CHAPTER 14. TRAFFICCHAPTER 14. TRAFFIC\Article 2. Local Traffic Regulations

The governing body may, by resolution, establish and fix the location of such traffic control devices as may be deemed necessary to guide and warn traffic under the provisions of this chapter, other traffic ordinances and the state laws. The city shall place and maintain such traffic control signs, signals and devices when and as may be required by the authority of the governing body to make effective the provisions of this chapter and other ordinances for the regulation of traffic. Any official traffic control device placed pursuant to this section shall be marked and labeled on a map of the City of St. Francis for the purpose of displaying all such traffic control devices and shall be filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours of business.

(Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

No person shall operate or halt any vehicle in such a manner as to indicate a careless and heedless disregard of the rights or the safety of others, or in such a manner as to endanger, or to be likely to endanger, any person or property. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished therefore by a fine of not less than $50, nor more than $250.

(Ord. 385, Sec. 15-102; Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to ride any motorcycle upon any sidewalk in the city.

(Code 1978, 14-105; Code 1994; Code 2003; Code 2015)

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to ride any bicycle upon the sidewalk located on Washington Street between Denison Street and Adams Street.

(Code 2003; Code 2015)

It shall be unlawful for any person, while operating a vehicle on Washington or College city streets to make a J-turn. A J-turn is defined as either making a left-hand turn across an on-coming lane or lanes of traffic in order to park at or pull adjacent to the opposite curb from the original direction of travel or backing up from a parked position across an adjacent lane or lanes of traffic to proceed in a direction to the right of the original parked position. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in an amount not less than $10, nor more than $50, along with the assessment of court costs.

(Ord. 555; Code 2015)