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4201'-fitov 4C T 4201 ORDINANCE ISO. •� ORDIZiAVICE TO REGULATE TiM TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS f. AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK IN CONFORMITY WITH ACTS 185 AND 223 OF THE GENERAL ASSEEP'BLY OF 1927 OF TIM STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAIETED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARX.1. Section 1. Motor out -outs. The sale or use of cut -outs on any 7o motor driven vehicle while on the streets or alleys of the City of Little Rock is hereby prohibited. Section 2. Penalty for Section 1. Any person found guilty in Little Rock Municipal Court of violating Section 1 of this ordinance in whole or in part shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and sub- ject to a fine of not less than $10.00 and court costs or more than $500.00 and court costs. Section 3. Drivers_ Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Narcotic Drums It shall be unlawful for any person whether licensed .r not who is an habitual user of narcotic drugs or any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to drive any vehicle upon the streets or alleys of the City of Little Rook. Section 4. Penalty for Section 3. Every person who is convd.cted of violating Section 3 of this ordinance relating to habitual users of narcotic drugs and driving vehicles while under the influence of intoxicating liquors or narcotic drugs, shall upon conviction in Municipal Court be punished by imprisonment in the Municipal jail for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than $100,00 and court costs nor more than $1,000.00 and court costs, or by both such fine and imprisonment. On a second or subse- quent conviction he shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ninety days nor more than one year and, in the discretion of the court, a fine of not more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars. Section 5. Reckless Driving. Any person who drives any vehicle` upon a street-or alley In the Cityv f Little Rock carelessly and heedlessly-in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of I others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving. Section 6. Penalty for Section 5. Every person convicted of i reckless driving in the Municipal Court under Section 5 of this -2— T ordinance shall be punished by imprisonment in the Municipal jail for a period of not less than five days nor more than ninety days or by fine of not less than $25.00 and court costs or more than $500.00 and court costs, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and on a second or subsequent conviction shall be punished by imprison- ment for not less than ten days or more than six months, or by a fine of not less than $50.00 and court costs nor$ more than $1000.00 and court costs, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 7. Duty to Stop After Accident Resulting; i:i Irijury tO 83 Any Person. -A driver of any vehicle involved in an accia °nt result- ing in +she injury or death of any person shall immediately OOP such LD 4er:icle at the scene of such accident. Section 8. Erenalty for - Section 7. Every person convicted in Municipal Court for violating Section 7 of this ordinance relative to duty to stop in the event of certain accidents shall be punished by imprisonment in the Municipal jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 30 days, or by fine of not less than $100.00 and court costs nor more than $500.00 and court costs, or both such fine and imprisonment, or may be bound over to the Grand Jury under Section 63 of Act 223 of 1927. Z t Section 9. Speed Restrictions. Any person driving a vehicle on a street or alley in Little Rock shall drive the same at a careful ad prudent speed not greater than is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the roadway, and any other conditions then existing, and no person shall drive any vehicle upon a street or alley in the City of Little Rook at such speed as to en- danger the life, limb or property of any person. Any speed whicr_ is unsafe is unlawful. .y.� Section 10. S�e6d _t`tirade Crossings. Fifteen miles an hour shall be the maximum speed when approaching within fifty feet of a grade crossing of any steam or electric railway when the driver's view is obstructed. A driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed when at any time during the last two hundred feet of his approach to such crossing he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such railway crossing and of any traffic on such railway for a distance of -3— Ir four hundred feet in both directions from the crossing. 0. Section 11. Speed Passing School Houses. Fifteen miles an hour shall be the maximum speed when passing a school during school recess, or while children are going to or leaving school during the opening or closing hours. Section 12. Speed on Approaching Street Intersections, Fifteen miles an hour shall be the maximum speed when approaching within fifty feet and.in traversing an intersection of streets or alleys when the dri-v-erts view is obstructed. A driverts view shall be deemed to be obstructed when at any time during the last fifty feet of his approach to such intersection he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such intersection and of the traffic upon all of the streets or alleys entering such intersection for a distance of two hundred feet from such intersection. 