ARTICLE XI. - MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
Sec. 52-295. - Crossing fire line.
It shall be unlawful for any operator except a member of the fire or police department to drive a vehicle within any fire line established by the fire department, unless authorized to do so by a fire or police officer.
(Code 1973, § 31-212)
Sec. 52-296. - Driving through processions.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in this chapter. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or police officers.
(Code 1973, § 31-213)
Sec. 52-297. - Vehicles prohibited on sidewalks.
The driver of a vehicle, bicycle or scooter shall not drive within any sidewalk area or across any banquette, except at a permanent or temporary driveway.
(Code 1973, § 31-214; Ord. of 5-11-1966, § 1; Ord. of 4-9-2001, § 1)
Sec. 52-298. - Limitations on backing.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(Code 1973, § 31-215)
Sec. 52-299. - Clinging to vehicles.
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(Code 1973, § 31-216)
Sec. 52-300. - Opening doors into traffic.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
(Code 1973, § 31-219)
Sec. 52-301. - Corner cutting.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle over any sidewalk area and through any driveway, parking lot or any business entrance at any intersection in making either a right or left turn, except for the purpose of coming to a complete stop to obtain or render some service or make a sale or purchase. It is the intention of this section to prohibit corner cutting. The term "corner cutting" means driving a vehicle from one street into another across any sidewalk and/or driveway and/or through any driveway.
(Code 1973, § 31-220)
Sec. 52-302. - Driving across median strip.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle on, over or across any median strip or other strip or area of ground, whether or not improved or surfaced, which strip shall divide any two or more lanes of any highway or street within the city.
(Code 1973, § 31-221)
Sec. 52-303. - Towing more than one trailer; parking trailers in business district prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to attach more than one trailer to any motor vehicle being operated over and along the streets of the city, or for any vehicle with a trailer in tow to stop or park within the business district except to load or unload except as may be otherwise permitted or allowed by special permit from the traffic engineer.
(Code 1973, § 31-223)
Sec. 52-304. - Quiet zones.
It shall be unlawful for any person to ring any bell, sound any horn, race the motor of any motor vehicle, operate any motor vehicle with the muffler open, or to make any other loud and unnecessary noise while passing or near to any hospital, sanitarium, school during school hours, or church while services are being held therein, or while passing or near to any public speaking or any place of public entertainment in any part of the city. Signs will be posted near all hospitals, sanitariums, schools and churches to notify the public of the existence of such quiet zones.
(Code 1973, § 31-224)
Sec. 52-305. - Manner of sitting in vehicle restricted.
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on any passenger bus or vehicle upon any portion thereof not designated or intended for the use of passengers when the vehicle is in motion. This section shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of his duty or within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
(Code 1973, § 31-228)
Sec. 52-306. - Certain wheels prohibited; restricted.
(a)No traction engine, road engine, hauling engine, trailer, steamroller, automobile, truck, motor or other power vehicle shall be operated over the hard-surfaced roads, paved streets and crossings of the city, the face of the wheels of which are fitted with flanges, ribbed clamps, cleats, lugs or spikes; this regulation shall apply to all rings or flanges upon guiding or steering wheels on any such vehicle.(b)In case of traction engines, road engines or hauling engines which are equipped or provided with flanges, ribs, clamps, rings or lugs, such vehicle shall be permitted to pass over the paved streets and crossings of the city provided that cleats are fastened upon all wheels of such vehicle not less than 2½ inches wide and not more than 1½ inches high and so placed that not less than two cleats of each wheel shall touch the ground at all times. The weight shall be the same on all parts of such cleats.
(Code 1973, § 31-229)
Sec. 52-307. - Creation of noise by vehicles.
No person shall drive a vehicle which is so loaded or constructed as to cause unnecessary noise. No horn or signal shall be sounded unless absolutely necessary.
(Code 1973, § 31-230)
Sec. 52-308. - Driving through safety zones prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle at any time to drive the same over or through a safety zone established under the provisions of this chapter.
(Code 1973, § 31-231)
Sec. 52-309. - Operation of dangerous vehicles.
No person shall drive, own or operate a vehicle which, when driven, towed or hauled over the streets of the city, is so located or constructed as to cause delay, accident or injury to other vehicles or users of the public streets of the city.
(Code 1973, § 31-233)
Sec. 52-310. - Riding on handlebars prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any bicycle, when upon the street, to carry any other person upon the handlebars, frame or tank of any such vehicle or for any person to so ride upon any such vehicle.
(Code 1973, § 31-234)
Secs. 52-311—52-338. - Reserved.
