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ARTICLE I. Sec. 114-1. Adoption of state motor vehicle traffic laws.
The provisions of Title 27 (A.C.A. § 27-14-101 et seq.) relating to motor vehicles and the operation thereof, as amended, are hereby adopted and shall control the operation of motor vehicles, traffic signs, lights and directions, except as superseded, supplemented or repealed by the provisions of this chapter. The same shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city as if set forth in this chapter in full.
(Code 1973, § 32-1)
Sec. 114-2. State traffic signals.
All traffic signals installed by the state highway department under Job 9488 shall be maintained and operated by the city, at no cost to the state, on schedules and time settings provided by the highway department.
(Code 1973, § 32-2)
State law reference(s)--Traffic control devices generally, A.C.A. § 27-52-101 et seq.
Sec. 114-3. Penalties.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter except as otherwise specified shall be fined on conviction thereof as provided by section 1-9.
(Code 1973, § 32-12)
State law reference(s)--Penalties generally, A.C.A. § 27-51-102.
Sec. 114-4. Use of vehicle without owner's consent.
(a) No chauffeur or other person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle upon any street or highway in this city in the absence of the owner of the motor vehicle without the owner's consent.
(b) Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined a sum not exceeding $200.00, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 27-14-2208.
Sec. 114-5. U-turns prohibited upon any street in city.
No vehicle shall make a U-turn.
(Code 1973, § 32-3)
State law reference(s)--Turning, stopping and signalling, A.C.A. § 27-51-401 et seq.
Sec. 114-6. Racing on public highways.
Any person driving a motor vehicle or motor bicycle upon a public highway in this state in a race shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed in section 1-9.
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 27-50-309.
Sec. 114-7. Driving on sidewalk.
No person shall drive or park a vehicle on a sidewalk, except when crossing a sidewalk while entering or emerging from any premises.
(Code 1973, § 32-4)
Sec. 114-8. Funeral processions.
No vehicle shall pass along the side of or through a funeral procession or other procession authorized and policed, except when authorized and permitted by a police officer, except that this provision shall not apply to vehicles of the fire or police department.
(Code 1973, § 32-5)
Sec. 114-9. Warning by motorists to persons and animals on highway.
Upon approaching a person walking upon or along a public highway, or a horse or other draft animals being ridden, led or driven thereon, the operator of a motor vehicle or motor bicycle shall give reasonable warning of his approach and use every reasonable precaution to avoid injuring the persons or frightening the horses or other draft animals.
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 27-51-1406.
Sec. 114-10. Stopping for frightened horses.
(a) Whenever it shall appear that any horse ridden or driven by any person upon any streets, roads and highways is about to become frightened by the approach of any motor vehicle, it shall be the duty of the person driving or conducting the motor vehicle to cause it to come to a full stop until the horse shall have passed and, if necessary, assist in preventing an accident.
(b) Any person convicted of violating this section shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $200.00.
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 27-51-1407.
Sec. 114-11. Vehicles with corrugated or lugged wheels.
No person shall drive, propel or pull over or across a paved street a motor driven or steam powered tractor, threshing equipment, well drill or well drill equipment, or other heavy engine or machinery with iron, iron corrugated, or iron lugged wheels, or a moving van or truck with chains on the wheel or wheels of same, or run, propel or pull a truck or van over such paved streets on the iron rim without tire or tires.
(Code 1973, § 32-6)
State law reference(s)--Rubber tires required, A.C.A. § 27-37-401; metal-studded tires restricted, A.C.A. § 27-37-501.
Sec. 114-12. Roller skates, bicycles, etc.; attaching to vehicle.
No person on roller skates, bicycle, tricycle, sled, toy wagon, minibike, cart or other like mode of conveyance shall catch hold of, or be in any manner attached to a moving vehicle.
(Code 1973, § 32-8)
Sec. 114-13. Pedestrians crossing at other than crosswalks.
(a) 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.
(b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
(e) No pedestrian shall cross Emma Avenue except within the marked crosswalk.
(f) Any pedestrian violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a violation and thereby subject to the penalties in section 1-9.
