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ORDINANCE NO. 576 _~-;:IO-
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES AND HIGHWAYS
OF TH'G CITY OF BOZEW..AN, MONTANA. AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 540 AND ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
I BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION I.
Wherever in this Ordinanoe the following terms are used, they shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS. Those streets and avenues set out and designated by the
Commission as Arterial Highways wherein any person when driving or operating a
vehicle upon any crossover or interseoting street must first bring his vehicle
which he is driving to a complete stop immediately before entering or upon
crossing such street or avenue. (See Seo.56)
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Vehicles of the Fire Department, Police
vehicles and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal departments or
public servioe corporations as are designated or authorized by the City :Manager.
CROSSWALK. That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the pro-
longation of curb and property lines at intersections, or any other portion of 'a
,I roadway clearly indioated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on
the surface.
DISTRICTS.
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Business Distriot. All that part or parts of Bozeman on Main Street trom
Buttonwood to Eighth Avenue; on Babcock from Rouse Avenue to Third.; on Mendenhall
from Rouse to Grand Avenue; and all inter:V'ening avenues and alleys.
Residenoe'District. All that part or parts of the .City of Bozeman not
included in Business District.
INTERSECTION. The area embraced" wi thin the prmlongation of the' lateral curb
lines, or, if none, then, the la~eral boundary lines of two or more streets or .,
highways which join one another at an. angle, whether or not one such street or
highway crosses the other.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle ,as herein defined, which is self-pr9pelled.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNS. All signs, markings and devices, other than signals,
" not inconsistent with this Ordinanoe, plaoed or ereo~ed. by authority of a
I public body or offioial having jurisdiotion, for the purpose of guiding, directing,
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warning or regulating- traffic.
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OPERATOR. Any person who is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
~ ,PARKING. The standing of a v.hiel. ,whether_,occupied or not, upon a roadway,
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otherwise than temporarily, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading, or in obedience to traffic regulat"ions or traffic signs
or signals.
PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot..
POLICE OFFICER. Every o~ficer of the Municipal Police Depa~tment or any officer
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RIGHT OF WAY. The privilege o~ the immediate use of street or highway.
authorized to direot or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violat.ions of
traffic regulations.
PRIV:&TE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. Every road or driveway not open to the use of
the public for purposes of vehioular travel. I
ROADWAY, The portion of a street or highway between the regularly est-
ablished curblines or that part devoted to vehicular traffic.
SAFETY ZONE. The area or space officially set apart within a roadway
for the exclusive use of pedestrians and whic~ is protected or is so marked
or indi~ated by adequate signs aB<tobe plainly visible at all t:ffies while
set apart as a safety zone.
SIDEWALK, The portion of a street between the curb lines and the ad-
jacent property lines.
STREET OR HIGH\VAY. Every way set apart for public travel, except foot-
paths.
TRAFFIC. Pede~trians, ridden O,r herded animals, vehicles and other con-
veyances, either singly or together, while using any. street for purposes of
travel.
f.2RAFB'IC CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device using oolored lights, or words, or
any combination thereof, whether manually. electrically or mechanically
operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed. I
VEHICLE. Every device ~n, 'upon or by which any person or property is or
may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved
by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
ARTICLE II.
Authority of police
SECTION 2. POLICE TO DIRECT TRAFFIC.
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It shall be the duty of the police Departmerit of this city to enfqrc~.
the provisions of this Ordinance. Officers of the police Department are
hereby authorized to direct all traffic, either in person or by means of
visible or audible signal in conformance with the provisions of this ,.
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Ordinance, ~rovided that in the event of'a fire or other emergency, or to
expedi te traffic or safeguard pedestrains, officers of the po'lice or F.ire
Department may direct traffic, as conditions may require notwithstanding the.
provisions of this Ordinance.
I SECTION 3. CITY l{.AjAGER AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT EMERGENCY REGULATIONS. ..
The City :Manager is hereby empowered, td make arid enforce regulations I'
neoessary to make effeoti ve the provisions of this Ordinance and' to make and
enforce temporary regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions.
SECTION 4. OBEDIENCE TO POLICE.
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to (Jom~ly
with any lawful order, signal or direction of a police officer.
SECTION 5. PUBLIC El,'PLOYEES TO' OBEY THAFFIC REGULATIONS.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the operator of
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any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United states Government,
the state of Montana, the County of Gallatin, or the City of Bozeman, and it
shall be unlawful for any said operator to violate any of the provisions of
I this Ordinance, except as otherwise permitted in thIs Ordinance.
SEVrION 6. EXmv~IONS TO AUTHORIZED ElffiRGENCY VEHICLES.
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The prOVisions of this Ordinance regulating the movement, parking and
standing of vehicles shall not apply to authoriaed emergency vehicles as defined
in this Ordinance while the driver of such vehiole is operating t4e same in an
emergency in ,the necessary performance of " public duties. This exemption shall not,
however, prot.ect the driver of any such vehiole from the consequence of a reckless
disregard of the safety of' others.
SECTION 7. PERSONS PROPELLING PUSH CARTS OR RIDING BICYCLES OR ANIl~LS
TO OBEY TRAFFIC REGU~\TIONS.
Every person propelling any pushoart or riding a bicycle or an animal
upon a roadway, and every person driving any an~mal, shall be subject to the
'provisions of. this Ordinance applicable to the operator of any vehicle t
except those provisions of this Ordinance with the reference to the equip-
ment of vehicles and except those provisions which by their very nature can
have no application.
I ARTICLE III
Traffio Signs and Signals
SECTION 8. TRAF,IC SIGNS AND SIGNALS.
( a) The Commission shall, .by resolution, determine and designate the
oharacter or type of .all.offioial traffic signs and signals. Subject to this
selection, the Cit~ Manager is hereby authorized, and as to those signs and
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signals required hereunder, it shall be his ~ty.to place and maintain or
cause to be placed and main~ainedt all offioial t~affic signs and signals.
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All signs and. signals required. hereunder for a particular purpose shall, so
far ~s practio~lle, be uniform as to type and location throughout the city~
. . (b) No provision of this Ordinanoe for which siens are required shall
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be enforceable ~gainst an alleged violator, if, at the time and place of the
alleged violation, the sign herein required is not in proper position and
sufficiently legible to be 'seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever
~ a particular seotion does not state that signs are required, such section shall
I be effective without signs being erected to give notice thereof.
SEC~ION 9. OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS.
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It shall be unlawful for any operator to disobey the instructions of
any official traffic sign or .signal plaoed in accordance with the provisions of
this Ordinance, unless otherwisedireoted by a police officer.
SECTION IO~ TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND.
Whenever traffic at an intersection is alternately directed to proceed and
to stop by the use of signflls exhibiting oolored lights or the words "Go,"
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"Caution", and "Stop"J said lights and terms shall indicate as followsJ
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except as provided in Section 16:
( a) Green or "Go" -- Traffic facing the signal may proceeiJ
except that vehicular traffic shall yle.ld the right-of-way to pedestrians I
and vehicles lawfully within a crosswalk or the intersection at the
time such signal was exhibited.
(b) Yellow or "Caution" -- when shown following the Green or
"Go" -- Traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the inter-
section unless so close to the intersection that a stop can not be made
in safety.
(c) Red or "stop" -- Traffic facing the signal sh~ll stop before
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entering the intersection and remain standing until Green or nmo" is
shown alone.
SECTION 11. DISPLAY OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS AND SIGNALS PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to plaoe or maintain or to
display upon or in view of any street any unoffioial signJ signal or
device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an
official traffic sign or signal, or which attempts to direot the movement
of traffic or which hides from view any offioial traffic sign or signal.
Every such prohibited signJ signal or device is hereby declared to be a I.
public nuisance, and the City Manager is hereby empowered to remove the
s~me, or cause it to be removed, without notice.
SECTION 12. INTEHFERENCE WITH SIGNS AND SIGNALS PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully deface, injure,
moV'e, obstruct or interfere with any official traffic sign or signal or
barricade.
SECTION 13. CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE CROSSWALKS.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish and to des-
ignate and shall thereafter maintain, or cause to be maintained, by
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appropriate devises, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway,
crosswalks at intersections where, in his opinion, there is particular
danger to pedestrians ~rOssing the roadway, and at such other places as
he' may deem neoessary.
SECTION l4. CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE SAFETY ZONES
AND LANES FOR TRAFFIC.
(a) The City Manager is hereby empowered to establish safety I
zones of such kind. and character and at such places as ,he may deem nec-
essary for the ,protection of'pedestrians. ~)'
., (b) .~he tity Manager is also authbrized'to mark lanes for traffic
on s.'treat pavemepts at suoh :plaoes as he may deem advisable, consistent
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SECTI.QN 15. PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT OF WAY.
( u) The operator of a~y vehicle shall yield the right-of-way
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to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within
I an unmarked crosswalk a.t the end of ~ bioCk, except at intersections where'
the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers or traffic
control signals.
