The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-06-03

veIucle, except those provisions
with reference to the equipment of
vehicles and those which by their
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Section 9. Traffic Sins. When
ever any person is arrested for vio-
latlng any provisional this ordin-
ance, except as otherwise provided
hereafter, the arresting officer
snail take his name, address, ,oper-
ators license number, and the reg
lStratlon number of the motor We
hlcle involved and issue to him, on
a form provided by the Chief of
Police, a notice in writing to ans
wer to the charge against him with
IN twenty-four hours, and at a
place specified in the notice. The
officer shall thereupon release such
person from custody upon his writ
ten promise to answer as specified
IN said notice. The arresting Of
ficer shall deliver one copy of such
notice to the Chief Of Police to re-
main on file.
Any person who willfully violates
his written promise to appear shall
be guilty Of violation of this or
dinance regardless of the DISPOSE
ton Of the charge on which he was
originally charged.
Provisions Of this Section shall
not apply to any person arrested
and charged with an offense caus-
ing or contributing to an accident
resulting in injury or death to any
person, or to any person charged
with reckless driving or to any per-
son charged with driving while UNI
der the influence Of intoxicating
liquor or narcotic drugs or to whom
the arresting officer shall have good
cause to believe has committed any
felony, and the arreSting officer
shall take such person to the police
station to be booked.
Whenever any motor vehicle
without an operator is found park
ed in violation of any Of the parking
restrictions of this ordinance, the
officer finding it shall take its reg
iStrati0n number and any such
other information displayed on the
vehicle which may identify its user,
and affix conspicuously to such We
hicle notice in writing on form
provided by the Chief of Police for
the operator to answer to the
charge against him within twenty
four hours, at place specified in
the notice. The officer shall send
one copy of such notice to the
Chief of Police to remain on file.
Any person who willfully neglects
to answer to the charges set forth
in a notice affixed by police Of
ficer to the motor vehicle he oper-
ates, shall be guilty Of a violation
of this ordinance regardless of the
disposition of the charges for which
the notice was originally issued.
Article III
PEDESTRIANS RIGHTS AND
DUTIES
Section 10. Pedestrian Right Of
Way at Crossings:
(a) The operator of any vehicle
shall yield the right Of way to q
pedestrian within any unmarked
crosswalk at the end Of q block, or
within, any marked crosswalk.
(b) No operator Of q vehicle
shall drive or operate such vehicle
into a crosswalk designated as q
school crossing when there is in
said crosswalk upon the side Of the
roadway upon which said vehicle
is travelling any pedestrian engaged
in crossing the street.
icy Whenever any vehicle has
stopped or slowed down at marked
crosswalk or at any intersection to
permit a pedestrian to cross the
roadway, it shall be unlawful for the
operator Of any other vehicle ap-
preaching from the rear to over
take and pass such vehicle.
Section IL. Pedestrian Duties
(a) Every pedestrian shall yield
the right Of way to vehicles upon
the roadway at any point other
than within q marked or unmarked
crosswalk or other place specially
provided for pedestrians, provided,
however, that this provision shall
not relieve the operator OF q We
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care for the safety Of pedestrians.
(b) Pedestrians shall not cross
street intersections diagonally.
(cl Pedestrians shall move.
whenever practicable, upon the
right half Of crosswalks.
Section IL. Pedestrians to Travel
ON Left Side Of Roadway. Where
sidewalks have been provided In the
streets, pedestrians shall travel
thereon, and where no sidewalks
have been provided, pedestrians
travelling on the roadway shall ira
vel ON the left side Of the same, and
upon meeting an oncoming vehicle
shall step off the paved or main
Travelled portion thereof.
Section Is. Lettering In Street
Prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any person to stop or loiter or
to peddle or sell merchandise or
publications on a street crossing or
public place or at any point on
Street so as to interfere with or
obstruct traffic or travel.
Section II. Pedestrians Soliciting
Rides. It shall be unlawful for any
person to stand in a roadway Tor
the purpose Of soliciting q ride from
the operator Of any vehicle.