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Sec. 70-1. - Riding or driving vehicles or animals on sidewalks.#
No person shall ride, drive or lead any animal, or other vehicle upon any sidewalk in the town, except light carriages for the conveyance of children, unless for the purpose of necessarily crossing the sidewalk; nor shall any person suffer or permit any horse or other animal or sled or vehicle of any description belonging to such person or under such person's control to stand upon any sidewalk, crosswalk or public footpath for any other purpose than the taking up or setting down passengers and, in the latter case, for such time only as shall be necessary for such purpose. This section shall not apply to bicycles or motorized wheelchairs or electric personal assistive mobility devices (EPAMD) as defined in G.L. 1956, § 31-1-3.
(Code 1982, § 18-2; Code 2003, § 70-1)
State Law reference— Bicycles and motorized wheelchairs on sidewalks and crosswalks, G.L. 1956, § 31-19-11.
Sec. 70-2. - Unnecessary noise.#
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to so operate any automobile, motorcycle or other motorized vehicle on any highway, street, gangway, court, square, private parking lot, public parking lot, or any other private or public place in any part of the town in such a manner as to cause or create unnecessary noise by causing the spinning of wheels of any such vehicle so operated on the pavement or to cause or to create unnecessary noise by reason of defective or altered exhaust system on such vehicle. Unnecessary noise shall be any noise other than that usually occasioned by the reasonable and normal operation of any such automobile, motorcycle or other motorized vehicle.
(b)
Conviction of violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.00 or imprisonment not to exceed ten days for each violation.
(Code 1982, § 18-3; Code 2003, § 70-2)
State Law reference— Noise limits for motor vehicles, G.L. 1956, § 31-45-1 et seq.; required muffler, G.L. 1956, § 31-23-13; horns, G.L. 1956, § 31-23-8.
Sec. 70-3. - Designation of crosswalks, safety zones and traffic lanes.#
The director of public works is hereby authorized to: (1)
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)
Establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as he may deem necessary for protection of pedestrians; and
(3)
Mark lanes for traffic on street pavements at such places as he may deem advisable.
(Code 1982, § 18-5; Code 2003, § 70-3)