(b) Whe~ever any vehicle has stopped at a marked crosswalk or at
any intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, it shall be
unlawful for the operator of any other vehicle approaohing from the rear to
overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
(c) Pedestrians shall cross all arterial highways at a street inter-
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section or connection by passing over such portion of the street. being crossed
as. is inc~uded within the lines of the sidewalk projeoted and not diagonally,
i. e,., what is commonly termed "Jay walking" on arterial highways is prohibited.
(d) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within
a marked or unmarked crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles upon
the roadway., provided that this provision shall 'not relieve the dri verof a
vehicle from the duty to ex~rcise due care for the safety of pedestrians.
SECTION 16. PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES'AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS.
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On streets where traffic {'lot intersections is controlled by traffic
:J control signs or police officers, pedestrians shall not cross a roadway against
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a red or "stop!! signal and shall not cross at any plaoe except in a marked or
unmarked crosswalk. A pedestrian crossing or starting across in any such cross-
walk on a IfgO" signal shall have the right-of-way C,)ver all vehicles, including
those making turns, until such pedestrian has reached the opposite curb or a
safety zone, and it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to fail
to )ield the right-or-way to any such pedestrian.
SECTION 1'7. PEDESTRIANS TO USE RIGHT' HALF OF CROSSWALKS.
Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the,right half
of crosswalks.
SECTION 18. PEDESTRIA!:S SOLICITING RIDES.
It shall be unlaWful for any person to stand in a roadway for the purpose
of soliciting a ride from the operator of any veh~cle.
ARTICLE V .
I Unlawful Driving, Riding and Operating
SECTION 19. DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONES PROHIBITED.
It shall he unlawful for the operator of a vehicle at any time to drive
the sam~ over or through a safety zone as defined in this Ordinance.
SECTION 20. BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM VEHICLES.
It shall be unlawful for any person to board or alight from any vehicle
while such vehicle is in motion.
SECTION 21. UNLAWFUL RIDING.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on any vehicle or upon any
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~ortion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers when
the vehicle is in motion. This provision shall not apply to an employee
engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or within truck bodies in
space intended for merchandise.
SECTION 22. RAILWAY TRAINS NOT TO BLOCK STREET. I
It shall be unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of
any steam or eleotric railway train or car to direot the operation of or to
operate the same in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for
purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten (10) minutes,
except that this provision shall not apply to trains or Bars in motion
other than those engaged in switching. It shall be unlawful for any
vehicle to stop within an intersection or on a crosswalk for the purpose
of receiving or discharging passengers.
ARTICLE VI.
stopping, Standing and Parking
SECTION 23. STOPPING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand
or park such vehicle in any of the following place, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in complianoe with the direotion of I
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a polioe officer or traffic control sign or signal:
1. Within an intersection.
2. On a crosswalk.
3. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within twenty
(20) feet of points on the ourb immediately opposite the ends of a
safety zone, unless the City Manager shall indicate a different
length by signs.
4. Within twenty-five (25) feet from the interseotion of curb
lines, or, if none, then within fifteen (15) feet of the inter-
seotion, of property lines at an intersection, except at alleys.
5. Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing
beacon, stop sign or traffio control signal located at the side
of the roadway.
6. Within fifteen (l5) feet of the driveway entranoe to any fire
station.
7. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant~ Ii
8. In front of a private driveway.
9. On a sidewalk.
10. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction
when such stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.
SECTION 24. STANDING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ON~ IN CERTAIN
PLACES. (a) The City Manager shall have'authori ty to determine the
location of passenger zones and loading zones and shall erect and maintain,
or cause to be maintained, appropriate signs indicating the same.
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(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand,
or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessar1 for the
expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a
I passenger zone.
(c) It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand
or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the
expeditious loading and unloading of passengers, or for the unloading and
delivery or pickup, and loading of materials, in any place marked as a loading
zo ne . In no case shall the stop for loading and for unloading of materials
exceed (30) thirty minutes.
. SECTION 25. CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE BUS STOPS, TAXICAB
STANDS AND EXPRESS VEHICLE STANDS.
The City Manager is hereby authorized and required to establish bus
stops, taxicab stands and express vehicle stands on such publio streets, in
such places and in such number as he shall determine to be of the greatest
benefit and convenienoe to the public, and every bus stop, taxicab stand or express
vehicle stand shall be designated by appropriate signs.
SECTION 26. OTHER VEHICLES PROHIBITED FROM PARKING IN BUS STOPS, TAXICAB
OR EXPRESS VEHICLE STANDS.
I It shall UB unlawful for the operator of any vehicle other than a bus to
stand or park in an officially designated bus stop or for any vehicle other than
a taxicab to stand or park in an officfally designated taxicab stand, or for any
vehiole other than an .express truck or wagon to stand 'or park in an officially
designated express vehicle stand, except that the operator of any passenger vehiole
may temporarily stop in 'any such stop or stand for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers.
SECTION 27. BUSSES TAXICABS AND EXPRESS VEHICLES PROHIBITED FROM PARKING
EXCEPT IN, DESIGNATED STANDS.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any bus, taxicab or express
vehicle to stand or park upon any street in any business district at any place
other than at a bus stop, taxicab stand or express vehicle stand, respectively,
except that this provision shall not prevent/the operator of any such vehicle
from temporarily stopping in accordanoe with other parking regulations at any
place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading
I passengers.
SECTION 28. PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any operator to stop, stand or park any
vehicle upon a street, in such manner or under II118h conditions as to leave
available less than ten (IO) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement
of vehicular traffic.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any operator to park a vehicle with a width
greater than 84 inches, or a total length exceeding 18 teet, upon any street in
any business distriot of the City of Bozeman, unless such driver shall hold a
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special permit from the City Manager authorizing such parking, in
accordanoe with Seotion 31 (c) of this Ordinance.
SECTION 29. PARKING TIME LIMITED IN DESIGNATED PLACES.
The operator of a vehicle shall not park suoh vehicle between I
the hours of 9 A. M. and 6 P. M. on any day for l~nger than
FIFTEEN MINUTES
On the east side of Tracy Avenue oetween the first alley South
of Main Street and Babcook Street ( Post Office Building)
NINETY MINUTES
On Main street between Rouse Avenue and Grand Avenue.
On Bozeman Avenue between the first alley north of Main Street
and Babcock Street,
On Black Avenue between the first alley north of Main street and
Babcock Street,
On Tracy Avenue between Mendenhall street and Babcock Street,
(except as above limited in front of Post Office Building), ,
On Willson Avenue between Mendenhall Street and Babcock street.
SECTION 30. ALL-NIGHT PARKING PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for the oper~tor of any vehicle to park said
vehicle on any street, avenue or alley during the time of any day Detween I,
one hour after sundown and .one hour before sunrise, except when lights
are displayed both front and rear.
SECTION 31. STANDING OR PAHKIIJG CLOSE TO CUHB.
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( a) Except when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or
traffic signs or signals, the operator of a vehicle shall not stop, stand
or park such vehicle in a roadwu~l other than parallel with the edge. of
the roadway headed in the direction of traffic, and with the curbside
wheels of the vehicle within 12 IncLes of the edGe of the roadway, except
as provided in the following three paragraphs:
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~,- Upon those streets which have been marked or signed
for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at.an angle to the
curb indicated by such marks or signs.
(2 ) In place S 'Nhe:ce and at hours when stopping for the
loading or unloading of merchandise or materials is permitted
vehicles used for the transportation of merchandise or materials,
may back int'o the curb to ta.k.e on or di scharge loads, when the I
owner of suoh vehicle holds a permit granting him such speoial
privilege, and provided further that such permit shall be either
in the possession of the operator or on the vehicle at the time
such vehicle is backed against the curb to take on or discharge a
load, and it shall be unlawful for any owner or operator to violate
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any of the special terms or conditions. of any such special permi t.
(b) The City ~anager shall determine upon what streets angle
parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets o~ cause
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the same to be marked or signed.
(c) The City Manager is hereby authorized to issue to any owner of a
vehicle used to transport merchandise or materials, a special permit, renewable
-I annually, and to state therein the terms and conditions thereof, allowing the
operator of such vehicle the privilege of loading and unloading, while the
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places and for specified purposes otherwise prohibited in this Ordinance, if
in the opinion of the City Manager such privilege is reasonably necessary in the
conduct of the owner's business and will not seriously interfere with traffio.
SECTION 32. PARKING VEHICLE FOR SALE PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park upon a street, a.y vehicle
I displayed for sale.
SECTION 33. USING VEHICLE FOR PRI~~RY PURPOSE OF DISPLAYING ADVERTISING
PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park on any stree~ any vehicle
for the primary purpose of displaying advertising.
ARTICLE VII.
Operation of Vehicles
.1 SECTION 34. PERSONS ImDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR
NARCOTIC DRUGS.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is an habitual user of narcotic
drugs, or any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or
narcotic drugs to drive any vehicle upon any street or other public way.
