HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD05914 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RIGHT*Of-WAY FOR POLICE CARS, DEPARTMENT
VEHICLES AND AMBULANC&I ON THE STREETS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OF THIS
CITY AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURIp AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Police cars, department vehicles and ambulances
have the right-of-way, Upon the approach of a police car or motor
XXXXX vehicle or a fire truck belonging to the city fire depart-
ment, or an ambulance answering an emergency call, the drivers of
all other autom6biles, when warned by siren, exhaust whistle or bell,
shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a posi
tion parallel to, and as close as possible to the right-hand edge
or durb of the #Ighway, clear of any intersection, and shall stop
and remain in such position until the emergency vehicle has passed. k
Section 2. Any person violating any of the terms of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 3. phis ordinance shall be in force and effect from
and after its passage and approval.
� Passed` Dec. 14 1954 Approved Dec. 27 1954
Montie Willcoxon Arthur W. Ellis
rsdent of the Council Mayor
., Attest: Henry W. Ells
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AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE USE OF LIGHTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE
STREETS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OF THIS CITY AND PROVIDING A PENAL11y.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Lights required. For -the purpose of revealing
its position and direction, a motor vehtcle while on any street
in operation, or at rest after five hours, during the period from
one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and at
.. all times when fog or other atmosphere conditions render the opera- j.
tion of rotor vehicles dangerous on the streets shall carry lighted
lamps as herein required; such lamps •shall be so constructed
mounted and adjusted as to 'project the required 'kind of light so that
it shall be plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions
!' frcm a distance of at east five hundred feet in the direction pro
i, Jected. Motor vehicles and motor tricycles shall display at least
two white lights mounted at the front and directed forward., and
done, ne red light mounted at the back and directed towards the rear.
' Trailers, when being towed, shall display one red light mounted at the
!,, back and directed toward the rear. Motocycles and bicycles shall
diDplay one white light mounted at the front and directed forward F
: and one red light mounted at the back and directed toward the rear.
lNo vehicle shall display or project to the front any other than whit,ib
': lights, or such shades as are commonly known and recognized as
!4hite., and no vehicle shall display at the lack or project toward
the rear, any other th!a3: a red 'light, excepting that all motor
vehicles and trailers which are required to carry number plates on 4
', the rear the rear lamp shall be so constructed, mounted and adjusted
as to project from its sides, 'top, bottom., or front sufficient white,,
: light to make the number plainly visible from a distance of twenty-
! five (25) feet- Provided, however,
nothing in this section shall
be construed to prohibit the use of additional red lights carried
for added safety or of such white lights of low intensity as may be
required in -the operation of mechanical rear signalling devises,
Motor vehicles when at rest and parked at the righthand curb may display pne light mounted on the'
left-hand side and so constructed
and adjusted as to project tho qhita light forward and one red light'
to the rear. All motor vehicles, axcpet motorcylles and motortrievele
shall carry, in addition to or in lieu of the front signRl light,
two lighted head lamps,
and otorcycles and motortricyclas shall