Section 0240-07-03-.05 - OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT(1) All Tennessee laws, City of Murfreesboro ordinances, and MTSU rules and policies pertaining to vehicles are applicable twenty-four (24) hours a day, unless otherwise noted.(2) Operators of vehicles on MTSU property must obey all traffic rules, regulations, posting, or directions, regardless of whether the rule, regulation, posting, or direction is included in these rules.(3) Moving violations will be charged to the operator of the vehicle at the time of the violation.(4) Speed limits are posted throughout the campus. All speed limits are radar enforced.(5) Passing on campus is prohibited.(6) All vehicles must come to a complete stop at intersections where a stop sign (either mounted on a post or painted on the street surface) is displayed.(7) Motorists are to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians in a cross walk.(8) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals, or a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only, the drivers of all other vehicles shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, or as close as possible to, the right hand edge or curb of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.(9) All persons riding on a motorcycle, either as operator or passenger, must wear a helmet of the type approved by the Commissioner of Safety for the State of Tennessee.(10) All vehicles must come to a complete stop for a school bus loading or unloading children.(11) Any person who drives in willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property will be considered to have engaged in reckless driving.(12) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer.(13) U-turns are prohibited on the campus.(14) Loud mufflers, cut-outs, and any other noise-making devices attached to or located within or on any vehicle are prohibited.(15) Excessive loud playing of radios and stereos in vehicles is prohibited. The playing shall be deemed excessively loud if it is disturbing the academic environment of the campus.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0240-07-03-.05
Original rules filed May 17, 2019; effective 8/15/2019.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-8-101(a)(2)(A) and 49-8-203(a)(1)(D).