§ 54-548. Solicitation on or near street or highway.

(a)

The purpose of this section is to prevent dangers to persons and property, to prevent delays, and to avoid interference with the traffic flow. Roadways that have center medians often are designed to deal with specific traffic flow problems. The presence of pedestrians on center medians poses dangers to both pedestrians and traffic and interferes with the traffic planning process. Any delay or distraction may interfere with traffic planning. Sometimes persons stand near intersections and near traffic lights to contact drivers or passengers in cars that are passing or that are stopped temporarily due to traffic lights.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit employment, business, contributions, or sales of any kind, or collect monies for the same, from the occupant of any vehicle traveling upon any street, road or highway when such solicitation or collection:

(1)

Causes the person performing the activity to enter onto the traveled portion of a street or highway; or

(2)

Involves the person performing the activity to be located upon any median area which separates traffic lanes for vehicular travel in opposite directions.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or attempt to solicit employment, business, contributions or sales of any kind from the occupant of any vehicle on any highway included in the interstate system including any entrance to or exit from such highway.

(d)

For purposes of this section, the traveled portion of the street or highway shall mean that portion of the road normally used by moving motor vehicle traffic.

(Ord. No. 407-01, § 1, 5-14-01; Ord. No. 903-05, § 1, 12-5-05)