Title XIX, MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION

300.285. Emerging from alley, driveway or building. — The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any a…

300.290. Stop when traffic obstructed. — No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or…

300.295. Obedience to signal indicating approach of train. — 1. Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet…

300.300. Following emergency vehicle prohibited. — The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any emergency vehicle traveling in response to an emergency call closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block whe…

300.305. Crossing fire hose. — No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. ­­-…

300.310. Driving through funeral or other procession. — 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 ordinance. This pro…

300.315. Driving in procession. — Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 445 § 64)

300.325. When permits required for parades and processions. — No funeral, procession or parade containing two hundred or more persons or fifty or more vehicles except the forces of the United States Army or Navy, the military forces of this state and the forces of the police and …

300.330. Vehicle shall not be driven on a sidewalk — prohibition on obstruction of bicycle lanes — drivers to yield to bicycles in designated bicycle lanes. — The driver of a motor vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except as a permanent or temporary driveway. A des…

300.335. 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. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 445 § 68)

300.340. Opening and closing vehicle doors. — 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 traffi…

300.345. Riding on motorcycles, additional passenger, requirements. — 1. A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless…

300.347. Riding bicycle on sidewalks, limitations — motorized bicycles prohibited. — 1. No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district. 2. Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestria…

300.348. All-terrain vehicles, prohibited — exceptions, operation of all-terrain vehicles under an exception — prohibited uses — penalty. — 1. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 300.010, upon the streets and highways of this city, except as foll…

300.350. Riding bicycles, sleds, roller skates, by attaching to another vehicle, prohibited — pulling a rider behind vehicle prohibited. — No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any veh…

300.355. Controlled access. — No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 445 § 72)

300.360. Railroad trains not to block streets. — It shall be unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of any railroad train to direct the operation of or to operate the same in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period of time…

300.365. Driving through safety zone prohibited. — No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 445 § 79)

300.370. Pedestrians subject to traffic control devices. — Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals as heretofore declared in sections 300.155 and 300.160 of this ordinance, but at all other places pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the res…

300.375. Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks. — 1. When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk …

300.380. Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks. — Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 445 § 83)

300.385. Crossing at right angles. — No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a crosswalk. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 445 § 84)

300.390. When pedestrian shall yield. — 1. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. 2. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway …

300.395. Prohibited crossing. — 1. Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a crosswalk. 2. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk in any business district. 3. No pe…

300.400. Obedience of pedestrians to bridge and railroad signals. — 1. No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge or approach thereto beyond the bridge signal, gate, or barrier after a bridge operation signal indication has been given. 2. No pedestrian shall pass through…

300.405. Pedestrians walking along roadways. — 1. Where sidewalks are provided it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway. 2. Where sidewalks are not provided any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall when practicable walk only …

300.410. Drivers to exercise highest degree of care. — Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of sections 300.155 to 300.410, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise the highest degree of care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by so…

300.411. Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle. — The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, as defined in section 300.010, shall leave a safe distance when passing the bicycle, and shall maintain clearance …

300.415. Standing or parking close to curb. — Except as otherwise provided in sections 300.415 to 300.435, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within…

300.420. Signs or markings indicating angle parking. — 1. The city traffic engineer shall determine upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets but such angle parking shall not be indicated upon any federal-aid or state highway within th…

300.425. Obedience to angle parking signs or markers. — On those streets which have been signed or marked by the city traffic engineer for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or …

300.430. Permits for loading or unloading at an angle to the curb. — 1. The city traffic engineer is authorized to issue special permits to permit the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and condit…

300.435. Lamps on parked vehicles. — 1. Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of f…

300.440. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited. — 1. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall: (1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle: (a) On the r…

300.445. Parking not to obstruct traffic. — No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic. ­­-------- (L. 1…

300.450. Parking in alleys. — No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehic…

300.455. Parking for certain purposes prohibited. — No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of: (1) Displaying such vehicle for sale; or (2) Repair such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 445 § 121)

300.460. Parking adjacent to schools. — 1. The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazar…

300.465. Parking prohibited on narrow streets. — 1. The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs when the width of th…

300.470. Standing or parking on one-way streets. — The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs upon the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles, and when such signs are in place, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon …

300.475. Standing or parking on one-way roadways. — In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs…

300.480. No stopping, standing or parking near hazardous or congested places. — 1. The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places not exceeding one hundred feet in length in which the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles wou…

300.485. City traffic engineer to designate curb loading zones. — The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during w…

300.490. Permits for curb loading zones. — The city traffic engineer shall not designate or sign any curb loading zone upon special request of any person unless such person makes application for a permit for such zone and for two signs to indicate the ends of each such zone. The …

300.495. Standing in passenger curb loading zone. — 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 curb loading zone during hours when the regula…

300.500. Standing in freight curb loading zones. — 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 freight curb loading zone during h…