiipossibi.lity to comply ,rith the direction of t-ra,ff is as se t forth herein, then an 1. in this event , traffic may move contrary to said directions, but only so far as is necessary and always corn— -mensurate with the public safety. 16... Sec. 55. The OriveT of a vehicle approachi IG an intersection shall yield the Night--of-way 'to a vehicle which has entered the intersection iron, a different highway. When -trio �,rehicles enter an ii,.tersection front different highways at the scale tire, the driver of the veh.L on the left shall yield -the right--of--way to the vehicle on the right. The foregoing rifles are modified at through highways and otherwise as hereinafter stated in this article. Sec., 56, The driver of a vehicle within an intersection inte��di�1g to tur,.i to the left sha11 yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from th.e apposite direction which is w-Ithi.n the intersection or so close thereto as -to constitute an LmMediate hazard, but said drivex having so yielded and having given a signal whan and as required by this ordinance, may make such left turn, and the drivers of all other vehic i eg approach- ing such intersection froin said opposite direction shall yiel(1 the right -of -nay to -the vehicle making the lent tarn.. Sec., 57. The driver of a vehicle shall stop as re- quired by this ordinance at the entrance to a through highway and shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered -the intersection froi:i said througyi highway, or which are approaching so closely on said through highway as to con- stitute an immediate hazard, but said driver, having so yielded, may proceed, and the drivers of al,l other vehicles appToaching the intersection on said throi_igh highway shall yield the right-- of-way to the vehicle so proceeding, into or across the through higiit1ay. The driver of a vehicle shall likewise stop in obedience -to a stop sign as required herein sit an intersection where a stop sign is erected at one or more entrances thereto although not a part of a through highway, ani-I shall nzoceed cautiously, yielding to vehicles not so obliged to stop which are within the intersection or approaching so c,.osely as to r 17. colistitute an i.Mmediate hazard., but liiay then proceed,, Sec. 58. Upon the immediate approach of a1z authorized emergency vehicle, when the driver is giving audible ,signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell, the drivel of every other vehicle shall yield the right—of-way and shall inr�edi btely drive to a, position parallel to, and as close as po s sirl e to,, the right hard edge or curb of the highway, clear of any' inter— section, and shall stop and, remain in such position until the authorized eniergenoy vehicle has passed, except when otherwi.de directed by a police orficer,. This section shy i 1 not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, from tine duty to drive with clue regard for the safety of all using the highr!raY4 Sec. 59, The driver of any vehicle, other' than one on of icial business s•iall not follow any Tire 'apparatus traveling in response to a, Tire alarm closer than 500 feet, or drive into. or pa:e'; such vehicle within the block where lire apparatus has stopped in to a fire alarm. Sec. M. Wo vehicle shall be :driven over anjr unpro— tected hose of a :dire department when laid down on any street., private driveway or elsewhere, to be used at any Tire or alaxiii Of Tire, without the consent of the :dire de'partinzrt o-z-ficial in c o ramwad, Sec. E1, !1ro Person shall thr61J or de)osit u;)cn any high— way any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, i7ire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle UT) n such highway, Any persoi-i who drops or permits to be �J- ed or- thrown upon any highway any destructive or injurious r;;a,teriaj shal '_ itr�it�eciiately rermove the same or c;tls� it to be removed. Any person removing a Wxec:11e0' or damaged ve— hicle from a highway shall. reilove any glass or othei injurious substance drop-ped, upon the highray from such vehicle. Sec.. 62: Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control sir-rnals at intersections as heretofore declared in t:3 s ordi, l i3 nance, but at all other plaees pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions as hereinaf ter stated.. Sec. 63. Where traffic control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a- vehicle shall yield the right— of—way, slowing dov,,n or stoppi-'ag if need be., .to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked. crosswalk *or within. any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in -this article. Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a i_narked crosswalk or at any - auimarkeci crosswalk rat an intersection to permit a pedestrian to crass the roadway, the• driver of any ether vehicle approaehiag from the rear shall not overtake and pass suall stopped. vehicle, Sec. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked cro ssweLk, or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, shall yield the right—ef—way to all vehicles upon the rcadvray,, Any pedestrian crossing .a roadway at a point where a pedestrian crossing has been,provided shall yield the right—of--wa.y to all vehicles upon the roadway, where .such crossings provided are overhead or tunnel crossings. Between adjacen.t intersections at which tray - fie control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crossii7alk. Hctraithstanding th'e provisions of this sec- tion, every driver of a vehicle shall e;�ercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by soiuzding the torn when necessary, and shall exercise proper precaution uy)on observing any child or any confused or incapacitated ;person upon a roadway, ARTICLE VI. AD"::I.3I 9T'_RA 1 IV N OFFICERS. Sec, r5. It shall be the general duty of the police dei)artment to datemine the installation and pro_')er tinning 191. and maintenance of traffic` control devices, to conduct analyses of accidents and to devise remedial measures, to Conduct in� vestigation of traffic conditions apA to' co—operat-e with other cite officials in -the developi-rient of hays and mieans to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional poi,%,ers im— posed by ordinances of this City. Sec. .GG, There is hereby established in the police de- partment of this City a traffic division to be under the con trol of the chief of poly ce thereof,, It shall be the duty of the traffic division with such airs as may be rendered by other members of the police departiiient to enforce the street tra,_`'fic regulations of this city, to make arrests for tra-fic violations, to iinrestigate accidents anr_1 to co—operate with the other officers of the city in the aLtAaistra.tion of the traffic laws and in developing ways and illeans to, improve traffic conditions, and to carry out these duties specially imposed upon said division by this or— dinance sand the traffic ordinances of this City, ARTICLE VII4 DUTTEPS OF THE TRAFFIC D'IVI SION. Sec, 67, It shall be the dltty of the tux .ffic dUvi.31_on and other police. officer' of thin City to enforce all street traf-°ic IL of this City e�i1d all of the State Vehicie laws ap— plicable to street traffic in this City. Officers of said di— vision axe hereby wathorized to direct all traffic in conform: ance with traffic laws, provided that, in the event of a. fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeE_'1aaTd pe= destrians, officers of the` police or fire departments may di- rect- traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic. laws. Sec. 60, Whenever any iiioto-r vehicle without driver 'is found parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions ii:Iposed by ordinance of this City, -the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration a.nd, may take any other in— formation displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, ` 20 . and shall conspicuously. affix to such vehicle a notice in ivriting, on a fo.-m provided therefor, for the driver to answer to the charge against hire during the hours and at a place specified in the notice. Sec, 69. The traffic division shall_ keel) a records of all violations of the traffic ordinances of this City of which any person has been charged, together with a record of the ;:inal disposition of all such. alleged offenses, Sec.. 70., The traffic division shall designate a tyre of pennant to be displayed upon and to i.identify the vehicles in funeral processions, ARTICLE VIII. DUTIES OF BC`.ARD O' PUBI.,IC WORKS AiTD SAMY AE4D STREET DEPARTiIEFT. Sec. 71, The street department of this City shall place and maintain traffic cont-r-.ol devices when and as required tinder the tra-Iffic ordinances of this City to make effective the proms• ,risions of said ordinances and the Board. of Public Vorks and uc. i et d 171�',r Oder "the placing anti maintenance of such aJditional traffic control ,ievices as it :nay deei-ti necessary to regi.tlatue traffic under the traf� ie ordirla.�ces of this City. All traf-fio control devices sha.li conform to the rianual and specifications approved by the State IIigh,way ComliIli8sIor.. All traffic control devices so erected and not - inconsistent with the p ovisions of State law or this ordinance shall be official traffic control devices. ARTICLE IX. AD_vl_L STIUTI DUTIES OF BOARD Or, PUBLIC TOM A��D SAFETY WITH THE ASSISTAIrC,E OF TETHE TRAFFIC DIVISIO a THE 7IEPART- ,"V,i,MTr. Sec, 72, The Board. of Public Works and Safety of this City, with the aid oy the traffic division and the street de- nartment; is hereby authorized to designia"t,c "and maintain, by appropriate devices, ma1,I s or line, upon the surface of the aoadwa.y, crosswariks at intersections where in its opinion there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the i'p�,�,ST�y, --nd 21, at such other p I aced a.t it r.,c,., deem necessa:,:!y.; To establish safety zones of such kind and character an(! at such places as it may deem necessary fnr the Protection of pedestrians, To mark lades for traffic oil street pavements at such places as it nab,► deem advisable, consistent with the -TO-fifiC