3667 Regulating TrafficORDINANCE NO. 36
(Published in the Salina Journal
E 1929)
AN ORDINANCE amending Sections 5 and 6 of 'rdinanee iso. 3640, being
an ordinance relating to and regulating; traffic upon certain
public streets in the City of Salina and repealing said original
sections of said ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 5 of Ordinance No. 3640 be and the same
is hereby amended to reas as follows:
"Section 5. A pedestrian crossing or starting across a street
on a green or "gp" signal at any intersection controlled by traffic
control signals, shall i_ave the right of way over all vehicles,
including those making right or left hand turns, until such pedestrians
shall have reached the opposite curb or safety zone, and it shall be
unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to fail to yield the right
of way to any such pedestrian. Pedestrians shall yield the right of
way at all such intersections to all vehicles proceeding straight
ahead on any green or "go" signal, and pedestrians crossing any street
between intersections shall yield the right of way to vehicles proceeding
along such street, and any pedestrian crossing any street at any such
intersection against a red or "stop" signal or at an:; place in any
block between intersections shall do so at his own risk".
Section 2. That Section 6 of 'Jrdinance No. 3640 be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 6. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle
to make a complete turn commonly known as a "U" turn, at any of the
intersections mentioned in Section 1 of this ordinance (Ordinance No.
3640) and a sign warning traffic against such turns shall be placed at
each intersection. The operator of a vehicle intending to turn to the
right at any intersection, or into any 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 close as practicable
to the right hand edge or curb of the street. The operator of a vehicle
intending to turn to the left at any intersection shall approach the
intersection in the traffic lane next to, and to the right of', the
center of the street, and shall proceed as close as possible to the
center of the street until reaching the center of the intersection shall
then turn, and it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to
make a left hand turn at any intersection unless he shall have approached
the intersection as nearly as possible to the center of the street and
shall have proceeded along the traffic lane immediately to the right of
the center of such street, until the turn is made. The operators of
all vehicles intending to make a right or left hand turn at any inter-
section, where the traffic is controlled by the traffic control signals
as provided for in this ordinance shall not enter any intersection until
the green or "go" signal appears on the street upon which such turn
originates and shall then poceed to complete such turn with due regard
to vehicles and pedestrians having the right of way along such street
from which such turn originated, and shall give ample warning by
sounding the horn of such vehicle to any pedestrians crossing the street
into which the turn is made. the operator of any vehicle making a left
harm. turn at any intersection controlled by traffic control signals
shall not enter or drive through any line of traffic which may be then
proceeding straight ahead on a green or "g;o" signal across the street
into which such turn is made, nor shall such turn be completed if the
same will interfere with any vehicle proceeding straight ahead under
such green or "go" signal, but shall pr,ceed as nearly as possible to
the center of the inte-,section and there wait until danger of such
interference has passed."
Section 3. That original sections b and 6 of uroinance 3640
be and the sante are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after, its publication in the official city paper.
Introduced, January 28th, 1929
Fassed, $ebruary 4th, 1929
L. T. Campbell.
Acting Mayor
fittest:
_Chas. E. Banker
City er
STATE OF KANSAS )
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COUNTY OF SHLINE )
I, Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk ct the City of Salina, kansas,
do hereby certify that the above ana foregoing is a true and correct
COPY of Ordinance No, 3667 passed and approved by the Board of
Comrnissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas, FQbruary 4th, 1929; and
a record of the vote on its final aaoption is found on page L
Journal No. 12
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(Published in the Salina Journal F/-? 1929)
ORDINANCE NO. 3667
AN ORDINANCE amending Sections 5 and 6 of Ordinance No. 3640,
being an ordinance relating to and regulating traffic
upon certain public streets in the City of Salina and
repealing ,said original sections of said ordinance.
r
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of
Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 5 of Ordinance No. 3640 be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 5/'L pedestrian crossing or starting across a
street on a green or "go" signal at any intersection controlled
by traffic control signals, shall have the right of way over all
vehicles, including those making right or left hand turns, until
such pedestrian shall have reached the opposite curb or safety
y zone, and it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle
to fail to yield the right of way to any such pedestrian.
Pedestrians shall yield the right of way at all such intersections
to all vehicles proceeding straight ahead on any green or "go"
signal, and pedestrians crossing any street between intersections
shall yield the right of way to vehicles proceeding along such
street, and any pedestrian crossing any street at any'.:such inter-
section against a red or "stop" signal or at any place in any
block between intersections shall do so at his own risk:'
Section 2. That Section 6 of qqdinance No. 3640 be and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows _
"Section 6. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any
vehicle to make a complete turn commonly known as a "U" turn,
at any of the interseetions.mentioned in Section 1 of this ordin-
ance (Ordinance No. 3640) and a sign warning traffic against such
turns shall be placed at each intersection. The operator of a
vehicle intedning to turn to the right at any intersection, or
into any 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 close as practicable to
the right hand edge or curb of the street. The operator of a
vehicle intending to turn to the left at any intersection shall
,approach the intersection in the traffic lane next to, and to
the right of, the center of the street, and shall proceed as
close as possible to the center of the street until reaching
the center of the intersection shall then turn, and it shall
be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to make a left hand
turn at any intersection unless he shall have approached the
intersection as nearly as possible to the center of the street
and shall have proceeded along the traffic lane immediately to
the right of the center of such street, until the turn is made.
The operators of all vehicles intending to make a right or left
hand turn at any intersection, where the traffic is controlled
by the traffic control signals as provided for in this ordinance
shall not enter any intersection until the green or "go" signal
appears on the street upon which such turn originates and shall
then proceed to complete such turn with due regard to vehicles
and pedestrians having the right of way along such street from
which such turn originated, and shall give ample warning by
sounding the horn of such vehicle to any pedestrians crossing
the street into which the turn is made. '-Che operator of any
vehicle making a left hand -turn at any intersection controlled
by traffic control signals shall not enter or drive through
any line of traffic which may be then proceeding straight ahead
on a green or "go" signal across the street into which such turn
is made, nor shall such turn be completed if the same will inter-
fere with any vehicle proceeding straight ahead under such green
or "go" signal, but shall proceed as nearly as possible to the
center of the intersection and there wait until danger of such
interference has passed.
Section 3. %hat original Sections 5 and 6 of Ordinance
3640 be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in..
force from and after its publication in the official city paper.
Introduced, January 28th, 1929
Passed, February 4th, 1929
Attest:
UityClerk'