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by
imprisonment in the oity jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety
(90) days, or by fine of not less than Fifty ($50) Doll~rs, nQr more than Three
Hundred ($300) Dollars, or by both such fine and imprisohment. On a second or
subsequent conviction, any person so convicted shall be punished by imprisonment
for not less than thirty (30) days and not more than ninety (90) days, and by a
fine of not more than Three" Hundred ($300) Dollars.
SECTION 35. RECKLESS DRIVING.
Any person who drive~ any vehicle upon a highway carelessly and heedlessly
in wilful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due
caution and circumspeotion and at a 9~,.d or in a manner so as to en~anger any
I person or property, shall be guiltY~9freokless'driving.
Every person who is convioted of reckless/driving shall be punished by
imprisonment in the oity jail for a period of not less than five ( 5) . days nor
more than ninety (90) days, or by fine of not less than Twenty-five ($25) Dollars
nor more than Three Hundred ($300) Dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
and on a second or subsequent conviction shall be punished by imprisonment tor not
less than ten (10) days nor more tha.n,.ninety (90) days, or by a fine of not tIes
than Fifty ($50) Dollars nor more than Three Hundred ($300) Dollars, or, by both
such fine and iIn~.onment, togeth~.,.,1th revoo&'tilon of drivingpermi t.
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SECTION 36. RESTRICTIONS AS TO SPEED.
(a) Any person driving a vehicle on a highway shall drive the same
at a careful and prudent speed, not greater than is reasonable and proper,
having due regard to the traffic, surfa~e and width of the highway and of I
any other conditions then existing, and no person shall drive any vehicle
upon a highway at such a speed as to endanger the life, limb or property of
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(b) Subject to the Provisions of Subdivision (a) of this section
and except in those instances where a lower speed is specified in this
Ordinance it shall be prima facie lawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive
the same at a speed not exoeeding the following, but1n any case when such
speed would be unsafe it shall not be lawful: ,
{I} Twelve (12) miles an hour when approaching within fifty (50)
feet of a grade crossing of an~t steam railway when the driver f s view
is obstructed. A driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed when at
any time during the last two humdred (200) feet of his approach to such
crossing he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such railway
crossing and of any traffic on such railway for a distance of four hundred
(400) feet in each direction from such crossing.
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(2 ) a. There are hereby created in the said City of Bozeman,
School Speed Zones, the limits of which are herein defined, wherein it shall
be unlawful for any operator of any vehicle to drive at a speed greater than
fifteen (15) miles per hOU1", between the hours of 8 A. M. and 6 P. M., to-wit:
HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONE. All that part of Main street between the
east line of Fifth Avenue and a line 150 feet east of the east line of Third
Avenue; all that part of Third Avenue between the south line of Main street
and the north line of BabCOCk Street; all that part of Baboock street between
the east line of Fitth Avenue and a line 150 feet east of the east line of
Grand Avenue; all that part of Grand Avenue between the south line of Babcock
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Stre.t and a line 150 feet south of the south line of Olive Street; all
that part of Olive Street between a line 150 feet east of the east line of
Grand Avenue and to a line l50 feet west of the west line of Fourth Avenue;
all that part of Third AVenue between the south line of Olive street and a
line 150 feet south of the south l,ine of OliveStre(;t and all that part of I,
Fourth Avenue between the south line of Babcook Street and a line 150 feet
south of the south line of Olive Street. ;'~Z' '\'
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HAWTHORNE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE. All that part of Church AvenQe between
a line 150 feet south of the south line of Mendenhall Street and a line 150
feet north of the. north line of Lamme Street; a.ll that part of LammeStreet
between the west line of Church Avenue and the east line of Rouse Avenue, and
all that ~art of Mendenhall Street between the west line of'Church Avenue
and the east line of Rouse Avenue.
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LONGFELLOW SCHOOL SPEED ZONE. All that part of Tracy Avenue South between
the south line of West Story Street at the west corner of Block 6 of Fairvlew
Addition and a line 150 feet south of the south line of West Alderson street;
-I all that part of West Dickerson street between the west line of Tracy Avenue
and the east line of Willson Avenue; all that part of West Alderson Street between
the east line of Tracy Avenue and a line 167 feet east of the east l~ne of said
- Tracy Avenue, and all that part of west Story street between the east line of
Tracy Avenue and a line 167 feet east of the east line of Traoy Avenue.
(b) QUIET ZONES
There is hereby created in the said City of Bozeman, Quiet Zones, to be
known as the Deaconess Hospital Quiet Zone and the Pinewood Hospital Quiet Zone,
the limits of which are defined as follows:
DEACONESS HOSPITAL QUIET ZONE. All that part of Tracy Avenue between
the north line of Mendenhall street aild the south line of Villard Street; all
that part of Willson Avenue between the north line of Mendenhall street and the
south line of Villard Street; all that part of Lamme street between the west
line of Black Avenue and the east line of Grand Avenue, and'all that part of
Beall Street between the west line of Black Avenue and the east line of Grand
Avenue.
....1 PINEWOOD HOSPITAL QUIET ZONE. All that part of West Koch street be'tween
Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue. It shall be utllawful in the said Quiet Zones
.. to drive or operate any veh~cle in a noisy or offensive manner so as to cause
any discomfiture whatever to the patients in said hospitals, and any person
driving or operating a motor vehicle within said quiet zones contrary to the
provisions herein shall be deemed guilty of "reckless driving", and shall be
punished as herein provided; every'person in oharge of a vahicle shall exercise
speoial oare to approach and proceed through such zones as noiselessly as
possible.
(3 ) Fifteen (15) miles an hour when approaching within fifty (50) feet
and in traversing an interseotion of highways when the driver's view is obstructed.
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A driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed when at any time during the last
fifty (50) feet of his approaoh ~o suoh intersection, he does not have a clear
and uninterrupted view Of such interseotion and of the traffic upon ~ll of the
highways entering such intersection for a distance of two hundred (200) feet from
such intersedtion.
I (4 ) Fifteen (l5) miles an hour in traversing or going around curves or
traversing a grade upon a highway'whenthe driver's view is obstructed withina
distance of one hundred (100) feet along such highway in the direction in which
he is proceeding. ~(,1:' ,
(5) Twenty (20) miles an hour of 1min street between Buttonwood Ivenue
and Eighth Avenue.
., (6) Twenty-five (25) m~les an hour:
On Eighth Avenue between Main Street and Cleveland Street-
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On College street West between Eighth Avenue and City Limits.
(7) Twelve (12) miles an hour in any cemetery.
(8) Twenty (20) miles an hour under all other conditions. 1......-
It shall be prima facie unlawful for any person to exceed any of the
foregoing speed linli tations. In every- charge of violation of this section, . ....
the complaint shall specify the speed at whi~h the defendant is alleged to
have. driven, also the speed which this section declares shall be prima
facie lawful at the time and place of such ,allegect violation.
(9) No driver of a Motor Vehicle shall operate the same at a speed
less than twelve (12) miles an hour on any arterial highway. (See Sec. 56)
SECTION 37. RAILROAD WARNING SIGNALS TO BE OBEYED.
Whenever any person driving a vehiole approaches a hlghway and rail-
way orossing and a clearly vlsible and positive signal gives warning of the
immediate approach of a railway train or car, it shall be unlawful for the
driver 'of the vehicle to fail to bring the vehicle to a complete stop before
traversing such grade crossing.
SECTION 38. VEHICLES MUST srrop AT C'::RTAIN CHADE C~WSSINGS.
Whenever the City Manager has designated any :particularly dangerous
grade crossings of steam or interur.ban railways by streets or highways and I.
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crossing such railway tJ;.acks, it shall be unlawful for the driver of any
vehicle to fail to stop within fifty (50) feet, but not less than ten (10)
feet from such railway tracks before traversing any such crossing.
SECTION 39. CERTAIN VEHICLES rusrr STOP AT ALL RAILWAY GRADE
CROSSINGS.
The operator of any motor bus carrying passengers for hire, and the
operator af any sohool bus carrying any school ohild, and the operator of
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any motor truck carrying explosive substances or explosive liquids of any
specific gravity as a carEo or part of a cargo and the operator of any
vehicle of the tractor or caterpillar type, .other than a truck tractor, shall,
before crossing at a grade any track or tracks of a steam or interurba.n electric
railway, bring such vehiole to a stop not .less than ten (10) feet or more
.. than fifty (50) feet from the nea!'es'tI:lail of ~uch tra~ and, while stopped,
shall both look and listen in both..dlr.ect~ons along such .trackfor approach- I'. .
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SECTION 40. DRIVE ON RIGHT BIDE OF ROAD. ,
Upon all streets exoept upon one-way streets, the operator of a vehicle
shall drive the same upon the right half of the street, and the operator of a
I slow-moving vehicle shall drive the same as close as possible to the right-hand
curb of the street unless it is impra-otioable to travel on such side of the street
and except when overtaking and passing anoiher vehicle, sUJject to the limitations
applicable by law in overtaking and passing.
The foregoing provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prevent
the marking of lanes for traffic upon any street and the- allocation of designated
lanes to traffic moving in a particular dlreotiop'or at designated speeds.
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SECTION 41. UEP TO THE RIGHT IN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR RAILROADS.
