Ordinance 3522 - Laserfiche WebLink

as to constitute an immediate hazard. A motorist proceeding past such a sign with a resultant collision or other interferances with traffic on the intersecting street shall be prima facie evidence that the motorist had not obeyed the sign and yielded the right- of-way as provided by this statute. Section 2: That Section 27 of Ordinance No. 3211 be, and it is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 27: TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTS AND SIGNALS; and FREE RIGHT HAND TURNS. (1) Whenever, at any point traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting, the words "go", "caution" or "stop", or exhibiting different colored lights successively, the following words or colors shall be used and shall indicate as follows: (A) Green alone or "go": Vehicles facing such signal may pro- ceed through the section of traffic control or turn right or left, unless a sign at such point indicates such turns are prohibited. Such vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully in the intersection controlled area at the time such signal is exhibited and shall permit them to proceed from the controlled area. It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to enter or cross the roadway in that portion of the controlled area through which vehicles are directed to proceed by such exhibited green light or such word "go". (B) Yellow alone or the word "Caution" when shown following green or "Go" signal: Vehicular traffic facing the signal is there- by warned that the red or Stop signal shall be exhibited immediately thereafter, and such vehicular traffic shall not enter or be crossing the intersection when the red or Stop signal is exhibited. Ped- estrians facing such signal are thereby advised that there is in- sufficient time to cross the roadway and shall wait for the next "Go" signal for them to proceed. (C) Red alone or "Stop": Traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest vehicle or pedestrian allocated portion. of the controlled area or at such other point as may be indicated by a clearly visible line or other marker, and shall remain standing as long as such traffic control signal shall exhibit red or the word "Stop". Pedestrians may cross the roadway within any marked or un- marked crosswalk within that portion of the controlled area at the entrance to which vehicles are directed to stop and remain stand- ing by the exhibited red light or word "Stop". (2) The operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection on the public streets which is controlled by a traffic control signal using the colors green, yellow and red or simply green and red, may, when said traffic control light is red, and when there has been installed a sign reading "After Stcp, Right Turn Permitted on Red" proceed to the right into said intersection for the purpose of making a right hand turn, provided that said operator shall FIiST,reduce speed of his vehicle or stop such vehicle if necessary to yield the right-of-way to all traffic on the intersection street which is proceeding through said intersection upon the green light upon said intersection street; and SECOND, yield right-of-way to - 2 -