Chapter 10.16
TURNING MOVEMENTS

Sections:

10.16.010    Turning markers – Placement authority and driver obedience.

10.16.020    Restricted turn signs – Placement authority and driver obedience.

10.16.030    Right turns against stop signal – Prohibited where.

10.16.010 Turning markers – Placement authority and driver obedience.

A. The traffic engineer is authorized to place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the traffic engineer is authorized to allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law.

B. When authorized markers, buttons or other indications are placed within an intersection, indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the direction of such indications. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code §§ 13.35 and 13.36)

10.16.020 Restricted turn signs – Placement authority and driver obedience.

A. The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs, or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.

B. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right, left or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code §§ 13.37 and 13.38)

10.16.030 Right turns against stop signal – Prohibited where.

The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine those intersections within any business or residence district at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn against a red or stop signal, and shall erect proper signs giving notice of such prohibition. No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.39)