In crossing an intersection of highways or the intersection of a highway
by a railroad right-of-way, except upon a one-way street, the operator of a
vehicle shall at all times cause such vehicle to trav$l on the right halt of the
_ highway, unless such right half is obstructed or impassable.
SECTION 42. MEETING OF VEHICLES.
Operators of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each
other to the right, eaoh giving to the other at least one-half of the main
traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.
I SECTION 43. OVERTAKING AND PASSING A VEHICLE.
The operator of a vehicle overtaking another vehiole proceeding in the
same direction, shall pass at ~ safe distance to the left thereof, and shall
not again drive to the right side of the highway until safely clear of such
overtaken vehicle.
SECTION 44. LIMITATIONS ON PRIVILEGE OF OVERTAKING AND PASSING.
fa} The operator of a vehicle shall not drive to the left side of the
center line of a highway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in
the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of on-
coming t~affic for a sufficilnt distance ahead to permit such overtaking and
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passing to be made in safety. The foregoing provision of this section shall not
apply upon one-way streets or upon streets laned for traffic, in whilch latter
event vehicles traveling in lanes shall move in the direction permitted in such
lanes.
(b) The operator ofa'vehiole shall not overtake and pass another vehicle
proceeding in the sam~ direction at any steam or elecstrfc railroad grade crossing,
I nor at any intersection of highways~
,\,.. SECTION 45. OPERATOR TO GIVE WAY TO OVERTAKING VEHICLES.
The operator of a vehicle upon a highway about to be overtaken and passed
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by another vehiole approaching from the'.~ar shall 'gtve way to the right in favor
of the over~aking vehicle on suitable."an4~judible signal being given by the
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until completely ';passedoy the overtaking vehicle.
SECTION ~4~ FqLLOWI NO, ~DO ~~LOSELY..
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The operator of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle
more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having dUB regard to the speed
of such vehicles and the traffic upon and condition of the highway.
SECTION 47. TURmING AT INTERSECTIONS. I
(a) Right Turns. The operator of a vehicle intending to turn to
the right at an intersection or into an alley or driveway shall approach the
point of turning in the traffic lane nearest the right hand edge or curb
of the street, and, in turning, shall keep as olose as practicable to the
right-hand curb or edge of the street.
(b) Turning left. The operator of a vehiole intending to turn to
the left at an intersection or into a driveway shall approaoh the point of
turning in the land for traffic to the right of and neBt to the center of
the roadway, and, unless otherwise directed by "turning markers" the
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operator of a vehicle, in turtling left at an intersection, shall pass to
the right of the center of the inteeseotions before turning.
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(c) Turning markers. The City Manager is heresy authorizedto
place turning markers within or at the entranoes to intersections, direoting
that traffic turning l~ft shall follow a line of travel other than as
directed in subdivision (b) of this section. Whenever turning markers have
been placed as herein provided, traffic turning left shall follow the line I
as directed by suoh markers.
SECTION 48. LIMITATIONS ON TURNING AROUND.
It shall be. unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to turn such
vehiole at any point except at intersections so as to proceed in the
opposite direction unless suCh movement can b.e made in safety and without
backing or otherwise interfering with other'traffic. But such turns shall
be unlawful at all times at the intersections of Bozeman Avenue, Black Avenue,
Tracy Avenue, Willson Avenue and Grand Avenue, with Main street.
SECTION 49. EMERGING FROM ALLEY OR PHIVATE DRIVEWAY.
The operator of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or build-
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ing shall make a complete stop prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the
sidewalk area extending across any alleyway.
SECTION 50. VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE DRIVEN ON SIDEWALK.
The operator of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area ex-
oept at a permanent or temporary driveway.
SECTION 51. OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON 'APIJ.ROACH OF AUTHORIZED 'n:MER- I..
GENCY VEHICLES.
Upon the approach of any au t,bori zed emergenoyvehicle. or vehicles,
giving' audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whi stle " the opera tor of
every other vehicle shall immediatelydriv8 the same to a position as near
as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or ourb of the street, clear
of an intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until the
authorized emergency vehicle or vehicles shall have passed, unless otherwise
directed by a police officer.
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SECTION 52. FOLLOWING FIRE, APPARATUR PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, other than one on
official business, to fOllOw closer than a city block, any fire apparatus'
I traveling in response to a fire alarm, or to drive into or stop any vehicle within
the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
SECTION 53. SIGNALS ON STARTING, STOPPING OR TUHNING.
(a) The operator of any vehicle upon a highway before starting, stopping
or turning from a direct line s'hall first see that such movement can be made in
safety, and if any pedestrian may be affected by such movement, shall give a
clearly audible signal by sounding the horn, and, whenever the operation of any
other vehicle may be affected by such movement, shall give a signal as required in
this section plainly visible to the driver of such other vehicle of the intention
to make such movement.
(b) The signal herein req1dred shall be given ei tiler by means of the
hand and arm in the manner herein specified.-, or by an alll)roved mechanical or
electrical signal device, except that when a vehicle is so constructed or loaded
as to prevent the hand and arm signal from being visible both to the front and rear,
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the signal shall be given by a device 61' a type which has been approved by the
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Whenever the signal isgive:Q by- means of the hand and. arm, the driver
shall indicate hi s intention to' start "stop, OJ:! ,~turn by extending the hand. and arm
horIzontally from and beyond the' left side of the vehicle.
SECTION 5,:1..' RIGHT OF WAY.
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(a) The..operator of 8., ~ehicle appr.Qaching an intersection shall yield the
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right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the< interseotion. When two vehicles
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enter an intersec tion a t the same time, th,~pera to,r of the vehicle on the left
shall yield the right-of-way to the veh.icle on the right.
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Vehicle B, which has not entered the intersection, must yield to
Vehicle A which has ent.ered.
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Of the two Vehicles entering the intersection at the same time,
Vehicle B (on the left) must yield to Vehicle A (on the right).
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entered the intersection after stopping.
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(b) The operator of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn
to the left across the path of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction
may make such left turn only after giving a signal as required by law, and
I after affording a reasonable opportunity'to the operator of such other vehicle
to avoid a collision.
SECTION 55. EXCEPTIONS TO RIGHT-OF-WAY RULE.
(a) The operator of a vehicle entering a public street from a private
driveway or road shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching upon
such street.
(b) The operator of a vehicle on a street shall yield ~he right-of-way ,~
to authorized emergency vehicles when the latter are operated upon official
business and the operators thereof sound audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust
whistle. This provision shall not relieve the operator of any authorized
emergency vehicle ,from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all
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persons using the street, nor shall it protect the operator of any such vehicle
from the consequences of an arbitrary exercise of such right-of-way.
SECTION 56. STOP BEFORE ENTERING .AN !nTERIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The following streets are hereby dtlclared to constitute arterial
highways for the purpose of this Ordinance:
I Main street, between Buttonwood and Eighth Avenue,
Eighth Avenue, between Main streetandCleveland 'street,
Seventp Avenue North, between Main street and City Limits,
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College Street West, between Eighth Avenue and City Limits.
(b) Ever:( operator of a vehicle or other conveyance traveling UIJon any
street \, i thin the City of Bozeman intersecting the above designated Streets and
Avenues sh8.1l bring suoh vehiole orconv6Y'ance to a full.and complete stop at
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the place where such street meets the prolongation of the .nearest property lines
/ of such arterial highway, subject however, to the direotion of any t raffie officer
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any arterial highway, shall be Bubjeot to the usual right of way rule prescribed
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by law and applicable to ve.hicles at interseotions (See Sec. No. 54). (See Figs.
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tain, 8r cause to be placed and mal,l1tainea., on each and eve!'y: street intersecting
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an;" arterial highwaydesigna tad a~o.ve"::aruf at' or, near the p~operty' line of
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every arterial highwaY'..i',appropriate, s~~.~.;,upon:- the' street j suoh signs, devises
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or marks to bear the wora "stop" and" to be' located in such position and to be
provided wi th lettarsof a's'ize to be', ~}iJ8.rlY read and legible from a distance of
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at least one huhdred(lOO)feet along~i": stre.et intersecting the arterial
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SECTION 57. DUTY TO STOP IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT.
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The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in
injury or death to any person or damage to property shall immediately stop
such vehicle at the scene of the accident, and shall give his ~ame and address
and registration number of his vehicle to the person struck or to the driver I
or occupants of any vehicle collided with, and shall render to any person
injured in such accident, reasonable assistance, including the carrying of
suoh person to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment, if
it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or is requested by the
injured person.
Every person convicted und~r this section upon a charge of failure
to stop after an accident rasul ting in in.l1.:ry or death of any person shall
be punished by imprisonment in the oity jail for not less than thirty (30)
days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by a fine of not less than One Hun-
dred ($100) Dollars nor more than Three Hundred ($300) Dollars, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted under this seotion upon a .
