Providing the Administration and Enforcement of the Regulations Governing Traffic upon Public Streets, Establishing Traffic Engineer, A Traffic Bureau

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Section 14. CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO DESIGNATE CROSSWALKS, ESTABLISH SAFETY ZONES, AND MARK TRAFFIC LANES -- The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized:' 1. To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where in his opinion there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and at such other places as he may deem nedessary; 2. To establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians; 3. To mark lanes for traffic on state pavements at such places as he may deem advisable, consistent with the traffic ordinances of this city. Section 15. CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO MIRK NO LEFT TURNS AND PLACE MARKERS INDICATING METHOD OF TURNS. -- (a) The City 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. (b) The city traffic engineer is authorized to place markers buttons, or signs with in or adjacdnt to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such in- tersections, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be otherwise then that prescribed by law or ordinance. Section 16. CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO DESIGNATE DISTANCES WHERE PARKING WOULD BE HAZARDOUS OR DELAY TRAFFIC.— city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs distances not exceeding 100 feet at places where the stopping or parking of veh- icles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic. Section 17, EMERGENCY AND EXPERIMENTAL REGULATIONS.- - (a) The city traffic engineer, by and with the approval of the commanding officer of the traffic bureau, is hereby authorized and empowered to make regulations necessary to make effec- tive and provisions of the traffic ordinances of this city and to make and enforce temporary regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions. (b) The city traffic engineer, by and with the approval of the commanding officer of the traffic bureau, may snake temporary rules regulating traffic or test traffic control devices. under actual conditions of traffic. No such experimental rule regulating traffic shall remain in effect for more than 90 days. ARTICLE V Traffic Violations Department Section 24. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS DEPARTMENT CREATED. -- (a) The judge of the city court is hereby authorized to establish a traffic violations department to assist the court with the clerical work of traffic cases. The department shall be in charge of such person or persons and shall function during such hours as the city judge may designate. (b) The magistrate hearing traffic cases may designate the fines to be , the for first second, and third offenses which may be satisfied by payment of the same at the department, provided said fines are within the limits established as penalties for violations of the pro- visions of the traffic laws and regulations of this city. Section 25. DUTIES OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS DEPARTMENT.-- The following duties are hereby imposed upon the traffic violations department: 1. It shall accept fines which may be designated by the court, issue receipts and. re- present in court such violators as are permitted and desire to plead guilty, waive court appearance and give power of attorney. 2. It shall receive and issue receipts for cash bail from the persons who must or wish to be heard in court, enter the time of their appearance on the court docket and notify the arresting officer and witnesses, if any, to be present. 4.