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ORDINANCE NO. 1388
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PRICHARD AS FOLLOWS: ~* “
SECTION 1. The driver of a vehicle, when stopped as
required by laws in obedience to the red signal of a traffic
light may make a right turn but shall yield the right of way
to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by
the signal at the intersection, except that the Chief of
Police is authorized to prohibit any such right turns against
a red signal at any intersection after determining upon the ‘4
basis of a traffic investigation that such right turn is not
reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at such
intersection, which prohibition shall be effective when a sign
is erected at such intersection giving notice thereof.
SECTION 2. The driver of a vehicle on a one-way street
which intersects with another one-way street on which traffic
moves to the left shall stop in obedience to the red signal
but may then make a left turn onto said one-way street, but
shall yield the right of way to pedestrians and other traffic -
as directed by the signal at the intersection, except that the
Chief of Police is authorized to prohibit any such left turn
as above described when it is determined upon the basis of
a traffic investigation that such turn is not reasonable or
safe vnder the conditions found to exist at such intersection,
which prohibition shall be effective when a sign is erected
at such intersection giving notice thereof.
SECTION 3. Any person convicted of violating this
ordinance shall be punished as provided by Title 37, Section
586, Code of Alabama, 1940, as amended.
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SECTION 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Adopted this: l4th day of May, 1974.
AUTHENTICATED:
C.
City Clerk- Treasurer
Please Publish: May 28, 1974 in Register

