Sec. 18-23. Signals by traffic officers, etc.[182]
Peace or police officers and uniformed school crossing
guards may direct traffic by signals. Such signals other than
by voice shall be as follows:
(a) By hand, to stop traffic, stand with shoulders parallel
with moving traffic, and with arms raised forty-five degrees
above shoulders toward moving lines of traffic, hand extended,
palm toward traffic to be stopped. To move traffic,
stand so that shoulders are parallel to line of traffic to be
moved. Extend right arm and hand full length, height of
shoulders toward such traffic, fingers extended and joined,
palm downward, bring hand sharply in direction traffic is to
move. Repeat movement with left hand to start traffic from
opposite direction.
(b) By whistle, one blast, moving traffic to stop; two blasts,
traffic in opposite direction to move, three or more short
blasts, to warn of approach of fire apparatus or of an emergency,
when all traffic shall immediately clear the intersection
and stop. (Code 1959, § 18-23.)
