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Page 1 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. Page 2 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 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.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