(Jp,arge .o,f'..f,~i lure to stop af~er an accident resulting' in damage to property
shall be punished by imprisonment in the oi ty jail for not less than five (5 )
days and ~ot more than thirty (30) days, or by a fine of not less than Five
(5) Dollars, and not more than Fifty ($50) Dollars, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. I
SECTION 58. DUTY TO REPORT ACCIDENTS.
(a) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting
in in'juries or deathto any person, or property damage, shall, within twelve
(12) hours make report of such acoident to the police he~dquarters in
this city.
(b) The police department shall tabulate and analyze such reports
and publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information
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based thereon as to the number, cause and location of street traffic
acc1h.dents.
SECTION 59. GARAGE KEEPER TO REPORT DAMAGED"VEHICLES.
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The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is
brought any motor vehicle which Shows evidence of having been involved ina
serious accident or struck by any bullet shall report to police headquarters
of thi s ci ty, wi thin one (1) hour after such motor vehicle has been received,
giving the motor number, manufacturer's n1lIDber, name and model, license
plate number, and, the name and. address of the owner or operator of such I
vehicle.
SECT ION 60. FLAG OR aED LIGHT A..' END OF LOAD.
Whenever the load on any vehicle s.hall extend more than four, (4)
feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there shall be displayed
at the end of such load in such a position as to be clearly visible at all
times from the rear of such vehicle, a red flag not less than twelve (12)
. inches, both in length and width, except that between one hour after sunset
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and one hour before sunrise, there shall be displayed at the end of such load,
a red liglJt, visible under normal atmospheric aonditions at least two hundred (200)
feet from the' rear of such vehicle.
I SECTION 61. HORNS AND WARNING DEVICES.
(a) Every motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equiped
with a horn in good working order, capable of emitting sound audible under normal
conditions from a distance of two hundred (ZOO) feet or more, and it shall be
unlawful, except as otherwise provided in this section, for any vehicle to be
e'lu;ipped with, or for any person to use upon a vehicle, any siren, bell, or an;'.'
compression or spark-plug whistle which does not produce a harmonious sound, or for
any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning, or
to make any :nnc e s sary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by 'means of a horn
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siren, or exhaust whistle ofa type approved by the City Manaeer.
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SECTION 62. PREVENTION OF NOISE, SMOKE,. ETC.; 1,:UFFLER CUT-OUTS REGULA'rED.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless such motor
vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constarll operation
to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke.
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(b) It shall be unlawful to use a "muffler cut-out" on any motor vehicle
on a highway.
(c) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such
vehicle is so construotedor loaded as to prevent its contents from droppirig,
sifting, leaking or otherwise escapei therefrom.
"- SECTION 63. RED OR GREEN LIGHTS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or more any vehicle upon a
highway with any red or green light thereon visible from directly in front thereof.
This section shall not apply to police or fire department, or fire pat~ol vehicle~,
nor to any vehicles required or permitted by 'lI~ate law or regulation to display
small red or green clearance lampp On the front.
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SECTION 64. MOTOR V:SHICLES~LEFT UNATTENDED, BRAKES TO BE SET, AND
ENGINE STOPPED. ..
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No ~erson having control or oharge of a motor vehicle shall allow such
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vehicle to stand on any street unattended witbout first setting the brakes thereon
and stopping the motor of.said vehicle, and, when standing upon a perceptible
grade, wi thout turni,ng the wheels of such vehicle to the curb or the side of the
street or highway.
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SECTION 65. US~ OF COASTERS, ROLLER SKATES AND SIMILAR DEVICES RESTRICTED.
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It shall' be unlawful for any person upon roller skates, or riding'In or by
means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device to go upon any roadway exoept
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SECTION 66. CLINGING TO MOVING VEHICLES.
It shall be unlawful for any person traveling upon any bicyole,
motorcycle, coa ster, sled, roller skates, or any toy vehicle to <}ling I
to or attach himself or his vehicle to any other moving vehicle upon any
roadway.
SECTION 67. UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE THROUGH PHOCESSIOll!S UNLESS DIRECTED
BY TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS OR BY A POLICE OFFICER.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive between
the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they
are in motion, provided that said vehicles are conspicuously so designated.
This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled
by traffic oontrol signals or police officers.
SECTION 68. LUTITAT IONS ON BACKING.
The operator of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such move-
ment can be made in safety, and then for not more than thirty (30) feet, after
he has given the proper signal by horn. The operator of any vehicle backing
the same against the current of traffic shall be responsible for any accident
in which he may be involved.
SECT ION 69. OBSTRUCTION TO OPERATCr~' S VIEV{ Ol~ D HlING MECHANISM. I
(a) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive
the same when such vehicle is so loaded, or vJhe;'; there are in the front seat
of such vehicle such number of persons as to obstruct the view of the operator
to the front or sides or to interfere with the operator's control over the
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driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) It shall be unlawf111 for any passenger in a vehicle to ride in
such a position as to interfere with the operator's view ahead, or to the
sides, or to interfere with the operator's contnol over the driving mechanism
of the vehicle.
SECTION 70. CROSSING FIRE HOSE.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire
Department when laid down on any street, or private driveway to be used at
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any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the Fire Department
official in command.
SECTION 71. RIDING ON HANDLE BARS ~ROHIBI1'ED.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of anJT bicycle or r.wtorcycle, I
when upon the street, to carry any other llerson upon the handle bar,
frame or tank of any such vehicle, or for any person to so ride upon any
such vehicle.
SECTION 72. BRAKES.
Every motor vehicle, when operated upon a street in the City of
Bozeman shall be equipped with"brakes ade{luate to control the movement
of and. to stop and to hold such vehicle, inoluding two sepaaate means of
applying the b.akea, each of which means shall be effective to apply the
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brakes to at least two wheels and 80 oonstructed that no part which is liable
to failure shall be common to the two, except that a motorcycle need be equipped
with only one brake. All such brakes shall be maintained in good working order
I and shall conform to ret,'11lations not inconsistent wi th this section to be pro-
mulgated by theCity Manager.
The City Manager shall Q:,ause to be insp$6'.ed at least once every thirty (30)
days, the brakes on all vehicles used for the transportatiqn of passengers upon
the streets of the City of Bozeman, to ascertain whether they are adequate. He
shall order such repairs to brakes as he shall consider necessary to insure the
safety of such passengers.
SECTION 73. REQ.UIREDLIGHTING.EQ.UIPMENT OF VEHICLES.
(a) When vehicles must be ~qu~pped. Every vehicle upon a street in this
city during the period from one hour after sunset to' one hour before sunrise and
at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly disceraable
any person on the street at a distance of two hundred (200) feet ahead shall be
equipped with lighted front and rear lamps, as in this se~tion respectively re-
quired for different classes of vehicles.
( b) Head lamps on motor vehicles.. Every :Motor vepicle, other than a
motorcycle, road roller, road machinery or farm tractor, shall be equipped with
I two head lamps, no more or no less, at the front of and on opposite sides of the
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motor vehicle, which head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations
set forth in section 75 of this Ordinance. 'i
(c) Head lamps on motorcycles. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at
least one and L,ot more than two head lamps, which shall comply wi th the requirements
and limitations set forth in Section 75 of this Ordinance.
(d) Rear lamps. Every motor vehiole and every trailer or semi-trailer
which is being drawn at the end of a train of ve,icles shall carry at the rear, a
lamp of a type which has been approved by the City Manager, and whioh exhibits
a red light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance Of
five hundred (500) feet to the rear of such vehicle and 80 constructed and placed
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that the number plate carried on the rear of such vehicle shall under like oondition
be so illuminated by a white light as to be read from a distance of fifty (50)
. feet to the rear of such vehicles.
(e) Clearance lamps..Every motor vehicle, other than any road roller,
I road machinery.or farm tractor"', having a width at any part in excess of eighty
(80) inches shall carr,y two clearanoe lamps on the left side of such vehicle,
one located at the front and: displaying a white light, visible under normal
atmospheric conditions from a distanoe of five hundred (500) feet to the front
.of the vehicle, and the other located at the rear of the vehicle and displaying
a yellow light, visible under like conditions from a distanoe of five hundred
(500) feet to the rear of the vehiole.
(f) Lamps of bicycles. Every bioycle shall be equipped with a lighted
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lamp on the front thereof, visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a
distance of at least three hundred (300) feet in f-ront of such bicycleJ and
shall also be equipped with a reflex mirror or lamp in the rear, exhibiting
a red light, visible under like conditions from a distanoe of at least two
hundred (200) feet to the rear of such bicycle. I
(g) Lights on other vehicles. All vehioles not heretofore in this
section required to be" equlp])ed with spec'ified lighted lamps shall oarry one
or more lighted lamps or lanterns displaying a white light, visible under
normal conditi0ns of atmosphere from a distance of not less than five hundred
(500) feet'to the front of such vehicle, and displaying a red light, visible
un4er like conditions from a distance of not less -than five hundred (500)
f~et to the rear of such vehicle.
SECTION 74. ADDITIONAL PERMISSIBLE LIGHTS ON VEHICLE.
ta) Spot lamps. Any motor- vehicle may be equipped with not to
exceed two spot lamps except that a motorcycle shall not be equipped with
more than one spotlamp~ and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and
used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the beam will be
directed to the left of the center 'of the street nor more than one hundred
(100) feet ahead of the vehiole.
