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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)

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