Regulating Traffic Upon the Public Streets of the City of South Bend

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AN ORDINANCE RB1GULATIIIG TRAFFIC UPON THIS PUBLIC STREETS OF TIP CITY 0:;' SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ,MID „LL OTIER (%RDI:1ANCES AND SECTIONS OF CRD:C " ?A ICliS IN CONA FLICT HIM101IT11. It is Ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: ARTICLE I. ords and i'hrases Defined. Sec. 1. "Definition of !`cords and Phrases. " - -Tho following words and phrases when used in this ordinance shall for the purpose of this ordinance have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this article. SUBDIVISI014 I._.VL11ICLES, TRAFFIC, ETC., DEFINED - Sec. 2 (a) "Vehicle. -- :;very device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or tiny be transported or dra':7n upon a highway, except devides moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (b) "Motor Vehicle. "-- j�ver,,r vehicle which is self- propelled and every ve- hicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley - 1,1res, but not operated upon rails. (c) "Authorized emergency vehicle. "-- Vohicles of the fi:e department (fire patrol), police vehicles and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal departments or public service corporations as are designated or authorized by the chief of police of th;.s city. sec. 3. (a) "Railroad. " - -A carrier of )ersons or property upon cars, other than street cars, operated upon st-.tionary rails. (b) "Railroad train. "__I, steam engino, electric or otlior motor, with or with- out cars coupled thereto, operated upon r,:ils, except streetcars. (c) "Street car. " -_r. car other than a railroad train for transporting per- sons or property %nd operated upon rails principally within n municipality. Sec. 4. "Traff- .c. "__i'edestrians, ridden or }:girded animals, vehicles, street cars and other conveyances either singly or together while usinf, any street for purposes of travel. Sec. §, "Right -of- way. "__y}e prtvilego of the irr,ed.late use of roadway, Sec. 6. (a) "Stop" - -l_hen re(;uired means complete cessation of movement. (b) "Stop or Stopping. "__'.:hen prohibited -cans any stoppin of a vehicle except when necess r.1 to void conflict *.vith other traffic or .n compliance With the direction o° a ,aolice officer or traffic control sign or signal. F (c) "Standing.°- -Any stopping, o:P a vehicle, whether occupied or note 12