HomeMy WebLinkAbout3878-07/13/1992ORDINANCE NO. 3878
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1991 TRAFFIC CODE BY:
ADDING SECTION 440A, REPAIR OF LAMPS WITHIN 72 HOURS OF
CITATION; AND
BY REPEALING SECTION 442, REAR LAMPS AND REFLECTORS;
SECTION 455, REQUIRED USAGE OF LIGHTING DEVICES; AND
SUBSECTION (2)(e) OF SECTION 491, SAFETY BELTS AND SAFETY
HARNESSES --USE REQUIRED; AND BY ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF
NEW SECTION 442, REAR LAMPS AND REFLECTORS; NEW SECTION
455, REQUIRED USAGE OF LIGHTING DEVICES; AND NEW
SUBSECTION (2)(e) OF SECTION 491, SAFETY BELTS AND SAFETY
HARNESSES --USE REQUIRED.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA:
That Section 440A, Repair of Lamps Within 72 Hours of
Citation, is hereby added to the 1991 Traffic Code as follows:
SECTION 440A. REPAIR OF LAMPS WITHIN 72 HOURS OF CITATION.
A citation issued for failure to have lamps or lights as
required under Section 440, 441, 442, or 445 shall first provide
for a seventy-two (72) hour period within which the person charged
with the violation shall replace or repair the lamp(s) or light(s).
If the person complies with the directive to replace or repair the
lamps or lights within the allotted time period, the citation shall
be expunged. If the person fails to comply within the allotted
time period, the citation shall be processed in the same manner as
other citations. A citation issued under this section shall
include a written notice of replacement or repair which shall
indicate the date of replacement or repair and the manner in which
the replacement or repair occurred and which shall be returned to
the issuing authority within the seventy-two (72) hour time period.
[Ref. 74th G.A., eff. 7/1/92, §321.385A]
That Section 442, Rear Lamps and Reflectors; Section 455,
Required Usage of Lighting Devices; and Subsection (2)(e) of
Section 491, Safety Belts and Safety Harnesses --Use Required, of
the 1991 Traffic Code, are hereby repealed in their entirety; and
that new Section 442, Rear Lamps and Reflectors; new Section 455,
Required Usage of Lighting Devices; and new Subsection (2)(e) of
Section 491, Safety Belts and Safety Harnesses --Use Required, of
the 1991 Traffic Code, are hereby enacted in lieu thereof as
follows:
SEC. 442. REAR LAMPS AND REFLECTORS.
Every motor vehicle and every vehicle which is being drawn at
the end of a train of vehicles shall be equipped with a lighted
rear lamp or lamps, exhibiting a red light plainly visible from a
distance of five hundred feet to the rear. All lamps and lighting
equipment originally manufactured on a motor vehicle shall be kept
in working condition or shall be replaced with equivalent
equipment. [Ref. Iowa Code §321.387 (1991); 74th G.A., eff.
7/1/92]
SEC. 455. REQUIRED USAGE OF LIGHTING DEVICES.
Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or
shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in Sections
436 and 437, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or
composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to
reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the
vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming
vehicle within one hundred feet, such driver shall use a
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distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring
rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The
lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, specified in
Subsection 2 of Section 454 shall be deemed to avoid glare at all
times, regardless of road contour and loading.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle
within four hundred feet to the rear, except when engaged in the
act of overtaking and passing, such driver shall use a distribution
of light permissible under this ordinance other than the uppermost
distribution of light specified in subsection 1 of Section 454.
The above paragraphs do not apply to motorcycles or motorized
bicycles being operated between sunrise and sunset.
('91 Rev.) [Ref. Iowa Code §321.415 (1991); 74th G.A., eff.
7/1/92]
SEC. 491. SAFETY BELTS AND SAFETY HARNESSES --USE REQUIRED.
2. ... This subsection does not apply to: ...
(e) A person possessing a written certification from a
physician on a form provided by the Iowa Department of
Transportation that the person is unable to wear a safety belt
or safety harness due to physical or medical reasons. The
certification shall specify the time period for which the
exemption applies. The time period shall not exceed twelve
months, at which time a new certification may be issued unless
the certifying physician is from a United States military
facility, in which case the certificate may specify a longer
period of time or a permanent exemption.
[Ref. Iowa Code §321.445 (1991); 74th G.A., eff. 7/1/92]
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council this 13th day of July,
1992, and approved by the Mayor this 15th day of July, 1992.
Albert C. Manning, Jr., Ma or
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ATTEST:
Larry •. Buffer, Cit / lerk/Auditor
CERTIFICATE
I, Larry P. Burger, City Clerk/Auditor of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and
complete copy of Ordinance No. 3878, as passed and adopted by the
Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 13th day of July,
1992.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 15th day of July,
1992.
L-- Lamy P :urger,
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shall to ol
all times, regardless of road contour
and loading.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle
follows another vehicle within
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1 whenengaged
taking and passing, such driver
shall use a distribution of light per-
missible under this ordinance other -
than the uppermost distribution of
light specified in subsection 1 of
Section 454.1
The a toove moto cycles or motorized
applyhs do not
operated between
bicycles being
sunrise and sunset. ('91 Rev.)
(Ref. !Iowa Code S321.415 (1991);
74th G.A., eft. 7/1/92)
SEFETY BELTS AND
SAFETY HARNESSES --USE
REO JIBED.
2,.... This subsection does not apply
to: .... (e) A person possessing a
written certification from a physician
on a toren provided by the Iowa
Department of Transportation that
the person is unable to wear a sate-
! ty belt or safety harness due to
physical or medical reasons. The
certification shall specify the time
i
period for which the exemption
1 applies. The time period shall not
exceed twelve months, at which
time a new certification may be
Issued unless the certifying p y
cian is from a United States military
facility, in which case the certificate
'M may specify a longer period of time
or a permanent exemption.
11 (Ref. Iowa Code S321.445 (1991);
74th G.A., eft. 7/1/92) 1992
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,, PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION:
July 13, 1992
a PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION:
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4 PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION:
July 13, 1992
11 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the
City Council this 13th day
July,
1992, and approved by theMay
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this 15th day of July, 1992.
Albert C. Manning, Jr., Mayor
ATTEST: Clerk/Auditor.
it Larry P. Burger, City
I do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of Legal Waterloo, City of
Ordinance #3878
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Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, once
commencing on the 27 day of July 1992 in the issue of
July 27, 1992
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