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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11']

Borough of State College, PA Traffic Regulations
Ch XI Pt B Traffic Regulations
§ XI-201 Speed Limits Established.
§ XI-202 Traffic Signals at Certain Intersections.
§ XI-203 One-Way Highways.
§ XI-204 Left and/or Right Turns Prohibited at Certain Intersections.
§ XI-205 Right Turns Only Permitted at Certain Intersections.
§ XI-206 Through Highways Established.
§ XI-207 Stop Intersections Established.
§ XI-208 Turns Facing a Steady Red Signal Prohibited.
§ XI-209 Duties of Yield Signs.
§ XI-210 Traffic to Keep to Right of Certain Center Structures and Barriers; Exceptions.
§ XI-211 Certain Classes of Vehicles Prohibited on Certain Highways.
§ XI-212 Unlawful to Operate Vehicles or Tractors on Highways Closed for Construction or Repair.
§ XI-213 Intersection Use Restrictions.{20}
§ XI-214 Highways Closed to Vehicles.
§ XI-215 Cruising Prohibited.
§ XI-216 Center Lane Reserved for Left Turns Only on Certain Highways.
§ XI-217 School Zones Established.
Part B Traffic Regulations
§ 11-201 Speed Limits Established.
§ 11-202 Traffic Signals at Certain Intersections.
§ 11-203 One-Way Highways.
§ 11-204 Left and/or Right Turns Prohibited at Certain Intersections.
§ 11-205 Right Turns Only Permitted at Certain Intersections.
§ 11-206 Through Highways Established.
§ 11-207 Stop Intersections Established.
§ 11-208 Turns Facing a Steady Red Signal Prohibited.
§ 11-209 Duties of Yield Signs.
§ 11-210 Traffic to Keep to Right of Certain Center Structures and Barriers; Exceptions.
§ 11-211 Certain Classes of Vehicles Prohibited on Certain Highways.
§ 11-212 Unlawful to Operate Vehicles or Tractors on Highways Closed for Construction or Repair.
§ 11-213 Intersection Use Restrictions.{20}
§ 11-214 Highways Closed to Vehicles.
§ 11-215 Cruising Prohibited.
§ 11-216 Center Lane Reserved for Left Turns Only on Certain Highways.
§ 11-217 School Zones Established.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 201; amended by Ord. 1133, 2/11/986, Section 1; Ord. 1232, 11/7/1988, Section 1; Ord. 1362, 2/20/1992, Section 1; Ord. 1467, 4/11/1995; Ord. 1482, 11/9/1995, Section 1; Ord. 1532, 7/21/1997, Section 1; Ord. 1562, 4/9/1998, Section 1; Ord. 1608, 12/23/1999; Ord. 1653, 3/24/2001, Section 1; Ord. 1684, 10/15/2001; Ord. 1710, 10/30/2002, Section 1; Ord. 1743, 4/24/2003, Section 1; Ord. 2111, 5/7/2018, Section 1]
Allen Street North
Park Avenue - north Borough line
Allen Street South
Highland Alley - Atherton Street
North and South Borough line
Atherton Street North
Mitchell Avenue and Prospect Avenue
Atherton Street South
Prospect Avenue and the south Borough line
Saxton Drive - Blue Course Drive
Buckhout Street - High Street
Whitehall Road - Borough line
Buckhout Street
College Avenue - Beaver Avenue
East Borough line - High Street
High Street - west Borough line
Westerly Parkway - Highland Alley
Branch Road - north Borough line
Easterly Parkway
Allen Street - Atherton Street
University Drive - Allen Street
Atherton Street - Westerly Parkway
Foster Avenue East
