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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 64ORUIXANCE NO. 64. An Ordinance Regulating Moving Travel and Traffic upon the Streets and Other Public PLaces of the City of Lodi and Providing a Punishment for any Violation Thereof. The Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi. do ordain as follows:- DEFINING TERMS USED. Sec.1-The following terns whenever used herein except as otherwise specifically indicated,shall be defined to have,and shall be held to include each of the meanings hereinbelow respectively set fOrih,and any such terns used in the singular number shall be held to include the plural. STHEET. Every avenue,boulevard,highway,road!nray,lane,alley,strip,path, square and place used by,or laid out for,the use of vehicles within the City of Lodi, CURB. The lateral boundaries of that portion of a street,design- ed or intended for the use of vehicles,whether marked by curb- ing constructed of stone,cement,concrete,or other inateria1,or not so marked, VEHICLE. Every wagon,hack,coacii,carriage,omnibuu,pus,push-cart,~icycle, tricycle,niotor-bicycle,automobile,or other conveyance,except baby carriages and children s play-wagons ,in what ever manner, or by whatever force or power the same may de driven,ridden or propelled,vrhich is or may be used for, or adapt,ed to pleasure riding,or transportation of passengers ,baggage, merchandise or freight ,upon any street; and every draft or riding animal, whether ridden,driven or led,exceptlng that an animal or animal@ attached to any vehicle,shall with such vehicle,constitute one vehicle;provided,however , that nothing herein contained shall be construed to affeot in any way the operations of railx-oads or . street railways ,upon any street ,vrliich said railroads or street- railways are expressly exempted i2Oa the provisions or" this Ordinance. MOVING POT the purposes of this Ordinance the term "Moving Travel TRAVEL ANqand Traffic"is intended to include vehicles in actual motion TRAFFIC I 'and also those which may be at rest upon the streets an8 those which are at rest and intended or expected to soon again be in motion. DRIVE CAREFULLY-CONSIDER OTHERS. Sec.2- Every person riding,driving,propelling or in charge of any vehicle upon any of the streets,shall ride,drive or propel such vehicle upon such streets in a careful manner and with due regard for the safety and Bonvenienae of pedestrians and all other vehicles upon such streets. TURN RIGHT.USX RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. Sec.3- Every person riding,driving,propelling,or in charge of any vehicle,upon meeting any other vehicle at any place upon any street,shall turn to the right,aIId,On all occasions when it is practicable so to do,shall travel on the right side of such street ,and near the right-hand curb thereof ,excepting when the . right-hand side of street is obstructed by teams,building or other materia1,or when street is closed for repairs;in such case the travel shall be as far away from the left hand curb as possible so a8 to allow other vohlcles to freely pass. Sec.4-Every person riding, cirivifij ,propelling, or in chmge of any vehicle upon any street having but two wheel tracks,Or well-beaten paths for vehicles,is heseby required,when practicable,to turn to the right and to surrender the left track upon meeting any vehicle going in the opposite direction, PASS TO THX LETT. Sec.5- Every person riding,driving,propeIling,or in charge of any vehicle upon any street ,shall, in overtaking any other vehicle,pass to the left of such vehicle,and the per- son in charge of such vehicle being so overtaken and passed shall give way to the extreme right to allow such vehicle to pass with safety. se SLOW VEHICLES CLOSE TO CURB. ,6-Every person riding,driving,propelling,or in charge of any vehicle moving slowly upon any street shall keep such vehicle as close as possible to the curb on the right,allawing more swiftly moving vehicles free passage on the left. LOOK BEFORE YOU TURN. Sec.7-Every person riding,driving,propeIling,or in charge of any vehicle upon any street,shall,before turning,stopping, or changing the course of such vehiole,first see that there is sufficient sgace,so that such movement can be made in safety and then shall give a plainly visible or audible sign,to persons in charge of such vehicles behind Lhem,of their inten- tion to make such !soveiflent ,except when followed by rapidly propelled vehicles in which event no turn shall be made until such vehicle shall have passed on the lefft. RULES FOR TURWING INTO STREET. Sec.8-Every person ridinE,driving,propellng,or in charge of any vehicle upon any street shall,in turning to the right into another street,turn the corner as naax the