Ord 1922 9/26/1960 ORDINANCE NO. l-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1641, THE TRAFFIC CODE, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE III, SECTION 37, TO REGULATE THE SPEED OF AMBULANCES
BY SETTING A SPEED LIMIT FOR SUCH VEHICLES AT TEN (10) MILES PER HOUR
OVER AND ABOVE THE PRIMA FACIE OR POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND TEN (10)
MILES PER HOUR THROUGH ANY CONTROLLED INTERSECTION.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That Section 37, Article III of Ordinance No. 1641, is hereby ""
amended to read as follows:
"Authorized emergency vehicles The driver of an authorized
emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in
the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when
responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise
the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the condi-
tions herein stated.
( a) The driver of any authorized emergency vehicle except an
ambulance may:
1. Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this
act;
2. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign.
3. Exceed the prima facie speed limits.
4. Disregard regulations governing direction of movement
or turning in specified directions.
5. Police vehicles may disregard alley regulations and
signal lights while in the performance of duty.
(b) Driver of an ambulance may do all those acts set out in
Nos. 1, 2 and 4 of Subsection (a) ; however the driver of
an ambulance may not exceed the prima facie or posted speed
limits in excess of ten (10) miles per hour and may not
enter or proceed through any intersection that is controlled
by an official traffic control device, at a cpeed greater
than ten (10) miles per hour.
(c) The exemptions herein granted to an authorized vehicle
shall apply only when the driver of any said vehicle while
in motion sounds audible signal by bell siren, or exhaust
whistle as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle
is equipped with at least one lighted lamp displaying a
red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from
a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such
vehicle , except that an authorized emergency vehicle
operated as a police vehicle need not be so equipped.
(d) The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with
due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such
provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his
reckless disregard for the safety of others. "
PASSED AND APPROVED, This ° day of $ A. D.
1960.
ATTEST: /
Kenne wt <, ti son, i= •- .._._.
A. L. Fi '"ts, G ty Clerk
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