10.52.420 - Unattended motor vehicle.

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any perceptible grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the roadway.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.600), 1970).

10.52.425 - Limitations on backing.

(a)

The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.

(b)

The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any limited access highway.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.605), 1970).

10.52.430 - Riding on motorcycles.

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 such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator: provided, however, that the motorcycle must contain foot pegs of a type approved by the Equipment Commission.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.610), 1970).

10.52.435 - Motorcycles—Maximum height for handlebars.

No person shall operate on a public highway a motorcycle in which the handlebars or grips are more than fifteen inches higher than the seat or saddle for the operator.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.611), 1970).

10.52.440 - Motorcycles—Both feet not to be on same side.

No person shall ride a motorcycle in a position where both feet are placed on the same side of the motorcycle.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.612), 1970).

10.52.445 - Obstructions to driver's view or driving mechanism.

(a)

No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(b)

No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such a position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.615), 1970).

10.52.450 - Opening and closing vehicle doors.

No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side adjacent to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle adjacent to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.620), 1970).

10.52.455 - Riding in trailers.

No person or persons shall occupy any trailer while it is being moved upon a public highway, except a person occupying a proper position for steering a trailer designed to be steered from a rear-end position.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.625), 1970).

10.52.460 - Coasting prohibited.

(a)

The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.

(b)

The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.630), 1970).

10.52.465 - Following fire apparatus prohibited.

The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.635), 1970).

10.52.470 - Crossing fire hose.

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

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6351), 1970).

10.52.475 - Fire zone existence.

A fire zone, as defined in Section 10.16.280 of this title, shall remain in existence about the scene of every fire until such time as the chief of the fire department, or his authorized agent, shall declare the emergency passed.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6352), 1970).

10.52.480 - Removal of obstructions in fire zone.

The chief of the fire department, or his authorized agent, shall have authority to remove from the fire zone obstructions, including vehicles, that are obstructions to the extinguishment of fires.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6353), 1970).

10.52.485 - Fire zone—Traffic operations.

All traffic, vehicular and pedestrian, within a fire zone shall stop in a safe place, and it is unlawful for any person to move, operate, or start to move or operate any vehicle except upon orders of the sheriff or chief of fire department or their authorized agents.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6354), 1970).

10.52.490 - Fire zone entry.

It is unlawful to enter a fire zone or to stop, stand or park in such a manner as to hinder the apparatus of the fire department in entering or leaving any fire zone.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6355), 1970).

10.52.495 - Fire lines established.

During any emergency requiring the services of a fire department, the chief or his authorized agent is authorized to establish fire lines on a public road or private property by roping off same, or by stationing a fireman in uniform, or a peace officer to direct traffic, and it is unlawful for any person to disregard or fail to obey the orders of the fireman, or peace officer, or to run over the rope or to operate any vehicle inside fire lines.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6356), 1970).

10.52.500 - Barricading hazardous area.

The chief of a fire department, or his authorized agent, shall, when the walls of a burned building are unsafe or in such condition as to endanger traffic on a public road, or when any pole, chimney, spire, steeple, electric wire or other thing or object endangers human life or property on the public roads adjacent thereto and place suitable signs marked "Danger" about same, or red lights at night, and it shall be unlawful for any person to remove, mutilate, tear down or otherwise damage any sign, fence, wall or rope, or to walk, or to drive, operate or move any vehicle inside the lines, fences or walls.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6357), 1970).

10.52.505 - Throwing or depositing glass, etc., on high-way prohibited—Removal.

(a)

No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon such highway.

(b)

Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.

(c)

Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.645), 1970).

10.52.510 - Throwing or dropping glass or debris, etc., upon or along highways, parks, beaches or waters—Penalty—Suspension of penalty conditioned upon removal of debris.

(a)

It is unlawful for any person to throw or drop any glass object, debris, or any waste from any moving vehicle, upon or along the right-of-way of any public highway, or in any public park or upon any public beach, or into waters less than ten feet in depth immediately adjacent to any public beach, except into a receptacle or litter container.