right hand curb as possible. Sec.9-Every person ridin,n,drivinE,pr~pelling,or in charge of any vehicle upon any street,shall,,in turning to the left into another street,pass to the right/and beyond the center of the stseet intersection before turning. of HEAD '!JITH THE TRAFFIC. Sec.10-Every person ridirig,driving,propelling,or in charge of any vehicle crossing from one side of any street to the other side thereof,shall make such crossing by turnine; to the leffso as to head in the same direction as the traffic on that side of the street toward which such crossing is made. Sec.12-No person riding,driving,propelling,or in charge of any vehicle,shall stop the same upon any street with the left side of such vehicle toward,or along,the curb,or within twenty feet of a fire hyrant or street crossing. Sec.12- No person riding,driving,propeIling,or in charge I of any vehicle shall stop such vehicle upon any street except as close to the curb as practicable,unless such stop shall- be mad.e in case of emergency or for the purpose of allowing another vehicle or pedestrian to cross its path,and no vehicle shall remain in front of the front entrance to any business, home for longer than one hour. I DON'T BACK TO CURB. Sec.13- No person riding,drivingi,propelling or in charge of any vehicle upon any street shall allow s,uch vehicle to remain backed up to the curb,except when such vehicle is being actually loaded or unloaded,except as hereinafter provide&. I RIGHTS OF WAY. Sec.14- Every person ridin~,driving,propelling or in charge of any vehicle in moving on a street ruining in a general northerly and southerly direction shall have the right of way over vehicles going on streets running in a general easterly and westerly direction;and ev$y person riding,drivin~,propelling or in charge of any vehicle going on such easterly and westerly streets shall allow such vehicles so going upon such northerly and southerly streets such right of way. L SPECIAL VEHICLXS-RIQHTS OF WAY. Sec.15- The officers and firenen of the Fire Department ,and their apparatus of all kirids,w?Ien going to,or on duty at,or Teturning from a fire,and all ambulances,vfhether of a private or public . character ,and all other vehicles when emgloyed in carrylng sick or injure& persons to hospitals or other places of relief or treatment shall have the right of llvay Over all vehicles or persons cn any xk street and through any prosession,except other vehicles carrying the United Btates mail; and,wlien the Fii-e Department is responding to an alan,all vehicles shall come to a standstill along the right curb in direction being travelgded. by such vehicles until- the vehicles of the Fire Department shall have passed,and no vehicle shall stop on any cross streets excepting close to the curb and far enough away from the intersecting street to allow the vehicles of the Fire Departrnent to safely turn. KEEP FOUR FEET FROM STREET OARS. Sec.16- Every person riding,driving ,propelling ,or in charge or any vehicle upon any street ,shall keep such vehicles at leas% four feet Prom the running board or lowest step of any street car which is stopping for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers;and if,by reason of the presence of vehicles at the place where such car is stopping,or by reason of the narrowness of the street,or for any other reason,it is not possible to preserve such distance of four feet from such running board or lowest step,as herein prescribed,then such person shall stop such vehicle until such car shall have taKen on or discharged its passengers and again started. Sec.17-Every person ih charge of any draft animal attach- ed to a vehicle backed up to the curb uDon any street,shall turn and keep such ariima3 turned at right angles to such vehicle and in the direction which the traffic upon that sidg of the street is moving. AUTOS,ETC. ,MUST HAVE HORN OR SELL. Sec,l8TIt shall be unlavsful for any person t drive or d propel any bicycle,tricycle,~~olocipede,motor bicycle,aQto- mobile or any other riding machine or horseless vehicl$ipon the streets without havinz attached to such bicycle,tricycle, vclosipede,motor-blc~cl~~,or automobile,a gong,bell or horn , in good wo‘rking order and of proper size and character suf- ficient to give’warning of the approaeh of such vehicles to pedestrians,and to riders and drivers of other vehicles,and to persons entering or leaving the street oarsosaid gong,bell or horn shall be of such size only as may be necessary Lo give such warning and shall not be sounded except when necessary to give such warning. NO SIRENS OR LOUD HORNS, Sec.19-It shall be unlawf’ul for any person operating vehicles described within Section 18 of this Ordinance to use thereon,while traveling through the streets,any