The sheriff, under the control of the city council, shall place and maintain traffic control devices, conforming to the state highway specifications, upon all city streets as he or she or the council shall deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this traffic code, or to regulate, warn or guide traffic. (Prior code § 14-2-1)

A. The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this title, unless otherwise directed by the sheriff, subject to the expectations granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this title.

B. No provision of this title for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if, at the time and place of the alleged violation, an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are required, such section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place. (Prior code § 14-2-2)

Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Wait” or “Don’t Walk” are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows:

A. Walk. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles;

B. Wait or Don’t Walk. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his or her crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the wait signal is showing. (Prior code § 14-2-4)

A. No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any street any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign, or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.

B. No person shall place or maintain nor shall the municipality permit upon any such street any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.

C. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to streets of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.

D. The prohibition of this section shall not apply to portable “Caution” signs placed in the vicinity of schools at those times during which school children are going to and coming from school.

E. Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public nuisance and the city is empowered to remove such sign, signal or marking or cause it to be removed without notice.

F. Whoever violates this section shall, upon conviction of such violation, be fined according to the general penalty clause, Chapter 1.16 of this code. (Prior code § 14-2-6)

No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal or any intersection, shield, or insignia thereon, or any part of such device, sign or signal. (Prior code § 14-2-7)

The city adopts by reference SDCL 32-24; SDCL Chapter 32-26; SDCL Chapter 32-29; SDCL Chapter 32-30; SDCL Chapter 32-31; SDCL Chapter 32-32; and SDCL Chapter 32-14 concerning rules of the road and operation of motor vehicles. This section shall amend to come into compliance with those statutes as they are amended in the future. (Ord. 437 (part), 2001)

No operator of a motor vehicle shall perform any U-turn on any public street or alley in the city of Britton. A violation of this section shall be punishable in accordance with Section 1.16.010 by a position of a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. (As added by ordinance dated 7/25/05)

Any person violating a provision of this chapter shall be punishable by up to thirty (30) days in jail and a two hundred dollar ($200.00) fine or both. (Ord. 437 (part), 2001)