Seattle Municipal Code Table of Contents

Title 11
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

This title is intended for those provisions of the Code which relate to the regulation or the operation of vehicles on the streets of the City. Chapters:

           Subtitle I Traffic Code*

           Part 1 General Provisions and Administration
           11.10 General Provisions
           11.12 Application of Code
           11.14 Definitions
           11.16 Traffic Administration
           11.18 Arterial Streets Designated

           Part 2 Licenses, Permits and Collision Reports
           11.20 Driver Licenses
           11.22 Vehicle Licensing
           11.23 Special Permits and Permit Procedures– Drivers and Vehicles
           11.24 Property Access Permits and Regulations
           11.25 Parade Permits
           11.26 Service Parking Permits
           11.27 Collision Reports
           11.28 Abuse of Privileges

           Part 3 Enforcement
           11.30 Impounding
           11.31 Disposition of Traffic Offenses
           11.32 Citations
           11.34 Penalties

           Part 4 Pedestrian, Hitchhiking, Bicycle, EPAMD and Motorized Foot Scooter Rules
           11.40 Pedestrian Rules
           11.42 Hitchhiking Rules
           11.44 Bicycle Rules
           11.46 Rules for EPAMDs and Motorized Foot Scooters

           Part 5 Driving Rules
           11.50 Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices
           11.52 Speed Regulations
           11.53 Vehicle Position on Roadway– Overtaking and Passing
           11.54 Limited Access Facilities
           11.55 Starting, Stopping and Turning
           11.56 Serious Traffic Offenses
           11.57 Motorcycle Regulations
           11.58 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
           11.59 Obedience to Peace Officers and Authorized Personnel

           Part 6 Special Driving and Operating Regulations
           11.60 Size, Weight and Load Regulations
           11.62 Regulating the Kinds and Classes of Traffic on Certain Streets
           11.64 Towing Regulations and Equipment
           11.65 Streetcar Rules
           11.66 Railroad Operation
           11.68 Fire Regulations
           11.69 Traffic Congestion Areas

           Part 7 Stopping, Standing, Parking and Loading
           11.70 Method of Parking
           11.72 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restrictions
           11.73 Restricted Parking Areas
           11.74 Loading and Load Regulations
           11.76 Parking Payment Device Operations

           Part 8 Equipment Regulations
           11.80 Truck, Trailer and Stage Equipment Regulations
           11.82 Vehicle Lighting Equipment
           11.84 Brakes and Miscellaneous Equipment
           11.86 Vehicle Markings

           Subtitle II Miscellaneous Provisions
           11.90 Traffic Violations Bureau
           11.92 Abandoned Vehicles
           11.94 Railroad Barriers Required

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Severability: The provisions of Subtitle I are declared to be separate and severable and the invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of Subtitle I, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of Subtitle I or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. (Ord. 108200 § 2(11.10.060), 1979.)

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Statutory Reference: For statutory provisions pertaining to vehicles and traffic, see RCW Title 46.

1. Cross-reference: For provisions regarding operation of vehicles in City parks, see Subchapter VI of Chapter 18.12 of this Code.

For provisions regarding notice of traffic restrictions or street closures due to repairs, see Section 15.78.010.