(Code 1973, § 32-9)
State law reference(s)--Pedestrians generally, A.C.A. § 27-51-1201 et seq.; similar provisions, A.C.A. § 27-51-1204.
Sec. 114-14. Following firefighting equipment; parking near fires.
(a) No person in charge of a vehicle shall follow a fire truck or equipment within a distance of 500 feet except vehicles of members of the fire department.
(b) No person, other than members of the fire department, shall park or stop a vehicle within 500 feet of a fire, or within 50 feet of a fire hydrant in the vicinity of a fire, or drive a vehicle over or across a hose being used by the fire department when connected or being spread for connection.
(Code 1973, § 32-11)
Cross reference(s)--Fire and fire prevention, ch. 46; offenses and miscellaneous provisions, ch. 74.
State law reference(s)--Following fire apparatus, A.C.A. § 27-51-902; crossing fire hoses prohibited, A.C.A. § 27-51-903.
Sec. 114-15. Bonus, discount, etc., to caretaker of another's vehicle.
(a) No chauffeur or other person having the care of a motor vehicle for the owner shall receive or take, directly or indirectly, any bonus, discount or other considerations for the purchase of supplies or parts for such motor vehicle or for work or labor done thereon by others.
(b) No person furnishing supplies or parts or work or labor shall give or offer any chauffeur or other persons having the care of a motor vehicle for the owner, either directly or indirectly, any bonus, discount or other considerations thereon.
(c) Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined a sum not exceeding $200.00, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 27-14-2209.
Sec. 114-16. One-way traffic.
(a) The alleys running east and west from Frisco Street on the east to Main Street on the west between Emma Avenue on the north and Meadow Street on the south, are declared to be one-way alleys, and vehicular traffic shall travel only from east to west thereon.
(b) The alley running east and west from Frisco Street on the east to Main Street on the west between Emma Avenue on the south and Johnson Street on the north is declared to be a one-way alley and vehicular traffic shall travel only from west to east thereon.
(c) The alleys running north and south between Frisco Street on the east to Main Street on the west and extending from Meadow Street on the South to Emma Avenue on the north or through part or parts of the above bounded area, are declared to be one-way alleys and vehicular traffic shall travel from north to south thereon.
(Code 1973, § 32-10)
State law reference(s)--Authority to set one-way streets, A.C.A. § 27-49-106(b)(4).
Sec. 114-17. Improper driving prohibited.
(a) Generally. No person shall drive any vehicle within this city carelessly, without due caution and circumspection, or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.
(b) Specific prohibited acts. No person, while operating a vehicle within the City of Springdale shall:
(1) Make improper or dangerous lane changes on streets or highways;
(2) Cut across private property, thereby avoiding intersections, stop signs, or stop lights;
(3) Drive in such a manner or at such a speed as to cause a skidding, spinning, or sliding of tires, or a sliding of the vehicle;
(4) Fail to keep the vehicle under control at all times;
(5) Fail to properly and adequately indicate the driver's intentions to turn, stop, or change lanes;
(6) Drive across a freshly painted street marking, when the same are marked by flags or traffic cones, or move or drive through barricades placed by the city or a public utility company in streets or alleys;
(7) Drive at a speed 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 highway or city street or other public way at a greater speed than will permit him to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
(8) Allow any person or animal to occupy the driver's seating area with the driver while the vehicle is in motion, so as to obscure the driver's vision or to interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle;
(9) Fail to keep a proper lookout for other vehicles or pedestrians.
(c) Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100.00.
(Ord. No. 2973, §§ 1--3, 2-22-00)
Sec. 114-18. Reserved.
Editor's note--Ord. No. 2799, adopted Jan. 27, 1998 repealed §§ 114-17 and 114-18 in their entirety. Formerly, §§ 114-17 and 114-18 pertained to cutting through parking lots or private property and careless driving and derived from §§ 32-15 and 32-16 of the 1973 Code. Ord. No. 2973, §§ 1--3, adopted Feb. 22, 2000, created a new section 114-17 as currently set out herein.
Secs. 114-19--114-40. Reserved.
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