10.01.037 Racing on Highways.
(a) No person shall drive any vehicle in any race, speed competition or contest, drag race or acceleration contest, or for the purpose of making a speed record, and no person shall in any manner participate in any such race, competition, contest, test or exhibition.
(b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle in a manner that unnecessarily causes an exhibition of speed or acceleration.
(c) “Drag race” is defined as the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to out-distance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected course, for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time limit.
(d) “Racing” is defined as the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to out-gain, outdistance or prevent another vehicle from passing to arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles.
(e) Exhibition of speed or acceleration is defined as the operation of a motor vehicle in such a manner that causes an unnecessary rapid acceleration of the vehicle as evidenced by any or all of the following physical manifestations of acceleration:
(1) Unnecessary tire squeal at the time of acceleration;
(2) Observation of smoke from tires of the vehicle at the time of acceleration;
(3) Observation of the tires of the vehicle losing traction with the road surface;
(4) Observation of the front part of the vehicle being elevated at the time of acceleration;
(5) Observation of the vehicle moving laterally at the time of acceleration;
(6) Loud engine noise at the time of acceleration; and/or
(7) Observation of dirt and other road surface materials being thrown by the tires of the vehicle at the time of acceleration. (Ord. 14-57 § 12, 2014; Ord. 01-89 § 2, 2001.)