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• • Vehicle Operation • Traffic rules and regulations shall be obeyed by all City employees except those emergency vehicles, which have other specified authorization during certain times of emergency. • Drivers shall be alert, careful and courteous toward pedestrians and other drivers and comply with all applicable motor vehicle laws and regulations. • Vehicles or equipment shall not be used in a manner for which they are not designed. • Motor vehicles or accessory equipment shall not knowingly be operated in a dangerous or defective condition. If problems cannot be corrected immediately, notify supervisor. • Seat belts shall be worn by all drivers and passengers using City vehicles pursuant to State Statutes. • When driving a City owned vehicle, you are responsible for insuring that passengers are safely in the vehicle before starting it • City vehicles shall be checked before use. If any defects are found, they must be reported to your supervisor immediately, per State Statutes • No vehicles shall be allowed to idle in closed areas or structures, unless properly vented. • Employees should secure loose tools and equipment on the floor or behind the seat of the truck cabs or in the front floor of passenger cars. • City vehicles are to be refueled only when the engine has been shut off and no lighted smoking materials shall be within 50 feet of refueling area. • In the event of a vehicle accident or injury the Police shall be contacted and a report generated that includes all details of the accident, including the names of all parties involved. In addition, the employee shall immediately report the accident or injury and details to their immediate supervisor. This shall apply to all accidents involving City owned vehicles or personal vehicles used while attending to City business. • Vehicles left unattended and not in use must be properly secured and keys removed to prevent accidental movement, theft, and unauthorized use (i.e., motor off, power takeoff equipment inoperable, power buckets and shovels grounded). • Eating, use of cell phones, texting and the use of any other distractive device (i.e. laptop computers, GPS's) while operating a moving vehicle is strongly discouraged. All communications, whenever practical, should be made with the vehicle in a stationary position. Hands free devices shall be used when available. • City owned vehicles shall not be towed or pushed except by authorized tow trucks and City owned vehicles shall not tow or push privately owned vehicles. Equipment /Slow Movine. Vehicle Operation • A slow moving vehicle is one that is designed to move at a speed of 25 mph or less.