1Y4 Section 13. Speed Traversing a Grade or Going Around a Curve. Fifteen miles an hour shall be the speed in traversing or going around curves or traversing a grade upon the street when the driver's vier is obstructed within a distance of 200 feet along such street in t%ie direction in which he is proceeding. A-1fr ID WECTt N4 T 1?AFiGYC Section 14. Speed Sphere Traffic Office: �k In Operation. Twenty miles an hour shall be street or alley in the business district as this ordinance, when traffic on such street intersections by traffic officers or "Stop" csStop and Go Signals Are the maximum speed in a defined in Section, 1.15 of or alley is controlled at and "Go" signals. Section 15. Speed in Business District. Fifteen miles an hour shall be the maxinium speed on all streets or alleys in a business dis- trict in the City of Little Rock. A business district shall be the territory contiguous to a street in Little Rock when fifty per cent or more of the frontage thereon for the length of a city block or more is occupied by buildings in use for business. Section 16. Sp�eed�in Resident District. Twenty miles an hone shall be the maximum speed in a resident district as defined hereunder and in public parks in the City of Little Rock. A resident district shall be the territory contiguous to a street or alley not comprising • business district when the frontage on such street for a distance of • city block or more is mainly occupied by dwellings or by dwellings -4- and buildings in use for business. Section 17. Speed Under all Other Conditions. Thirty -five miles an hour shall be the maximum speed under- all other con&14 ions. -v6 Section 18, Exceeding Foregoing Limitations Unlawful, It shall be unlawful for any person to exceed any of the foregoing limitations. In every charge of violation of speed regulations the complaint and the summons or r_otiae to appear shall state the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven also the speed which would have been lawful at the time and place of such alleged violation. Section 19. Fhen Speed Limits Not A_ p_ plicable. The speed limita- tions set forth in this ordinance shall not apply to vehicles when operated with due regard for safety under the direction of the police in ikee or apprehension of violators of the law or of persons charged with or suspected of any such violation, nor to fire department or fire patrol vehicles when traveling in response to a fire alarm, nor to public or private ambulances when traveling in emergencies. This exemption shall not however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of a reckless disregard of the safety of others. lei l Section 20. Railam ro ad warning Signals Must Be Obeyed_ -Then any person drivir-s a vehicle approaches a $tea, or electric rairay grade crossing -and a clearly visible and positive signal gives warningnf an i,,, '- :diate approach of a railway train or car, it shall be unlawful for the driver of the vehicle to fail to come to a complete stop before crossing such railroad crossing. Section 21. Driving or. Right Side of Street. Upon all streets of sufficient width the driver of a vehicle shall drive the same upon the right half of the street and shall drive a slow moving vehicle as closely as possible on the right edge of the curb of such street, unless it is impracticable to travel on such side of the street, and except when overtaking and passing other vehicles subject to limitations set forth in Sections 24, 252 26, 27, 28 and 29 of this ordinance. 7 Section 22. Keep to Right in Crossing Street Intersections or Street and Railroad Intersections. In crossing an intersection of streets or the intersection of a street and railroad right- of -w.ay, the driver of a vehicle shall at all times cause such vehicle to travel on the right half of the street unless such right side is obstructed or impassable. -15— Section 23. Meeting of Vehicles. Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, each giving to the other at least one -half of the main traveled portion of the road- way as nearly as possible. Section 24. Overtaking a Vehicle. The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at a safe distance to the left thereof, and shall not again drive to the right side of the street until sagely clear of such overtaken vehicle. Section 25. Overtaking of Vehicles Outside of Busine„ or aesidenoe District'. The driver of an overtaking motor vehicle not within a busi- ness or residence district as herein defined shall give audible warning with his horn or other warning device before passing or attempting to pass a vehicle proceeding in the same direction. Section 26. Passing on Left Side of Street. The driver of a vehicle shall not drive to the left side of the center line of a street in over- taking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be made in safety. Section 27. Passing a Vehicle on a Grade or Upon a Curve. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass another vehicle pro- ceeding in the same direction upon the crest of a grade or upon a curve of a street where the driver's view along the street is obstructed within a distance of 500 feet. Section 28. Passing a Vehicle at a Street Intersection or at any Steam or Electric Railway Grade Crossing. