Sections:
8.24.01 Name
8.24.02 Prohibited Conduct
8.24.03 Penalties
8.24.01 Name. This ordinance shall be commonly identified as the “Unsafe Driving Ordinance” and any citations written by patrol officers employed by the Mayflower Police Department for alleged violations thereof may identify the ordinance as such on the citation. (Ord. No. 2020-05, Sec. 1)
8.24.02 Prohibited Conduct. Within the city limits of the City of Mayflower and the jurisdiction of the City of Mayflower Police Department, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any vehicle:
(a) In any manner that evidences a failure of the operator to properly observe or react to any obstructions in the path of the vehicle under the operator’s control;
(b) In any manner that evidences a failure of the operator to maintain proper control of the vehicle based upon weather, visibility, or road conditions existing at the time of the alleged violation;
(c) In any manner that evidences a failure of the operator to demonstrate reasonable and appropriate regard for the safety of the motorist, other motorists, pedestrians, law enforcement personnel, or personal or real property, with such failure to include but not necessarily be limited to:
(i) Purposeful or negligent weaving through or around traffic, passing, or changing lanes without justifiable cause therefor;
(ii) Purposeful or negligent operation of the vehicle onto or from a shoulder or curb without justifiable cause therefor;
(iii) Purposeful or negligent revving of the motorist’s engine or spinning or squealing of the motorist’s tires without justifiable cause therefor;
(iv) Purposeful or negligent misuse of the physical equipment located on or within the motorist’s vehicle without justifiable cause therefor;
(v) Purposeful or negligent failure to obey posted and visible signage concerning speed limits, road conditions or hazards, construction in progress, or other alerts that are placed for the specific purpose of notifying motorists of circumstances or conditions; or
(vi) Any other act or omission by the motorist that an officer, in his or her sole discretion, deems to be in violation of other traffic laws of this city, state, or other political subdivision, but for which the officer may cite for this lesser offense.
(Ord. No. 2020-05, Sec. 2)
8.24.03 Penalties. For any motorist who pleads guilty to a violation hereof, or is adjudicated guilty at a trial on the merits thereof, the violation shall be deemed an unclassified misdemeanor under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and the person who pleads or is found guilty shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), subject to all other applicable ordinances, regulations, or statutes.
(Ord. No. 2020-05, Sec. 3)
