Article 3. Operator and Vehicle Qualifications

§5-301   Falls City Code   §5-304

Article 3. Operator and Vehicle Qualifications
§5-301 REGISTRATION; OPERATOR AND VEHICLE LICENSE. (1) No person
shall operate or park a motor vehicle upon any street, alley, or
public highway within the Municipality without having first
registered the same in accordance with Chapter 60, Article 3, RS
Neb., and section 60-321 RS Neb., except as provided in this
subsection. A person may operate a motor vehicle without
registration for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the
date of purchase. Upon registration, such vehicle shall have the
required number plates displayed upon said vehicle in the manner
and places provided for by section 60-323 RS Neb. If a citation is
issued to an owner or operator of a vehicle for a violation of this
subsection and the owner properly registers and licenses the
vehicle not in compliance and pays all taxes and fees due and the
owner or operator provides proof of such registration to the
prosecuting attorney within ten (10) days after the issuance of the
citation, no prosecution for the offense cited shall occur.
(2) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any street,
alley, or public highway without having obtained a motor vehicle
operator’s license in accordance with Chapter 60, Article 4, RS
Neb. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor
vehicle upon any street, alley, or public highway during the period
that his or her operator’s license has been revoked or canceled.
(Ref. 60-302, 60-320, 60-320.01, 60-321, 60-323, 60-4,186 RS
Neb.)(Amended by Ord. 96-109)
§5-302 VEHICLE; MUFFLER. Every motor vehicle operated within
this Municipality shall be provided with a muffler in good working
order to prevent excessive or unusual noise or smoke. It shall be
unlawful to use a “muffler cut-out” on any motor vehicle upon any
streets; provided, the provisions of this section shall not apply
to authorized emergency vehicles. (Ref. 39-6,137 RS Neb.)
§5-303 LOADS; PROJECTING. When any vehicle shall be loaded in
such a manner that any portion of the load extends more than four
feet (4′) beyond the rear of the bed or the body of such vehicle,
a red flag shall be carried by day, and red light after sunset at
the extreme rear end of such load. (Ref. 39-6,130 RS Neb.)
§5-304 VEHICLES; EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. Every motor
vehicle, while in use on the streets, alleys, or highways of the
Municipality shall be equipped with efficient brakes adequate to
control the movement of, to stop, and to hold such vehicle,
including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, and shall
be further equipped with a good and sufficient horn in good working
order, or other efficient signal devices. From sunset to sunrise,
and any other time when there is not sufficient light to render
clearly discernible persons or vehicles upon the street, alley, or
highway at a distance of five hundred feet (500′), every motor
vehicle shall be equipped with lighted headlights, and every motor
vehicle and trailer shall be equipped with one or more taillights,
at the rear of the motor vehicle or trailer, exhibiting a red light
visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500′) to the
rear of such vehicle. No person shall operate any vehicle which is
equipped with an electric light or lights that confuse travelers or
pedestrians on streets or crosswalks within the Municipality.
Every motor vehicle having a width of eighty inches (80″) or more
shall display clearance lights as required by State law. All
vehicle brakes shall be maintained in good working order; provided,
motorcycles need only be equipped with one (1) brake. All horns on
motor vehicles shall be capable of emitting sound audible under
normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet
(200′); provided, no vehicle except as herein provided, shall be
equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle, any siren,
or horn otherwise than as reasonable warning; nor shall any person
use any horn or warning device upon a vehicle to make any
unnecessary, loud, or harsh sound; and provided further that,
every Police and Fire Department vehicle, ambulance, or other
authorized emergency vehicle used for emergency calls shall be
equipped with a bell, siren, or whistle of the type approved by the
Governing Body. (Ref. 60-6,219, 60-6,220, 60-6,224, 60-6,235, 60-
6,244, 60-6,285 RS Neb.)(Amended by Ord. 96-111)
§5-305 REGISTRATION; TRAILERS. No trailer, semitrailer, or cabin
trailer shall be operated or parked on any street, alley, or public
highway within the Municipality without having first registered the
same in accordance with Chapter 60, Article 3, RS Neb., and section
60-321 RS Neb., except as provided in this section. A person may
pull such trailer, semitrailer, or cabin trailer without
registration for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the
date of purchase. Upon registration, such trailer, semitrailer, or
cabin trailer shall have the required number plate displayed upon
said trailer as provided for by section 60-311 RS Neb. If a
citation is issued to an owner or operator of a vehicle for a
violation of this section and the owner properly registers and
licenses the vehicle not in compliance and pays all taxes and fees
due and the owner or operator provides proof of such registration
to the prosecuting attorney within ten (10) days after the issuance
of the citation, no prosecution for the offense cited shall occur.
(Ref. 60-302, 60-320, 60-321 RS Neb.)(Amended by Ord. 96-110)
§5-306 MOTORCYCLES; LIGHTS. No person shall operate a
motorcycle upon the streets, alleys, or highways within the
Municipality from sunset to sunrise unless the same is equipped
with at least one (1) and not more than two (2) headlights and a
taillight exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of at
least five hundred feet (500′) to the rear of such motorcycle. The
headlights shall comply with the requirements and limitations set
forth in the Nebraska Rules of the Road. (Ref. 60-6,219 RS
Neb.)Added Ord, 94-112