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(.' SECTION 4.2 Obedience to Traffic Control Devices. The operator of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device placed in accordance with this ordinance unless otherwise directed by a police officer or other authorized per- son subject to the exceptions granted the operator of an authorized - emergency vehicle when responding to emergency calls. SECTION 4.3 Installation of Traffic 2ianals. (A) The Police Chief is hereby directed to install and maintain official traffic signals at those intersections and other places where the Council. has determined that traffic conditions are such as to re- quire that the flow of traffic be alternately interrupted and released in order to Prevent or relieve traffic congestion onto protect life or property from exceptional hazard. (B) The Felice Chief shall ascertain and determine the locations where such signals are required by field investigation, traffic counts and other traffic information as may be pertinent and his determinations therefrom shall be made in accordance with those traffic engineering and safety standards and instructions set forth in the California Main- tenance Manual issued by the Division of Highways of the atate Depart- ment of Public 'dorks. (C) "1henever the Police Chief installs and maintaiis an official traffic signal at any intersection, he shall likewise erect and maintain at such intersection street name signs visible to the principal flow of traffic unless such street name signs have pre- viously been placed and are maintained at any said interaction. SSSCTION 4.4. Lane Marking. The Police Chief is hereby authorized to mark_ center lines and lane lines upon the surface ofth road•ray to indicate the cour8e. to be traveled by vehicles and nay place signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a pa-ticular direction, regard- less of the center line of the highway. OEC.?I OI7 4.5.Distinctive Roadway Markings. The Police Chief is authorized to place and maintain di.s- tirctive roadway markings as described in the Vehicle Code on those .Streets or pa-ts of streets where the volume of traffic or the ver- tical or other curvature of the -road ::gay renders it hazardous to drive on the left side of such marking or sign and markings. -'uchimarking or signs and marking shall have the same effect as similar markings rlaced by the State Department of Public 'forks Pursuant to provisions of the Vehicle Code. -7-