Ord 2815 8/21/1973 ORDINANCE NO. <_ Cl/ffj
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29-73
OF THE TRAFFIC CODE OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, INCORPORATING THE
CHANGES IN STATE LAW REGARDING
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND,
PARTICULARLY PROVISIONS FOR RIGHT
AND LEFT TURNS ON RED SIGNALS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 29-73 of the traffic code of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 29-73. Traffic-control signal legend generally.
"Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals
exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows,
successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors
Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for special pedes-
trian signals carrying a word legend, and said lights shall
indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as
follows:
" (a) Green indication.
" (1) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal
may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign
at such place prohibits either such turn. But vehic lar traffic,
including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-
way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the
intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is
exhibited.
" (2) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal,
shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cau-
tiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indica-
ted by such arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by
other indications shown at the same time. Such vehicular
traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully
within an adjacent cross-walk and to other traffic lawfully
using the intersection.
" (3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian con-
trol signal, as provided in Section 29-74, pedestrians, facing
any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn
arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or un-
marked crosswalk.
" (b) Steady yellow indication.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal
is thereby warned that the related green movement is being
terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immedi-
ately thereafter when vehicular traffic shall not enter the
intersection.
It (2) Pedestrians facing a steady yellow signal,
unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as
provided in Section 29-74, are thereby advised that there is
insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication
is shown and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the
roadway.
" (c) Steady red indication.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal
alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but, if none,
before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the inter-
section, and may then turn right or, if the intersecting
streets are both one-way streets and left turns are permiss-
ible, may turn left, after standing until the intersection
may be entered safely, yielding right-of-way to pedestrians
lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic
lawfully using the intersection. Traffic not so turning shall
remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown.When
he determines that such turns cannot be made safely, the City
Traffic Engineer may prohibit such turns on a steady red sig-
nal by posting a notice that turns of that type are prohibited.
Such notice shall be erected at such intersection giving
notice thereof.
(2) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian con-
trol as provided in Section 29-74, pedestrians facing a steady
red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
" (d) In the event an official traffic-control signal
is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection,
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the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as to
those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pave-
ment indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence
of any such sign or marking the stop shall be made at the signal. "
SECTION 2 . The fact that the new state statute authorizing
right and left turns on red signals becomes effective August 27 ,
1973 creates an emergency, and this ordinance is declared to be
an emergency measure, and it shall become effective on August
27, 1973.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 21st DAY OF AUGUST, 1973 .
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Cit' Clerk
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•ORDINANCE ORDINANCE AMENDING SSESC T I O N Affidavit of Publication
29-73 OF THE TRAFFIC CODE
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, IN-
S ATE R LAW G REGARDING ANTRAFFIC THE STATE
OF TEXAS
TICULARLY SPROVISIONSGFOR� RIGHT
COV1�1 i OF WICHITA
AND LEFT TURNS ON RED SIGNALS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF,71-W
WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS,THAT:
code Tlof the SeCode 2of73Ordinancestraffic! 11th September
hereby On this . day of
Y amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 29-73. Traffic-control signal legends
generally.
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control signals exhibiting different colored
lights, or colored lighted arrows, suc-j
cessively one at a time or in combination,! Katherine Parrish , bookkeeper
only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow!
shall be used, except for special!
pedestrian signals carrying a word!
legend, and said lights shall indicate
and apply to drivers of vehicles and'
for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
pedestrians as follows:
(a) Green indication.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a circular Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
green signal may proceed
through or turn right or left straight
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pedestrians lawfully within the
intersection or an adjacent crosswalk
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Iarrow signal,shown alone or in combine-
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cautiously enter the intersection only
I to make the movement indicated by September 11, 1973
such arrow, or such other movement
as is permitted by other indications
shown at the same time. Such vehicular
traffic shall yield the right-of-way to /
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cross-walk and to other traffic lawfully
using the intersection. Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company
(3) Unless otherwise directed by
a pedestrian control signal, as provided'
in Section 29-74, pedestrians, facing any! of Wichita Falls
green signal, except when the sole;
signal is a turn arrow, may
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start to cross the roadway.
" (c) Steady red indication.
" (1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady,'
red signal alone shall stop at a clearly!
marked stop line, but, if none, before
entering the crosswalk on the near
Side of the intersection, and may then,
turn right or, if the intersecting streets,'
are both one-way streets and left turns'
permissible, may turn left, after
Stading until the intersection may be'n
ed safely, yielding right-of-way to
pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent;
crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully
using the intersection. Traffic not so i
turning shall remain standing until an!
indication to proceed is shown. When I