HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2650-1958 - Amending Section 18-39 Of Lubbock City Code. Yield To Pedestrians - 12/11/1958-..:--l~-\l-l 58 {!!) g / . . ORDINANCE No.__,2=6-50 __ _
J. I'> I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-39(A) OF THE LUBBOCK CITY 1 CODE SO AS TO REQUIRE VEHICULAR DRIVERS TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF ..
WAY TO PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE UPON ·oR WITIIlN ANY PORTION OF A
CROSSWALK AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS ARE
.O'.nIN PLACE , OR NOT IN OPERATION; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY AND .PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE •.
WHEREAS. the City Commission finds that better enforcement of the traffic
laws would result if Section 18-39(A) of the Lubbock City Code were amended so
as to require vehicular drivers to yield the right-0£-way to pedestrians upon
or within any portion of a crosswalk at inter sections where no traffic .. control
signals are in place or not in operation; an(¼
WHEREAS~ the City Commission finds that such an amendment is needed for
I the immediate preservation of the lives and safety of the citizens of Lubbock~
and such an amendment would affect the daily operation and enforcement of the
traffic laws by the Police Department~ which creates a.n emergency; NOW
THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. Amend Section 18-39(A) of the Lubbock City Code to read
hereafter as follows:
11Sec. 18-39. Pedestrians• right-0£ .. way in crosswalks
(a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in
operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way:.
slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian
crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when a pedestrian is
upon or within any portion of such crosswalk but no pedestrian
shall suddenly leave a curb or other plac e of safety and walk
or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is
impossible for the driver to yield. This provision shall not apply
under the conditions stated in paragraph (b) of Section 18-40 of
this code.
SECTION 2. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of
this ordinance -a~ upon conviction be fined in any smn not to exceed TWO
HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($200. 00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 3. The City Secretary shall causethis ordinance to be published
once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper regularl y published in the
city of Lubbock.
5 _:;.__,,..sE.C-t'ION 4. The immediate preservation of the lives and safety of the
citizens of Lubbock and the daily operation of the Police Department of the city
of Lubbock require that this ordinance be declared an emergency measure,
and the rule requiring that ordinances be read on two separate readings before
final passage is hereby suspendeda. and this ordiµance shall take effect immediat
ly.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED
On motion of Commissioner Casey 71 seconded by Commiss-
ioner Maner ~, the above and foregoing Ordinance was
unanimously passed by the City Commission this llth day of December ,
1958 a by the following vote:
·Commissioners voting 11AYE":
Commissioners. voting 11NA Y 11:
Mayor Baker and Commissioners Casey, Max,,-.
Maner and Thompson.
~~ LNNI.SBAKER,, Mayor
None.
~ City Attorney
ry-Treasurer