Yreka Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Obedience to Traffic Regulations

It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this title.

(Ord. 302 § 51, 1956).

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order of a police officer or fire department official when directing traffic.

(Ord. 302 § 52, 1956).

The provisions of this title shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, this state, or any county or city, and it is unlawful for any driver to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise permitted in this title or by state statute.

(Ord. 302 § 54, 1956).

(a) The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the police or fire department, any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle or private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.

(b) The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his willful disregard of the safety of others,

(c) The provisions of this title regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail.

(Ord. 302 § 55, 1956)