(b) Auxiliary driving lamps. Any motor vehiole may be 'equipped with I
not to exceed two auxiliary lamps, m~unted on the front at a height of not
less than twenty-four (24) inohes abov-edthe level surfaoe on which the
vehiole stands, and every such amtiliarydriving lamp or lamps shall meet
the requirements and limitations set 'forth in Section 75 of this Ordinance.
(c) Signal lamp s. Whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with a
signal lamp to comply with. the provisions of this Ordinance, the signal
lamp shall be so constructed and so located on the vehicle as to give a
signal which shall be plainly visible in normal sunlight from a distanoe
of one hundred (100) feet to the rear of the vehicleJ but shall not projeot
a glarintS or dazzling light and shall be "01: the t~;,pe approved by the City
Manager.
(d) Restrictions on lamps. Any device, other than head lampsJ spot
lamps or auxiliary driving lamps, which projects a beam of light of an
intensity greater than twenty-five (25) candle-power, shall be so directed
that no part of the beam will strike the level surface on which the vehicle
stands at a distanoe of more than fifty (50) feet from the vehicle. I
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SECTION 75. REQUIREMENTS AS TO HEADLIGHTS JUTD AUXILIARY DRIVING
L.AMJ?S .
(a) The head lamps of motor vehicles shall be so constructed,
arranged and adjusted thatJ except as provided in sub-section c of. this
section, they will at all times mentioned in section 13 of this Ordinance,
and under normalfil.trnospherio conditinhBJ and on a level roadJ produoe a
driving light sUfficient to render clearly dlscernable a person two hundred
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(200) feet ahead, but shall not ~roJeot a glaring or dazzling light to persons
in front of such head lamps.
(b) Head lamps shall be deemed to comply with the foregoing provisions
prohibiting glaring and dazzling lights if none of the main bright portion of the
I headlights' bean, rise above a horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers
parallel to the level road upon which the loaded vehicle stands and in no case
higher than forty (40) inche s , seventy-five (75) feet ahead of the vehicle.
( c ) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated upon a street or a portion
thereof which is sufficiently lighted to reveal a person upon- the street a
distance of two hundred (200) feet ahead of the vehicle, it shall be permissible
to dim the head lamps or to tilt the beam downward, or, to substitute therefor
the light from the auxiliary driving lamp, or, pair of such lamps, subject
to the restrictions as to tilted beams and auxiliary driving lamps set forth in
this sub-section~ Whenever a motor vehicle meets another vehicle on any street
it shall be permissible to tilt the beams of the head lamps, downward, or to
substitute therefor the light from an auxiliary drivipg lamp or pair of such
lamp s , sub ;jeot to the' reCJ..uirements that the til tedhead lamps or auxiliary
lamp or lamps shal+ give sufficient illumination und.er normal atr:lospheric
conditions and on a level road to render clearly discernable a person seventy-
I five (75) feet head, but shall Lot project a glal"ing or dazzlinG light to
persons in front of the vehicl~, provided at all times required in Section 73
at least two lights shall be displa,yed on the front of and on opposite sides
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of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, Doad roller, road machinery or
farm tractor.
SECTION 76. STAT~~ LICENSE l?LATES.
The owner of a motor ~ehiCleshall register such vehicle with the Motor
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Vehicle Department of the Stat~ of Montana, and shall further comply with all
~rovisions of the Motor V8hiele Registration Act. The owner shall display
in a conspicuous place on such registered v.ehiole, the proper license plates,
which LJUSt be legible, at all times t.'or~a._distance of one 'hundred (100) feet.
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SECTION 77. DRIVING BY CERTAIN PERSONS UNLAWFUL.
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of sixteen (16) years
to operate any motor vehicle on the streets of the City of Bozeman. I t ~3hall
be the duty of officers of the police depar~ment to arrest_ any person violating
this provision and to take possession of the vehicle so driven and hold the
I same until the satisfaction of any penalty imposed for such violation. The
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owner of a vehicle shall be held responsible for the operation of such vehicle
by. any person under the age of sixteen (16) years. It shall be unlawful for
any person learning to drive a motor vehicle to pperate the same on any arterial
highway of the City of Bozeman.
SECTION 78.' DRIVERS MUST BE LICENSED.
Any person desiring to drive a vehicle for hire in the City of Bozeman
, shall make application to the Director of Finance for a license, stating his
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qualifications, age, experience, and the ciroumstances of any arrests for
violation of the law. No lioense shall be issued to any driver who is
under twenty-one (21) years of age, or who is not of good moral charaoter,
and who does not have the approval of the Chief of Police endorsed upon his
application. Upon acceptance and approval of an application by the Director I
of Finance and upon the payment of ,,;2.50 fee, he shalllssue a badge which
~hall license the applicant to drive a vehicle for hire, in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance, and any supplementary regulations and
motor vehicle laws of the state of Montana, for a period of one year~ from
the date of issuance. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any
taxicab, bux, or other vehicle for hire in the City of Bozeman without such
license. It shall also be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to
employ any person who is not licensed in accordance with the provisions of
this seotion, to drive a vehicle fo,!' hire in the City of Bozeman. That the
Commission shall reserve the right tocanoel or revoke any driver's license
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upon conviction of violation or violations of the' prov:isions of this Ordinance. .
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SECTION 79. LICENSING AND BONDING OF TAXICAB AND BUS OWNERS.
It shall be unlawful for any .:pe~son,fir.m. 01\ co"rporation to operate
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any taxicab, bus or other vehicle for hire' for'the purpoee' of carrying
passengers wi thin the Ci ty of Bozeman without flfti'st, OQtaining a license for I
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such operation issued by the Director of F1nanc~;,L'.in accordance with the
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provisions of this seotion. Any person,.firm,'or corporation desiring to
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obtain such license shall file'a written applicationtherefo~ with the Director
of Finance, setting forth the name of the person, firm or corporation to
whom the license is to be issued, the name of the manufacturer of the
vehicle to be operated thereunder, the motor, serial and model numbers of
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the vehicle, and state motor license number.
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Such applicant shall file with the Director of Finanoe of Bozeman
an indemnity bond by an indemnity insurance comp<,my authorized to do
business under the laws of 'the State of Montana, for a period of time for
which the license is requesled, providing for the payment of indemnity to
passengers 'p to t10,000 in the wvent of the death or injury of one pass-
enger, and up to ~20,000 in the vvent of the death or injury to more than
one passenger, while riding in, boarding or alighting from the vehicle for
whioh the license is requested.
When such applications have the approval of the City Manager certified I
thereon, the Director of'Finance, shall, upon receipt of the fee herein
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provided, issue a license to such applicant, covering the operation of the
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A separate license shall be issued for each vehicle operated under
the provisions of this Ordinance, and the charge for each such license shall
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be $15.00 per year. All lioenses hereunder shall expire on December 31st
from the year of iSB,uance. In case licenses are issued for a period of
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Ie 88 than one year. the oharge theref'~r ahall be that portion of :~15. 00 which
the period for which the license is lssued bears to one year, provided that no
license shall be issued for less than three (3) months, and the minimum fee
in no case shall be less than $5.00.
.1. The Commission may cancel any license issued for the operation of any
... . vehicle for hire uPQn second conviction of' the holder of such license for
violations of the provisions of this Ordinance or of the state Motor Vehicle Law.
No provisions of this section shall apply to trains.
SECTION 80. SIZE OF VEHICLES AND LOADS.
(a) It shall be unlawful to drive upon the st'reets of the City of Bozeman,
any vehicle that exceeds a total outside width, including any load thereon, of
eight (8) feet, except that the limitations as to size of vehicles stated in
this section shall not apply to implements of husbandry temporarily propelled
or moved upon the public streets.
(b) No vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of fourteen
. (l4) feet and six (6) inches. .
(c) No vehicle shall exceed a length Of thir,ty- three (33) feet and no
oombination of vehicles coupled together shall exoeeda total of eighty-five
(80) feet.
I (d) No train of vehicles or vehicle operated alone shall carry any load
. extending more than three (3) feet beyond the front thereof.
. (c) No passenger vehicle shall carry any load extending beyond the line
of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle or extending more than six (6)
inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
SECTION 81. TRAILEHS AND TOWED VEHICLES.
, (a) No motor vehicle shall be.,'"driven upon any street .in Bozeman drawing
of having attached thereto more than one vehicle, eJlcept that a motor vehicle
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with semi-trailer may draw in addition thereto, one other vehicle.
, (b) Thelinaw bar or the other cOlUleetion between any two vehclile 5 I .one of --
which is towing'crf. drawing the other on a street, shall not exeeed fifteen (15) ~
feet in length from one vehicle to the other. Whenever such connection consists
of a chain, rope or cable there shall be displayed upon such connections, a red
flaB, or other signal, or cloth, not less than twelve (,12) inches both in length
and width.
SECTION 82. HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND TRACTORS.
