Ordinance 2734 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • (c) Twenty (20) miles per hour in traveling upon an arterial highway and traversing an intersection with another public highway not an arterial highway, and the operator of another vehicle about to enter the intersection of such arterial highway thereat , shall have brought his vehicle to a complete stop as required by law before entering such arterial hiway. (d) Twenty (20) miles per hour while traveling upon any public highway and proceeding through any business dis- trict, when such business district is so sign posted at the extremities thereof. (e) Twenty (20) miles per hour when operating any vehicle upon a public highway of Everett when passing any school house on school days, or - school or public playgrounds between the hours of 8:00 A. h. and 5 :00 P. vL. , or when crossing any marked school crossing during such hours. Compliance with such speeds under the circumstances hereinabove set forth shall not relieve the operator of any vehicle from the further exercise of due care and caution as further circumstances shall require. The unlawful operation of a vehicle in excess of the maximum lawful speeds provided in this section, at the point of operation and under the circumstances described shall be prima facie evidence of the operation of a motor vehicle in a reckless manner by the operator thereof. All charges for the violation of any of the provisions of this section, every notice to appear, and eery complaint charging the violation of this section shall specify approximately the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have operated such vehicle , the maximum lawful speed at the point of operation and the reasonable and proper rate of speed applicable under the conditions existing at the point of operation. Section 9: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or • .-bleck the normal and reasonable movement of traffic at the point of operation thereof , except when a reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with any law, rule or regulation. Peace officers are hereby authorized to enforce this section by directions to vehicle operators, and it shallbe unlawful for any person to operate in wilful diobedience to the provisions of this section or refuse to comply with the directions of any peace officer relating thereto. Where any slow moving vehicle tends to congest traffic any peace officer may cause such vehicle to be removed from roadway and permit the congested traffic to be relieved. -6-