instrument for the purpose of giving a warning which shall produce a sound of an unusually loud,annoying or distressing character, or such that will tend to frighten pedestrians or animals,it being the intention of this section to prohibit the use of so- called ftSirenstf or similar instruments for the purpose of pro-, ducing unusually loud,or distressing or annoying sounds. I Sec.2O-It shall be unlawful for any person riding on the streets upon a bicycle or any similar vehicle,to travel so closely in the make of any vehicle in such a manner as to imperil. life or limb,or to travel so closely in the wake of said moving vehicle as not to give the follming vehicle ample room in which to stop or turn out in case the preceding vehicle comes to a sudcien stop. RULES FOR AUTOMOI3ILE MOTORS. Sec.21- It shall be unlawful for any person operating a self propelled vehicle wpon the stroets,to permit the motors of same to opsrate in such a manner as to visibly emit an m- duly great amount of steam,smoke,products of combustion from exhaust pipes or other pipes or openings,or to operate or staid such vehicle upon the streets ntlless such vehicle 1s pro- vid%d with some suitable applzance to prevent oil or gasoline from lsaking upon the street. KEEP MUFFLERS CLOSED. Sec.22-1t.shall be unlawful for any person operating a self-propelled vehicle upon the streets to permit the pipes, ftmufflerstt or other devices,to emit the sounds of exhaust in a loud and annoying manner;it being the intention of this sec- tion to compel the operation of such self-propelled vehicles’ in as noiseless a manner as possible. NO DRIVERS UNDER 18.-EXCEPTIONS. Sec.23-It shall be unlawful fbr any person under the age of 18 years to operate upon the streets any automobile or other form of motor vehicle unless such person shall have procured a permit in writing for such privilege from the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi;provided,however,that no permission shall be granted to any person under 16 years of age;provided, further,that a11 persons to whom permits ~:iay,or have been granted must always carry such permits and present same for inspection to any regularly authorized officer or official of the City of Lodi when requested so to do;provided,further, that this section shall apply only to the drivers or operators of automobiles or other forms of motor vehicles. Sec.24- It shall be unlawful for any person to drive upon the streets any unduly dangerous or partially ltbrokenn animal or to use the said streets for $he purpose of ttbreakingt'animals, it being the intention of this section to aefine the words ttbroRenlt and ttbreaking"fto the acts of accustoming animals to ' saddle and harness for the purpose of subjection. ~ - LAMP ON MOTOR CYCLES. Sec.25- It shall be unlawful for any person to Operate upon the streets,during the period from onehalf hour after sun- I set to one-half hour before sunrise,any motorbicycle,or simi- lar vehicle,unless said motor-bicycle or similar vehicle is provided with at least one lighted lanp showing a white light visible within a reasonable distance in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding. PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR VIOLATIONS. SeC.26-Any person who shall vialate the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guil2y of a misdemeanor,and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exaeeding three hundred dollars,or by imprisonment not enoeeding three monthsior by both such fine and imprisonment, Sec.27-All 0rCtirimii:eu and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Sec.28- This Ordinanoe bs hereby declaced,to be an ord-inanoe fqr the imgdiate preservation of the public, peace,health and safety,and shall take effect immediately after its Passage,ap- proval and publicat ion. ~., . .. . . . . . .... . Sec.29.- The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and approval of this ordinance,and shall cause the same to be published once in the Lodi Sentine1,a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi. I hereby approve and sign the foregoing ordinance this 18th. day of November,l912. President'of-the Board of Trustees of the City of Lod1,California. I,J.M.MCMahon,City Clerk of the City of Lodi,do hereby certify that the foregoing f&Tlinance No.64 was read and introduced for passage on Nov.4,lS12,and was thereafter on Nov.ll,l912,read and amended,and was thereaftker on Nov.18,1912,duly passed and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees C.A.Black,J.M.Blodgett,F.O.Hale and G.E.La1Nrence. Noes: Trustee C.A.Rich. Absent: None. And I further certify that said Ordinance N0.64 was approved and signed by the President of the Board of Trustees on said day of November ,1912. c . 3 ,- , . "