I (a) It shall be unlawful to operate upon any of the paved streets in the
City of Bozeman, any vehicle with metal or solid rubber tires with a gross weight
inclucting load, of more than ten thousand (lO,OOO) pounds, or more than six
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hundred twenty-five (625) pou,nds per, inch of width of tire. It shall be unlawful
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to olierate any caterpillar; truo~, or tractor",with a weight of more than two
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hundred (200) pounds persqua;e incltof tread, upon any paved street.
(b) It shall be unlawful" to operate any vehicle with lugs upon the
wheels, (other than regular tire c.hains, tJ.p.oll:,any paved street in Bozeman; pro-
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vided that under the supervision of the City Engineer acrossing over or along
paved streets may be made by such vehicles upon planks of approved strength.
SECTION 83. WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AIm LOADS.
. It shall be unlawful to operate, or, cause to be operated, upon any
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of the streets,' avenues or alleys in the Ci tyof Bozeman, any truck or trailer
havine a greater load per inch of width of tire than that shown.in ~he
following schedule, except that pneumatic tires shall be allowed a maximum
load correspondin[ to a tire width one inch greater than the diameter of
the tire.
Loads per inch width of solid rubber tires, measured between the
flange s: .
3 inches or less 400 pounds
4 inches or less 500 pounds
5 inches or less 600 pounds
6 inches or Ie ss 700 pounds
7 inches or less 750 pounds
8 inches or over 800 pounds
SECTION 84. WASHING OF CARS.
It shall be unlawful for any person toW-ash any car upon any of
the streets of Bozeman.
ATRICLE IX. ~"
Penalties and Procedure on arrest .1.
SECTION 85. PENJ.LT I ES .,.
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Any person .vio1ating any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or
ahy rule or regulation made by the City Manager pursuant thereto, shall,
unless otherwise specifically designated in this Ordinance, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred ($100) DOllars, or
by imprisonment in the citY':3a.tl not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment..
SECTIGN 86. FINE OR l1WRISON111iNT.
A judgment that the defendant pay a fine may also direct that he
be imprisoned until the fin'ebesatisfied in the p-roportion of one days
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imprisonment for each Two ($2) ~ollars of the fine.
SECTION 87. PROCEDURE UPON ARREST.
Any person arrested for violation of this Ordinance shall be dealt
with in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance of the City of
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Bozeman concerning and relating to process and execution of sentence.
SECTION 88. DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES. I
All fines or forfeitures collected upon conviction o'r upon for-
feiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any of the pro-
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; visions of this Ordinance, shall be paid to the Director of Finance and
shall be credited to the several funds as by Ordinanoes provided.
ARTIOLE x.
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SECTION 89. EFFECT OF ORDINANCE.
If any seotion, sub-seotion, sentenoe, olause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be unoonstitutional, such decision shall
. not effeot the validity of the remaining portion~ of this Ordinance. The
I Commission hereby deolares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and eaoh
. seotion, sub-section, srtnence, olause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the ..-
fact that anyone or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases
be declared unconstitutional.
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ARTICLE XI.
SECTION 90. REPEAL.
Ordinance No. b40 of the City of Bozeman is hereby repealed, and all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed,. except that this repeal shall
not affect or prevent proseoution of 'any person for any act done or committed
in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of
this Ordinance.
ARTICLE XII.
Ordinance to Take Effeot
I SECTION 91. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE.
: ". This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon the expira tion
. of 30 days from its passage.
Introduct~d, read and passed for the first time by the Commission of the
City of Bozeman at a regular session of the Commission, held On the 2nd day
of August, 1929.
Rea d for final passage and passed by the Commission of the City of
Bozeman at a regular session of the Commission held August 9th, 1929.
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Attest:
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Clerk of e omm'sslon
I hereby certi~y that the above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly
. introduced, read and passed for, the first time by the Commissi6'n of the Ci ty of
.1. Bozeman at a regU.lar session of the Commission held on the 2nd day of August, 1929.
That it was read. and passed J)Y the Commission of the City of Bozeman and was
. signed by the Mayor at a regular session of the Commission held August 9th, 1929.
That the foregoing is a true and complete copy of this Ordinance No. 576 as passed
by the Commission of the City of Bozeman and that the effective date of said
Ordinance is September 8th, 1929 at6P. M.
In wi tness whereof I have hereuntb' set m.y hand and affixed the corporate
Beal of the City of Bozeman this 23rd da.y of ,August, 1929.
, Clerk off,.~-;;'n
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COpy OF PUBLICATION NOTICE
\ Ordinance No. 576. \
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATI~m TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES AND HIGH- t
WAYS OF THE CITY OF BOZEM.AN. MONTANA, AND HEPEALING ORDINANC$ NO. 540 and
WLL OTHER OHDINANCES MiD SECTIONS OF ORDlNANCES IN GONFLICT ~REWITH.
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STATE OF MONTANA ) 53 '\ \
COUNTY OF GALLATIN ) ....
I, Walter Davis, Clerk'of the Commission of the City of Bozeman
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hereby certify that the foregoing is the true ant correct number and ~itle -
of an.'Ordinance passed by the Commission of the City 'of BO,zeman, . on the
9th day of August, 1929.
Walter Davis
Clerk of the Commission.
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INDEX
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A
Section Page
I Accidents -- Duty to Report 58 35-36
Duty to stop. in event of 57 34..35
Garage Keeper to Report Damaged
Vehicles 59 36
Penalty for Failure to StOp in
Event of 57 35
Reports to be Analyzed 58 35-36
Alighting From Vehicles 20 12
Alley -- Emerging From 49 29
All Night Parking 30 16
Animals -- Persons Driving or Riding to Obey
Regulations 7 7
Arterial Highway -- Defined 1 :3
Designated 56 33..34
Authorized Emergency Vehicles --
Exceptions to Right of Way Rule 55 33
Exemptions to 6 7
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. On Approach of 51 29
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Auxiliary Lamps 74 42-43
B
Backing -- Limitations On 68 39
Bicycles -- Persons Riding to Obey Regulations 7 7
Riding on Handle Bars Prohibited 7l 40
Boarding or Alighting from Vehioles 20 l2
. Bonding Taxicab and Bus Owners 79 46-47-48
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Bus stops -- (See Taxicab,Stands, Passenger Zones,
Loading )
BUlIlles Prohibited from Parking Else-
where 27 15
Other Vehicles Peohibited from Parking 26 14-15
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City Manager Must Designate 25 14
. Busses -- Must Stop at Railway Grade Crossings 39 25
Not to Park in Business Distriot 27 15
C
I City Manager -- Bus stops 25 14
Crows Walks 13 9-10
25
Express Vehicle Stands 14
Lanes for Traffic 14 10
Loading Zones 25 14
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Passenger Zones 25 14
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Regulations' to :Make Ordinance
Effeotive 3 6
Safety Zones 14 10
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Seotion Page
Taxioab stands 25 14
Temporary Regulations 3 6
C1i~ing to Motor Vehicles 66 38
Coasters -- Use Restricted 65 38
Commission -- To Determine and Desisnate !~e I
of Signs and Signals 8 7-8
Crosswalks -- City Manager Authorized to
Designate 13 9-l0 .
Crowding in Front Seat of Vehiole Prohibited 69 39
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Definitions 1 3-4-5
Drivers to be Licensed 78 46
Driveway .(see Private Driveway) 49 29
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Driving by Cer~ain Persons Unlawful 77 45
Driving Praotices -- Backing, Limitations on 68 39
Crossing Fire Rose 70 39-40
Drive on Right Side of
. street 40 25
Driving on Sidewalk
Prohibited 50 29
Following Fire Apparatus
Prohibited 52 29
Following toO Closely 46 27 I
Keep to Right at Crossings41 26
Meeting of Vehicles 42 26
Motor Vehioles Left Ii>
Unattended 64 38
Obstructions to Operator's
View 69. 39
On Approach of Authorized
Emergency Vehicle 51 29
Overtaking andfassing 43-44-45 26-27
Reckless Driving 35 19
Respective Rights and
Duties of Pedestrian
and Vehicle 15-16 10-11
stop Before Entering
Arterial Highway 56 33-34
stop Before Emerging from
Alley or Driveway 49 29
Stppplng on CraBS Walk or
Other Specified Places
Prohibited 23 13 I
Turning Around, Limitations ..