(b)

Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any fine or penalty may be suspended upon the condition that the violator pick up and remove from any public street or highway or right-of-way, or public beach or public park, any or all debris and waste deposited thereon by prior users. The extent of the area to be so policed shall be within the discretion of the court.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.650), 1970).

10.52.515 - Permitting escape of load materials.

No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any public highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in the cleaning or maintaining of such roadway by public authority having jurisdiction. Any person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped, which would constitute an obstruction or injure a vehicle or otherwise endanger travel upon such public highway shall immediately cause the public highway to be cleaned of all such glass or objects.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.655), 1970).

10.52.520 - Carrying persons or animals on outside part of vehicle.

It is unlawful for any person to transport any living animal on the running board, fenders, hood, or other outside part of any vehicle unless suitable harness, cage or enclosure be provided and so attached as to protect such animal from falling or being thrown therefrom. It is unlawful for any person to transport any persons upon the running board, fenders, hood or other outside part of any vehicle, except that this provision shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.660), 1970).

10.52.525 - Embracing another while driving.

It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this county when such person has in his or her embrace another person which prevents the free and unhampered operation of such vehicle. Any person so doing is guilty of reckless driving.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.665), 1970).

10.52.530 - Driving with wheels off roadway.

It is unlawful to operate or drive any vehicle or combination of vehicles over or along any pavement or gravel or crushed rock surface on a public highway with one wheel or all of the wheels off the roadway thereof, except for the purpose of stopping off such roadway, or having stopped thereat, for proceeding back onto the pavement, gravel or crushed rock surface thereof.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.670), 1970).

10.52.535 - Causing or permitting vehicle to be unlawfully operated.

It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, in employing or otherwise directing the operator of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon any public highway in any manner contrary to the law.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.675), 1970).

10.52.540 - Lowering passenger motor vehicle below legal clearance.

It is unlawful to operate any passenger motor vehicle which has been modified from the original design so that any portion of such passenger vehicle other than the wheels has less clearance from the surface of a level roadway than the clearance between the roadway and the lowermost portion of any rim of any wheel the tire on which is in contact with such roadway.

Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.680), 1970).

10.52.545 - Leaving children unattended in standing vehicle while motor running.

It is unlawful for any person, while operating or in charge of a vehicle, to park or wilfully allow such vehicle to stand upon a public highway or in a public place with its motor running, leaving a minor child or children under the age of sixteen years unattended therein.

Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6851), 1970).

10.52.550 - Attempting, aiding, abetting, coercing, committing violations.

Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared by this title to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as principal, agent, or accessory, is guilty of such offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcefully, or wilfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits or directs others to violate any provisions of this title is likewise guilty of such offense.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.6951), 1970).

10.52.555 - Parent or guardian not to authorize or permit violation by child or ward.

The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.700), 1970).

10.52.560 - Violation of Sections 10.52.565—10.52.590 deemed misdemeanor—Effect of regulations.

(a)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in Sections 10.52.565 through 10.52.590

(b)

These regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to those exceptions stated herein.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.750), 1970).

10.52.565 - Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.

Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except as to special regulations in Sections 10.52.560 through 10.52.590 and except as to those provisions of this chapter by which their nature can have no application.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.755), 1970).

10.52.570 - Riding on bicycles.

(a)

A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.

(b)

No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.760), 1970).

10.52.575 - Clinging to vehicles.

No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.765), 1970).

10.52.580 - Riding on roadways and bicycle paths.

(a)

Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

(b)

Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

(c)

Wherever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.770), 1970).

10.52.585 - Carrying articles on bicycles.

No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.775), 1970).

10.52.590 - Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.

(a)

Every bicycle when in use during the hours of darkness as defined in Section 10.40.020 shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the State Commission on Equipment which shall be visible from all distances from fifty feet to three hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.

(b)

Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

(Res. 78 § 1 (46.61.780), 1970).