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass any vehicle proceeding in the same direction at any steam or electric railway grade croseing or at any intersection of streets unless permitted to do so by a traffic or police officer. Section 29. Overtaken Driver to Give Nay. The driver of a vehicle upon a street about to be overtaken and passed by another vehicle approaching from the rear shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on suitable and audible signal being given by the driver of the overtaking vehicle, and shall not increase the speed of -6- his,vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. Section 30. Following Too Closely. The driver of a motor vehicle �s shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and condition of the street. Section 31. Trucks Following Too Closely. The driver of any motor truck when traveling upon a street outside of a business or residence district shall not follow another motor truck within one hundred feet, but this shall not be construed to prevent one motor truck overtakir4; and passing another. �y 1 Section 32. Turning at Intersections. The driver of a vehicle intendzing to turn to the right at an intersection shall approach such intersection in the lane for traffic nearest to the right -hand side of the street, and in turning shall keep as closely as practicable to the right -hand curb or edge of the street, and when intending to turn to the left shall approach such intersection in the lane for traffic to the right of and nearest to the center line of the street and in turning shall pass beyond the center of the intersection, passing as closely as practicable to the right thereof before turning such vehicle to the left. Section 33. S_i nals on Stopping, Starting and Turning. The driver of any vehicle upon the street before starting, stopping or turning from a direct line shall first see that such movement can be made in safety and if any pedestrian may be affected by such movement shall give a clearly audible signal by sounding the horn, and whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement shall give a signal as required in this section plainly visible to the driver of such other vehicle of the intention to make such movement. -L, Section 34. Signals, How Dade. The signal required in Section 33 shall be given either by means of the hand and arm in the manner herein specified, or by an approved mechanical or electrical signal device, except that when a vehicle is so constructed or loaded. as to prevent the hand and arm signal from being visible both to the front and the rear, the signal shall be given by a device of a type which has been approved by the Police Department. -7- M.enever the signal is given by means of the hand and arm, the driver shall indicate his intention to start, stop, or turn by extend- ing the hand and arm horizontally from and beyond the left side of the vehicle. �1 Section 35. Right -of -way. When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right of gray to the vehicle on the right--- except-as otherwise provided in Sections 37, 38 and 39. Section 36. Vehicle Turning in Intersection to Have Right -of -Ray. The driver of a vehicle approaching but not having entered an inter- section shall yield the right of way to a vehicle within such inter- section and turning therein to the left across the line of travel of such first mentionedvehicle, provided the driver of the vehicle turning left has given a plainly visible signal of intention to turn as required in Section 33. Section 37. Pedestrian and Right -of -way. The driver of any vehicle upon a street within a business or residence district shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing such highway within any clearly r- marked crosswalk or any regular pedestrian crossing included in the t� prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at 434 t the end of a block, except at intersections where the movement of traffic is being reyalated by traffic officers or traffic direction devices. N Every pedestrian crossing a street within a business or residence dis- trict at any point other than a pedestrian crossing, cross -walk or U intersection shall yield the right of way to vehicles upon the street. ^� Section 38. vehicle entering the right of way Section 39. The driver of a � Private Drive and Right-of- t�way. The driver 'of a a public street from a private driveway shall yield to all vehicles approaching on such public street. Police and Fi a Department Vehicles Have Right -of -way. rehicle upon a street shall yield the right of way to police and fire department vehicles when the latter are operated upon official business and the drivers thereof soured audible signals by bell, siren or exhaust whistle. This ,provision shall not operate to relieve the driver of a police or fire department vehicle from the ditty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the street, IBIMM nor shall it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the conse- quence of an arbitrary exercise of such right of way. e v Section 40. Duty on Approach of Police and Fire 2epgrtment Vehicles. Upon the approach of any police or fire department/ g v ng audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle, the driver of �every other vehicle shall i=mmediately drive the sate to a position as near as possible end parallel to the right hand edge or curb of the street, clear of any intersection of streets, and shall stop and remain in such position un- less otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer until the police or fire department vehicle shall have passed. Section 41. Following Fire Department Vehicles. It shall be unlaw- ful for -the driver of any vehicle other than one on official business to follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet or to drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. Section 42. Passing Street Cars. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass upon the left any street car proceeding in the same direction, whether actually in motion or temporarily at rest, when a travela.'ale portion of the street exists to the right of such street car. Section 43. Stopping Behind Street Car. The driver of a vehicle overtaking any street car stopped or about to stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passenger, shall bring such vehicle to a full stop at least ten feet in the rear of such street car and remain stationary until any such passenger has boarded such car or reached the adjacent sidewalk, except where safety zones have been established, or at an intersection where traffic is controlled by an officer or a traffic stop - and -go signal, vehicles need not be brought to a full stop 'before passing any such railway or street car, but may proceed past such car at a speed not greater than is reasonable or proper and in no event great- er than ten miles an hour and with due caution for the safety of the pedestrians. i.o Section 44. Parking Near Fire Hydrant, Private Driveway, or Street Intersection. No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon a street in front of a private driveway #or within fifteen feet of, a fire hydrant, or the entrance to a fire station nor within 25 feet from the intersection of curb lines, -9.. or if none, then within fifteen feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of streets. Section 45. Engines Stopped and Brakes Set on Park er d Cars. No person having control of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any street unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopphe motor of said vehicle, and when standing upon any grade without turning the front wheels of such vehicle to the curb or side of the street. Section 45. Duty to Stop in Event of Accident. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to property shall imuLiediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident. 2:5 Section 47. Driver to Give Jrfor_nation of Accident and Assam ist InjLured. The driver of any vehicle involved in any accident resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to any property shall also give his name, address, the registration number of his vehicle and exhibit his chauffeur's license to the person struck or the driver or occupants of any vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the carrying of such person to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment if it is ap- parent that such treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person. Section 48. Duty to Report Accidents. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or property damage to the extent of $50.00 or more shall within twenty —four hours report such accident to police headquarters. ,�- Section 49. Garage Keepers to Report Damaged Vehicles. The person -_.,,M in charge of any garage or repair shop in Little Rock to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in a serious accident or struck by any bullet shall report same to police headquarters within twenty —four hours after such motor vehicle is re- ceived, giving the engine number, registration number and the none and address of the owner or operator of such vehicle. f Section 50. Rubber Tires dust Be Intact. Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle moved on any street shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch above the edge of the flange of its entire circumference. Section 51. Driving Through Safety Zones. The driver of a vehicle shall not at any time drive through, across or over a safety zone. -10- a'} 'Section 58. Tires Not to have Blocks Cleats, Spikes, Etc. yo tire on a vehicle moved on a street in Little Rock shall have on its traction surface any block, stud, flange, cleat or spike or any other protuberances of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of there, except that it shat- be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having pro- tuberances which will not injure the streets and except also, that it shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid. 6 Section 53. Bra.. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a street in Lit-tie Rock shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels and so const2.cted. that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to the two ex- cept that a motorcycle need be equipped with only one brake. All such brakes shall be maintained in good working order. .-� Section 54. Horns and Warning Devices. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a street in Little Rock shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capacle of emitting sound audible under normal co:.- ditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet, and it shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use upon a vehicle any siren, exhaust, covpression or spark plug whistle or for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasoir- aple warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device. ,,...'' Section 56. Windshields 2dust Be Unobstructed. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle upon a. street in Little Rock with any sign, poster or other non- transarent material upon the front wind- shield, side wings, side or rear windows of such motor vehicle. Section 56, Windshield Wiper Required. Every windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle. -11- *fa Section 57. Yufflers Required. '1710 person shell drive a motor vehicle on a street in Little Rock unless such vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant o_aeration to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke. 1 Section 58. Vehicles Must Not Litter Street. No vehicle shall be MAIM- driven or moved on any street in Little Rock unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents fro %dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom. Section 59. �Phen Lights. Required. Every vehicle upon a street or j alley in Little Rock during the period from a kialf hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not suffio- ient light to render clearly discernible any person on the street at I, a, distanoe of 200 feet ahead, shall be equipped with lighted front and rear lamps. Section 80, Front Lights Required. Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle shall be equipped with two head lamps, no more and no less, at the front of and on opposite sides of the motor vehicle. Said lamps shall be so constructed, arranged and adjusted that they will at all times aild under normal atmospheric conditions and on a level street produce a driving light sufficient to render clearly discernible a person 200 feet ahead, but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light to per- sons in front of such vehicle. None of the main bright portion of the head lamp beams shall rise above a horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers parallel to the level street upon which the vehicle stands and in no case higher than forty -two inches, seventy -five feet ahead of the vehicle. Section fl. Fron # Lamps on bro orcycles. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at 'least one and not more than two head lamps whit , shall comply with Sections 59 and 60 of this ordinance. Section 62. R� L Every motor vehicle and. every trailer or semi- trailer which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall carry at the rear a lamp which exhibits a red or yellow light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of such vehicle and be so constructed and placed that the number plate carried on the rear of such vehicle shall_ under -12- like conditions be so illuminated by a white light as to be read from a distance of fifty feet to the rear of such vehicle. ,to Section. 63. Lamps on Bicycles. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a lighted lamp on the front thereof visible under normal atmos- pheric conditions from a distance of at least three hundred feet in front of such bicycle and shall also be equipped with a reflex mirror or lamp on the rear exhibiting a red or yellow light visible under like con- ditions from a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such bicycle. ,rg Section 64, Lights on Other Vehicles. All vehicles not heretofore in this ordinance required to be equipped with specified lighted lamps shall carry one or more lighted lamps or lantern displaying a white light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the front of such vehicle and displaying a yellow or red light visible under like conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear of such vehicle. Section 66. Lamps to Comply with State Highway Regulations. All lamps on all motor vehicles used in the City of Little Rock shall be of a type and construction approved by the Highway Commissioner of the State of Arkansas. Section 66, Violations Shall Be Misdemeanors. It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the pro- visions of this ordinance unless such violation is by this ordinance or other law of this state declared to be a, felony. Section 67. Penalties for Misdemeanors. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance for whidhh another penalty is not provided, shall. upon conviction (hereof be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by impris- onment in the municipal jail for not more than ten days; for a second such conviction within, one year thereafter such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the municipal jail for not more than twenty days, or both such fine and imprisonment; and,upon a third or subpequent conviction within one year after the first conviction such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the municipal l r , --13- jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 68. Appearance Upon Arrest for Misdemeanor. Whenever any person is arrested for a violation of any provision of this ordinance punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting officer shall take the name and address of such person and the license number of his motor vehicle and issue a sumplons or otherwise notify him in writing to appear at a time and place to be specified in such summons or notice, such time to be at least five days after such arrest unless the person.arrested shall demand an earlier hearing, and such person sY�all, if he so desir.es, have a right to a hearing at the next session} of the Juniaipal Court. Such II officer shall thereupon and upon the giving by s,*c'h -�ersor of his written promise to appear at such time and place forth,vith, relewse rim from custody. Any person so arrested refusing to wive. Mich writt6li promise to appear shall be taken immediately to Police I-Ileaddivarters. Any person arrested and charged with an offense causing or oontributLhg to ar. acoi- dent resulting in the injury or death to any person, or any persons charged With reckless driviz:gtor driving in excess of thirty miles per hour in a business or residence district, or in excess of forty -five miles per hour outside of a business or residence district, or any person charred with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs, or any person whore the arresting officer shall have good cause to believe has committed any felony, shall be brought immediately by the arresting officer to Police Headquarters. r Section 69. Violating 77ritten Promise to Appear Shall Be Misdemeanor. Any person wilfully violating his written promise to appear, given in accordance with Section 68 of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misde- meanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested. Section 70. Repealing. Sections 5, o, 71 8, 9, 10, 12, 131 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 332, 3, 37, 39, 40, 54, 57, 58, 591 60, 611 621 671 681 691 701, 79, 83, 90 and 101 of Ordinance 3913 are hereby repealed. All ordinanced and paxts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed and this ordinance shall take effect and be in .force from and after its passage. Passed: July 11, 1927. Attest: City Clerk. Approve ,,- or.