On 48 28
Turning at Interseotions 47 27-28
Driving While Intoxicated .- 34 18-19
Driving Through Funeral Processions and Other
Processions prohibited 67 38-39
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Effect of Ordinance 89 5l
Enforcement 2 6
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Section Page
Emergency Vehicles Defines 1 3
Exceptions to Right of Way Rule 55 33
I Exemptions to Authorized Emergency Vehicles 6 7
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Failure to stop after Accident 57 34-35
Fines (See penalties) Disposition of 88 51
Fire Hose -- Crossing 70 39-40
Fire H;!dran t -- Stopping Near Prohibited 23 l3
Fire Station Entrance -- Stopping Near Prohibited 23 13
Firemen May Direct Traf~ic 2 6
Flag at End of Load 60 36
Following Fire Apparatur Prohibited 52 29
Following too Closely Prohibited 46 27
Forfeitures (see penalties ) Dispo~ition of 88 5l
Funeral Processions -- Unlawful to Drive Through 67 38-39
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Gara~e Keeper to Hep~lrt Damaged Vehicles 59 36
H
I Hand Signals 53 30
Head Lamp s -- Required 73 40-4l
Requirements 75 43-44
Horns -- 61 36-37
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Sounding Ret;).uired 53 30
Sound Before Backing 68 39
Hospitak Quiet Zones 36 22-23
Hydrant -- Stopping Near Prohibited 23 13
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Intersections (see turning, left turns, right turns)
traffic control signals, right of way
Keep to Right of 4l 26
Overtaking and Passing at 44 26-27
Right of Way at 54 30 to 33
Stopping Vehicles Prohibited in 23 l3
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I Jaywalking -- 15 10-11
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Lamps (see lights) -- Bicycle Lamps
Required 73 42
Clearanoe Lamps, Head Lamps, Rear
Lamps Re*luired 73 41-42
Lanes for Traffic -- City Manager Authorized to
Designate 14 10
Left Turns -- Methods of Making 53-54 30-32
Signal Indica~~n for Making 53-54 30-32
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Lighting -- Equipraent Required 73 40 to 42
Lights (see lamps )-- Equipment Permitted in Addition 74 42-43 ,
At End of Load Required 60 36
On Parked Vehicles 30 16
Red or Green ~n Front of Vehicle I
Prohibited 63 37-38
ReqUirements as to Head Lamps and
Auxiliary Driving Lamps 75 43-44
Loading (see sto:pping, standing, parking, loading zones,
passenger zones, bus stops, taxicab stands)
Standing for Loading On+y in Certain Places 24 l3-14
Time iestricted 24 13-14
Loading Zones (See passeneer zones, bus stops, taxicab
stands, loading)
City Manager Authorized to De~ignate 25 14
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Occupancy Limited j 24 13-14
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Markings (see official tra'ffic sig:nfi/ 14 10
Meeting of Vehicles 42 26
Minimum Speed 36 24
Motor Busses -- Must stop at Railway Crossings 39 21
Motor Veh~cles -- Left Unattended 64 38 I
.Muffler Cutouts Regulated 62 37
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Noise (see muffler cutouts regulated) 62 37
Horns -- Not to be Unharmonious 61 36-37
Hospita~ Quiet Zones 36 2.2-23
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Obstructions to Driv~rrs View o~ Driving Mechanism 69 39
Offenses (see penalties)
Official Traffic Signals (see traffic control signals,
official signs) 8 7-8.
City Manager to Place and Maintain 56 33-34
Commission to Determine Design and Type of 8 7-8
Legend 10 8-9
Display Of Unauthorized Signals prohibited II 9
Obedience to 9 8
Railroad Warning Sienals Must be Obeyed 37 24
To be Uniform as to TYIle and Location 8 7-8 1-
Official Traffic Signs 8 7-8
City Manager to Place and Maintain 56 34
Commission to Determine and Designate Type 8 7-8
D1:splayof Unauthorized Signs Prohibited 11 9
Interferenoe With Signs Prohibited 12 9
Obedience to 9 8
Required at Arterial Highways 56 34
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Required to Indicate Parking Restrictions 25 14
To be in Proper Position and ~eglble 56 34
To be Uniform as to Type and Location 8 7-8
Ordinance -- Effect of 89 51
I Repeal 90 51-52
Overtaking and Passing--
Limitations on Privilege 44 26-27
Operator to Give Way to Overtaking Vehicle 45 27
Vehicles 43 26
P
Parades -- Unlawful to Drive Thro~h 67 38-39
Parking (see stopping, loading)
'All night Parking 30 16
. Distance from Curb 31 17
Distanoe from Curb Intersection, Eto.. 23 13
General 23 13
General 32 18
Lights on Vehicles 30 16
Limited During Certain Hours 29 16
Prohibited in Certain places 28 15-16 ,..
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Prohibited in Designated Zones, stops and stands26 14-15 ..
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Signs Required 24 13-l4
Signs Required 31 17
Time Limited in Designated Places 29 16
Vehicle for Display Advertising 33 18
Vehicle for Sale 32 18
Passenger Zones (seeloading zone, bus stops, taxicab stands,
loading)
City Manager to Designate 24 13-14
Occupancy Limited 24 13-14
Pedestrains -- Crosswalks, to Use Right Half of l7 11
Crosswalks, Use of 13 lO-ll
Righ t of Way 15 10-ll
Rights and Duties 16 11
Soliciting Rides 18 II
.' Penalties -- Driving While Intoxicated 34 18-19
'.1 Failure to stop After Accident 57 35
Gene ral 85 50
Reckless Driving 35 19
Police (see traffic and traffio control)
Authori ty of . 2 6
Functions of 2 6
Obedience to 4 6
To Direct Traffic 2 6
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Private Driveway -- Emerging From 49 29
Exeptions to Right of Way Rule 55 33
Procedure Upon Arrest 97 51
Processions -- Unlawful to Drive Through 67 38-39 I
Public Employees to Obey Traffic Regulations 5 6-7
Push Carts -- Persons Propelling to Obey
Traffio Regulations 7 7
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Rail~oad Grade Crossings --
Certain Vehicles to Stop at All 39 25
Keep to Right at 4l 26
Overtaking and ?assing Prohibited 44 27
Vehicles Must stop at Certain 38 24
Warning Signals Must be Obeyed 37 24
Railroad Trains Not to Block streets 22 12
Railroad Warning Signals Must be Obeyed 37 24
Reckless Driving 35 19
Regulations (see City Manager)
Animals, Persons Riding and Driving
Must Obey 7 7
Bicycles, Persons Riding Must Obey 7 7 I
Public Employees Must Obey 5 6-7
Push Carts, Persons Propelling
:Must Obey 7 7
Temporary, for Emergenoies or
Special Conditions 3 6
To Make Pr.ovisions of Ord insnce
Effective 3 6 .
When Effective Without Si~ns 8 7-8
Repeal -- 90 51-52
Right of Way -- Arterial Highways 56 33-34
At Intersections 54 30 to 33
EXceptions to Rule 55 33
Pedestrians 15 10-11
Pedestrians 55 33
Right Turns -- Method of Making 47 27-28
Signal Indications for Making ~3 30
Roller Saktes -- Use of Restricted 65 38 I
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Safety Zones -- City Manager Authorized to Designate l4 lO
Driving Through Prohibited 19 12
Passing Through 19 12
Stoppi~g Alongside Prohibited 23 13
Sidewalks (see crosswalks)
Driving on Prohibited 50 29
Pedestrians, Use of 17 11
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Signals (see official traffic SiralS, traffic control signals,
official traffic signs .
On starting, Stopping or Turning 53 30
\,,; Signs (see official traffic signs, official traffic signals)
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Skates. -- ijse of Restricted 65 38
Smoke -- Prevention of 62 37
Solicit~ng Rides -- IS 11
Speed Restrictions -- At Intersections 36 23
At Grade Crossings 30 20
General 36 23
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In any Cemetery 36 23
In School Zones 36 20 to 22
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In ~uiet Zones 36 22-23
Minimum 36 24
On Arterial Highways 36 24
On College street 36 23
On Eightn Avenue 36 23
On Main street 36 23
On Seventh Avenue 36 23
'I Spot Lamps 74 42-43
Standing -- Prohibited in certain Places 23 11
state License Tags 76 45
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. Stopping (see parking, loading)
Prohibited in Specified Places 23 13
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Required Before Entering Arterial Highways 56 33-34
Signals On 53 3Q
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Taxicab Stands (see bus stop~, passenger zones, loading zones,loading)
City Manager to Designate 25 14
Other Vehicles Prohibited from Parking in 26 14-15
Taxicabs Prohibited from Parking Elsewhere 27 15
Towed Vehicles 81 49
Toy Vehicles- Use of Restricted 65 38
Traffic (see police, official traffic signs, official traffic
sif,nals, traffic control signals)
Definition 1 5
I Firemen May Direct . 2 6
Police to Direct 2 6
Traffic Control Signals (see offioal traffic signa1e, official
traffic signs)
Legend 10 8-8
Meaning of colors 10 E',-9
Trailers -- 81 49
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Trucks -- Gross Weight 82 49
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Load 83 49-50
Turning (see left turns, right turns)
At Intersections 47 27-28
Elimination of 48 28 I
Markers 47 28
Signals on 53 30
Turning l~ound--Limitations on 48 28
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Unlawful Riding -- 21 12
Unloading (see loading, loading zone, passene:ter zone, bus stop,
. taxicab stand) 24 l3-lt4
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Vehicle (see driving practices, regulations, lights,
horns ,\l>edestrians.) .
Authorized Emergency Vehicles, Definition 1 5
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Warning Devices -- 61 36-37
On Authorized Emergency Vehicles 61 37
Washing of Cars Prohibited -- 84 50
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