Garner Street - University Drive
College Avenue - Bradley Avenue
Atherton Street - Garner Street
Pugh Street - University Drive
Hetzel Street
Hamilton Avenue - Foster Avenue
Westerly Parkway - Bayberry Drive
East Borough line - Atherton Street
College Avenue - Atherton Street
College Avenue - Westerly Parkway
North Borough line (near Hastings Road) to south Borough line (near Marylyn Avenue)
Allen Street - Whitehall Road
Westerly Parkway
Atherton Street - Corl Street
Atherton Street - west to the Borough line west of Allen Street
Waupelani Drive - west Borough line (near Blue Course Drive)
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 202; amended by Ord. 1186, 12/9/1987, Section 1; Ord. 1414, 6/15/1993, Section 1; Ord. 1452, 11/14/1994, Section 1; Ord. 1585, 2/4/1999, Section 1; Ord. 1617, 3/31/2000, Section 1; Ord. 1705, 8/13/2002, Section 2; Ord. 1893, 1/14/2008, Section 2; Ord. 2001, 10/1/2012, Section 1]
At the following intersections, official traffic signals shall be erected (or, if heretofore erected, are hereby ratified), and traffic at such intersections shall be directed by such signals:{12}
Allen Street and Atherton Street
Allen Street and Easterly/Westerly Parkway
Atherton Street and Branch Road
Atherton Street and Curtin Road
Atherton Street and Hillcrest Avenue
Atherton Street and Park Avenue
Atherton Street and University Drive
Atherton Street and Westerly Parkway
Atherton Street at pedestrian walkway, 442 feet south of the intersection of Pollock Road
Atherton Street and White Course Drive
Atherton Street at pedestrian walkway, 598 feet north of the intersection of College Avenue
Beaver Avenue and Allen Street
Beaver Avenue and Atherton Street
Beaver Avenue and Burrowes Street
Beaver Avenue and Fraser Street
Beaver Avenue and Garner Street
Beaver Avenue and Pugh Street
Beaver Avenue and Sparks Street
College Avenue and Burrowes Street
College Avenue and Fraser Street
College Avenue and Garner Street/Shortledge Road
College Avenue and Pugh Street
College Avenue and Ramp A
Park Avenue and Allen Street
Park Avenue and Shortledge Road
Park Avenue and Bigler Road
University Drive and Easterly Parkway/Walnut Spring Lane
University Drive and Hastings Road
University Drive and Ramp A1
University Drive and Ramp D
Waupelani Drive and Whitehall Road
Westerly Parkway and Plaza Drive
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 203; amended by Ord. 1133, 2/11/1986, Section 2; Ord. 1150, 10/9/1986, Section 1; Ord. 1670, 7/12/2001, Section 1]
West Beaver Avenue
Cresson Alley
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 204; amended by Ord. 1168, 2/5/1987, Section 1; Ord. 1174, 4/27/1987, Section 1; Ord. 1239, 4/4/1989, Section 1{15}; Ord. 1482, 11/9/1995, Section 2; Ord. 1562, 4/9/1998, Section 2; Ord. 1607, 12/23/1999, Section 1; Ord. 1617, 3/31/2000, Section 2; Ord. 1670, 7/12/2001, Section 2; Ord. 1683, 10/15/2001, Section 1; Ord. 2001, 10/1/2012, Section 1]
Allen Street So.
Atherton Street No.
North- and southbound
Old Boalsburg Road
Railroad Avenue (between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.)
