Sec. 18-28. Same—Specific instances; authority of court.[188]
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who shall:
(1) Drive a vehicle when not under proper control or with
inadequate or improperly adjusted brakes upon any street of
this city;
(2) While driving a vehicle, overtake or pass another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction, upon or approaching
the crest of a grade or upon or approaching a curve in the
street, where the driver's view along the street is obstructed,
except where the overtaking vehicle is being operated on a
street having two or more designated lanes of roadway for
each direction of travel or on a designated one-way street.
(3) Pass or attempt to pass two other vehicles abreast,
moving in the same direction, except on streets having separate
roadways of three or more lanes for each direction of
travel, or on designated one-way streets.
(3.1) Drive any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle,
so as to be in and parallel to another vehicle in a lane designed
for one vehicle, or drive any motor vehicle, including any
motorcycle, so as to travel parallel to any other vehicle travelling
in a lane designed for one vehicle; provided, that, this
subsection shall not apply to any validly authorized parade,
motorcade or motorcycle escort.
(4) Overtake or pass any other vehicle proceeding in the
same direction at any steam, Diesel or electric railway grade
crossing or at any intersection of streets unless such vehicles
are being operated on a street having two or more designated
lanes of roadway for each direction of travel or on a designated
one-way street, or while pedestrians are passing or
about to pass in front of either of such vehicles, unless permitted
so to do by a traffic light or police officer.
(5) Fail to stop at a school bus, whether publicly or privately
owned and whether transporting children to, from or
in connection with a public or private school, stopped on a
street for the purpose of taking on or discharging school
children, when approaching the same from any direction,
and to remain stopped until all school children are clear of
the street and the bus is put in motion, or fail to stop at a
school bus, whether publicly or privately owned and whether
transporting children to, from or in connection with a public
or private school, stopped on the roadway of a school for the
purpose of taking on or discharging school children, when approaching
the same from any direction on the roadway of
such school and to remain stopped until all school children
are clear of the roadway; provided, that this shall apply
only to school busses which are painted yellow with the
words "School Bus, Stop, State Law" printed in black letters
six inches high on the front and rear thereof. If space is
limited on the front, the words "School Bus" may be in
letters four inches high.
(6) Fail to give adequate and timely signals of intention
to turn, partly turn, slow down or stop, as required in sections
18-57 through 18-61.
(7) Exceed a reasonable speed under the circumstances
and traffic conditions existing at the time regardless of any
posted speed limit.
(8) Where a "yield-right-of-way" sign is posted, fail, upon
entering a street, to yield the right of way to the driver of
a vehicle approaching on such street from either direction.
(9) Drive or operate any automobile or other motor vehicle
upon any driveway or premises of a church or school, or of
any recreational facilities or of any business property open to
the public, or upon any street or highway under construction
or not yet open to the public, recklessly or at a speed or in
a manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any
person.
(10) Drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there
are in the front seat such number of persons, as to obstruct
the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or
to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism
of the vehicle. (Code 1959, § 18-28; 6-21-65, § 5.)
