§ 11:52. Traffic engineer to designate crosswalks, and to establish safety zones and school crosswalks.

The traffic engineer is hereby authorized:

(1)

To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where in his opinion there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and at such other places as he may deem necessary;

(2)

To establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as he may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians;

(3)

To establish school crosswalks at places throughout the city where, in his opinion, they are necessary, because of traffic conditions, the proximity of schools to streets, or because of their use as a means of access to and from any school location and areas of population adjacent thereto. Such school crosswalks, and a distance of two hundred fifty (250) feet on either side thereof, shall constitute "School Zones" as defined herein, and shall be subject to such speed limits, or other traffic regulations applicable to "School Zones." For the purposes of properly designating any such school crosswalks and the distances adjacent thereto as provided for herein, the traffic engineer shall cause appropriate signs, signals or other devices as may be required or necessary to be erected for the purpose of adequately apprising traffic of the existence of such zones, and to safeguard the school children using the same.

(City Code 1951, Title 11, § 52; Ord. No. 7323, 10-26-83)