(b) A passenger shall ride only upon a seat designated for that purpose.
15-5.17 Motorcycles - Foot pegs.
motorcycle is designated to carry.
A motorcycle must be equipped with foot pegs for each person the
15-5.18 Motorcycles - Both Feet Not to Be On the Same Side. No person shall ride a motorcycle in a position
where both feet are placed on the same side of the motorcycle.
15-5.19 Motorcycles-Clinging to Other Vehicles. No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach him or
herself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.
15-5.20 Motorcycles - Temporary Suspension of Rules for Public Demonstrations. The law enforcement
supervisor may suspend certain provisions of this Chapter relating to operation of motorcycles for the
purpose of allowing public demonstrations of motorcycle operation.
Section 15-6 Off-road Vehicles
15-6.01 Off-road Vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle except on existing roadways
anywhere within the jurisdiction of the Tribe unless the person has prior permission of the landowner.
Legislative History-Enacted 4/7/00, Resolu. 2000-179; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 15-7 Pedestrians
15-7.01 Pedestrians-Drivers to Exercise Care. Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid
colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall exercise proper precaution upon seeing any child
or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
Section 15-8 Property Damage - Materials on the Road
15-8.01 Throwing Glass or Other Materials on Road Prohibited.
(a) No person shall throw or deposit upon or adjacent to any roadway any glass, nails, tacks, wire,
cans, bottles, or any other objects likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon or near
such roadway.
(b) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a roadway shall remove any glass or
other injurious object or substance dropped from the vehicle onto the roadway, provided such
removal does not interfere with or jeopardize an on-going law enforcement investigation.
15-8.02 Permitting Escape of Load and Other Materials. Any person operating a vehicle from which any
glass or other objects have fallen or escaped which could endanger travel upon the roadway shall
immediately remove all such glass or objects from the roadway.
15-8.03 Interference with Signs and Signals. No person shall deface, injure, or remove any official traffic
signs or signals.
Section 15-9 Speed Limits - Due Care Required
15-9.01 Speed Limit. No person shall drive a vehicle in excess of the posted speed limits within the
jurisdiction of the Tribe or as designated by this Chapter for the particular district or location on a roadway.
15-9.02 Residential Speed Limit. In residential areas which are not posted, no person shall drive a vehicle in
excess of 25 miles per hour.
15-9.03 Due Care Required.
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle or a bicycle upon a roadway in a manner or at a speed greater
than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the traffic, surface, and width of the
roadway and the hazards at intersections and any other conditions then existing.
(b) Nor shall any person drive in a manner or at a speed which is greater than will permit the driver
to exercise proper control of the vehicle or bicycle and to decrease speed or to stop as may be
necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other conveyance on or entering the
roadway in compliance with legal requirements and with the duty of drivers and other persons
using the roadway to exercise due care.
15-9.04 Speed Limits-Changes by the Spokane Tribal Council. The Spokane Tribal Council may determine
whether the maximum speed limits within the Tribe's jurisdiction are greater or less than is reasonable and
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