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 205; amended by Ord. 1482, 11/9/1995, Section 3; Ord. 1683, 10/15/2001, Section 2]
Not To Make Left or Travel Straight Across
Fraser Street South (right lane)
Garner Street (right lane)
East Beaver Avenue
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 206; amended by Ord. 1174, 4/27/1987, Section 2]
The following highways are hereby established as through highways, and the operator of every vehicle or tractor approaching any such highway at any intersection thereof (except for such intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic signals) shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering such through highway:
College Avenue and south Borough line, except for Whitehall Road intersection, and Waupelani Drive (northbound)
North Borough line and south Borough line
Buckhout Street and High Street
East Borough line and west Borough line
Allen Street and University Drive
College Avenue and Bradley Avenue, except for Easterly Parkway intersection
East Borough line and Atherton Street
College Avenue and Atherton Street, except for Easterly Parkway intersection
College Avenue and Westerly Parkway
Allen Street and Whitehall Road
Allen Street and west Borough line
Atherton Street and west Borough line, except for Allen Street
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 207; amended by Ord. 1150, 10/9/1986, Section 2; Ord. 1174, 4/27/1987, Section 3; Ord. 1180, 8/10/1987, Section 2; Ord. 1186, 12/9/1987, Section 2; Ord. 1203, 5/12/1988, Section 1; Ord. 1239, 4/4/1989, Section 2,{15} Ord. 1354, 11/4/1991, Section 1; Ord. 1362, 2/20/1992, Section 2; Ord. 1377, 7/9/1992; Ord. 1414, 6/15/1993, Section 2; Ord. 1422, 12/8/1993, Section 1; Ord. 1443, 5/12/1994; Ord. 1452, 11/14/1994, Section 2; Ord. 1532, 7/21/1997, Section 2; Ord. 1538, 10/9/1997, Section 1; Ord. 1585, 2/4/1999, Section 2; Ord. 1617, 3/31/2000, Section 3; Ord. 1743, 4/24/2003, Section 2; Ord. 1893, 1/14/2008, Section 3]
The following intersections (in addition to highways intersecting with the through highways established in Section 206 of this chapter) are hereby established as stop intersections and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway upon the first-named highway in the direction or directions hereby indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:
East or westbound
Adams/Hillcrest
East Nittany Avenue
Ashwicken Court
Bus Depot property
Hiester Street
McAllister Alley
Sowers Street
Dorum Avenue
Fry Drive
H Alley (eastern leg)
Hartswick Avenue
Highlandon Court
Humes Alley
I Alley
Lillian Circle
Lytle Avenue
Marylyn Avenue
Nittany Avenue
Smithfield Circle South
Smithfield Circle North
South Hills Avenue
Storch Road
Stratford Court North
Stratford Court South
Waypoint Circle
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 208; amended by Ord. 1180, 8/10/1987, Section 3; Ord. 1245, 6/27/1989, Section 1; Ord. 1532, 7/21/1997, Section 3; Ord. 1617, 3/31/2000, Section 4; Ord. 1825, 11/29/2005, Section 7]
No person operating a vehicle shall enter an intersection facing a steady red signal light to turn right or to turn left from a one-way roadway onto a one-way roadway, and signs shall be placed prohibiting such turns at the following locations:
Right, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Shortledge
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 209; amended by Ord. 1538, 10/9/1997, Section 2; Ord. 2001, 10/1/2012, Section 1]
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall, in obedience to the sign, slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering a crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering. After slowing down or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute a hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or roadways. If a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of roadways after driving past a yield sign, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of failure of the driver to yield the right-of-way.
Martin Terrace/Glenn Road
University Drive northbound ramp C
University Drive southbound ramp A
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 210; amended by Ord. 1180, 8/10/1987, Section 4; Ord. 1585, 2/4/1999, Section 3; Ord. 2001, 10/1/2012, Section 1]
All vehicular traffic shall keep to the right of the following structures or barriers located in the following streets and intersections, except as herein otherwise provided:
Island or Barrier
10 traffic islands on North Atherton Street
Between the north Borough line and a point 180 feet north of Railroad Avenue
Traffic island on Beaver Avenue
At High Street (traffic traveling east or west on Beaver Avenue and desiring to travel north or south, respectively, on High Street may pass the island on the left)
Traffic island on Buckhout Street
At Beaver Avenue (traffic traveling north or south on Buckhout Street and desiring to travel west or east, respectively, on Beaver Avenue may pass the island on the left)
Traffic island on College Avenue
On High Street and extending 50 feet east of High Street (traffic traveling from High Street west onto College Avenue may pass the island on the left)
At Buckhout Street (traffic traveling west on College Avenue or south on North Buckhout Street and desiring to travel south on South Buckhout Street may pass the island on the left)
Between High Street and Borough line (traffic traveling from High Street west onto College Avenue may pass the island on the left)
Traffic island on Fairmount Avenue
Between Sparks Street and Patterson Street
Traffic island on Foster Avenue
At Atherton Street
At University Drive (right in/right out)
Traffic island on Martin Terrace
At Taylor Street (for westbound traffic on Hillcrest Avenue between Atherton and Taylor Streets).