Ord].nanC'"3 Of thi S City Sec.. 73. The Board of Public Works and ca-lety is here- by authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right., left.,or ItUll turn, and_ sha,11 cause- proper signs to be placed at such intersections, '-aid Board is authorize L to cause markers, buttons or signs to be placeswithin or adjacent to intersec- tions indicating the course -to be'travel.ed by vehic3_es turning at such intersections, and such course to be traveled as so in- dicated may conforzri to or be other- th.ar. as prescribed by lair or ordinance.. Sec., 7=1. Said Board'is authorized "to declare any street or part thereof a play street and try cause to be placed ap- propriate signs or devices in Vile roadway indicating and helping to protect the same. Sec. 75. The Board, is hereby authorized to determine the location of paer.J Ig,=r zo::Ias a,nd fraiE;ht loading zones and sh 11 cause to be placed and. 2imiantained appropriate signs in - di cat i ncr the si,rLie u,T:.;? ^ eating the hours during n-hich the pro-, visions of this section are ai?plicable. The Board shall not hereafter designate oz assign any such zone upon special request of any person unless such person rEia,kes application_ in writing to said Board. there for w1d_ agrees 'to Ta:Mish two signs to indicate the ends of each such zones, !i''lithin 30 days aftax the effective date of this ordinance the traffic division sha? 1 reY.ove any signs in- dicdting a, passenger zone or loading zone hexetofcre placed upon special request of any person unless prior to the ex - piration of said time such person shall apply for and obtain 22. perinissiun therefor as provided in this secti.on,.. Sec. 70s The Board is Hereby authorized to establish taxicab stands a;:id stw _ds for other passenger orator vehicles on vio public; streets in such places and in sash nuin'oer as it shall determine to be of th:e grea test benefit and convenience = to the public, and, every such taxicab stand or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs,, Sec.. 77, Said Board is hereby authorized -to erect signs indicating no parking, upon that side of any street ad- jacent to any school property when, such parking would, in its opinion, interfere with traffic or create a, hazardous situation. said Board shall determine upon what streets angle barking shall be pexmitted and shall cause }narks or signs placed upon such streets, Said :Soard is hereby authorized to cwase signs J. be erected indicating no parking upon any street -When -the width of the, roadway noes not exceed 20 feet or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs when the Ividth of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet. Said. Board is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs distances not exceeding 100 feet at T)laces where the stojDping 'or ;parking of. vehicles would c:►_°e- ate an especially hazardous condition or would 08A se unasual delay to t Taf f i c seta 70. Whenever any ordinance of this city designates and describes a "through street, it shall be the duty of the Board to cause to be placed and maintained stop signs on each and every street intersecti ::Ig sach through street or that portion thereof described and designated as such by any ordinance of this City. Said Board is hereby authorized to determine and ryesigiiwt':z., intersections ArhLre particular hazards exist ixpon other than through s tT eets and to determine viliether tiTehicl es shall stop at one or snore entrances to ar�y such stop i;ltersec- ti oil, a1�d shall cause slap igns to be erected at every such blase where a stop is rewired, or, in the event the traf- ic f 3. is such that ,. educed speed rather than a stop is adequate aor safe operation at any such intersection, it :411a,11 determine such safe speed and shall cai:.se signs to be erected, upon the approaches to s,zch intersection giving notice of such speed, Sec„ M Evexy person convicted of a violation of -any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more tha,;.l $I00x00 or by imprisonment for not more than z0 days, or by both such fine and impri so -s1 ,ien't., Sec. 80. Is any part or parts of this ordinance are for nny reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, SecOrdinance ?qo. 960--1930 of -this City is here— by expressly :repealed, and all m:gdkaxmxm_ ordinances taxamrafXtizc or parts of ordinances in conflict with oy inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby rel.ca? ed, except that this repeal shale_ not affect or prevent the o-Tosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or eoc.mriitted in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed 1).rior to the taking effect of this ordinance. Sec. 82. This ordinance shall be in _ui, fcrce and effect frog, and after its passage, a?proval of the 1,Ta.yor and publica,tio'n as by late required. Sec, 03.. This ordinance may be known and cited as the Traffic Oxdinance. Passed by file Connnaon Council of the City of Richmond, Lidiazia, 'this 1M-day of April , l940. Si r .e d and �b d,.V'' o.. Attes City .lerk. reo by tt,e this 1 40. t r.