Traffic westbound to Martin Terrace or Taylor Street shall keep right of island; traffic westbound on Hillcrest shall keep left of island
Traffic island on Old Boalsburg Road
At Allen Street (traffic traveling north)
Traffic island on Pugh Street
Traffic island on Sandpiper Drive
Between Branch Road and Colonial Court
Traffic island on University Drive
At Stony Lane
At Foster Avenue
Traffic island on Westerly Parkway
At Dorum Avenue
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 211; amended by Ord. 1142, 6/10/1986, Section 2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any truck, truck tractor or truck tractor and trailer combination, except those vehicles with a gross weight of less than 7,000 pounds, upon any of the following portions of the highways in the Municipality:
Park Avenue and the Borough line
South Sparks Street
Westerly Parkway and West Beaver Avenue
South Atherton Street and East College Avenue
North Atherton Street and Hillcrest Avenue
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any bus, truck, truck tractor or truck tractor and trailer combination, except those vehicles with a gross weight of less than 7,000 pounds, upon any of the following portions of the highways in the Municipality:
South Barnard Street
West Beaver Avenue and West Foster Avenue
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days
Nothing herein shall prohibit the operation of any prohibited vehicles upon any highway or portion thereof listed above where such operation thereof shall be necessary in order to each a destination upon such highway or portion thereof in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise or material from or to any premises located upon any such highway or portion thereof.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 212; amended by Ord. 1180, 8/10/1987, Section 5]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any highway in the Municipality that is under construction, resurfacing or repair in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs or prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
[Ord. 1532, 7/21/1997, Section 4]
During certain hours, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or tractor traveling upon the first-named highway at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each use, to enter said intersection from first-named highway in the indicated direction of travel, as hereby indicated:
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 214]
The following areas of the highways in the Municipality are hereby designed for pedestrian travel only, and shall not be used for the purpose of travel by vehicles:
Between East College Avenue and Calder Way
Highways so designated shall be marked with appropriate signs and may be barricaded in such manner as to reasonably prevent access thereto by vehicles.
No person shall operate any vehicle upon any highway closed pursuant to this section. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.
[Ord. 1141, 6/4/1986, Section 1-5;{30} amended by Ord. 1285, 7/19/1990]
Purpose. A general public nuisance and threat to the public safety results from the repetitive, unnecessary driving of motor vehicles, also known as cruising, in a designated area of the Borough of State College. The purpose of this ordinance is to reduce the noise, air pollution and congestion resulting from cruising and to insure access for safety vehicles to and through said designated area by restricting repetitive driving of motor vehicles in said designated areas.
Definitions. For the purpose of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply:
Driving a motor vehicle on a street past a traffic control point, designated by a Police Officer, in the designated area three or more times within any one-hour period, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., or six or more times within any three-hour period, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., prevailing time. Passing the control point a third time, under the same conditions stated herein, shall constitute cruising and, therefore, a violation of this section.
That area of the Borough of State College bounded by College Avenue on the north, Buckhout Street on the west, Beaver Avenue on the south and High Street on the east and shall include the aforementioned boundary streets.
A reference point designated by a sign to advise the public of the ordinance on a street in the designated area selected by a Police Officer for the purpose of enforcing this Ordinance.
Exclusions. This section shall not apply to official emergency or police vehicles, licensed taxicabs for hire, other business vehicles being driven for business purposes or for residents of the designated area traveling to a specific destination.
In addition, Council may, by approved motion, waive the provisions of this section for special activities and events.
Penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined $25 for the first offense. For the second and each subsequent offense within six months from the first violation, the fine shall be $50.
[Ord. 1180, 8/10/1987, Section 7]
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven in the center lane, except in preparation for making a left turn, on any of the following portions of the highways of the Municipality:
Pugh Street and University Drive
Foster Avenue and Atherton Street
[Ord. 1985, 3/5/2012, Section 1]
The following areas shall be designated as school zones when flashing yellow traffic control devices are in use; the speed limit in these zones will be 15 miles per hour:
From 10 feet northwest of South Osmond Street to 20 feet southeast of the Borough line
From 140 feet east of Old Boalsburg Road to 645 feet east of Pugh Street
From 600 feet west of Saxton Drive to 50 feet east of Saxton Drive
From 115 feet east of South Sparks Street to 105 feet east of O'Bryan Lane