8.70.090 Use of compression brakes prohibited.
(a) No person shall use compression brakes while operating a motor vehicle upon any street where signs prohibit the use of compression brakes, except as such use is necessary in an emergency.
(b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section.
(1) "Compression brakes" means a device which, when manually activated, retards the forward motion of a motor vehicle by the use of the compression of the engine of the vehicle. "Compression brakes" are sometimes referred to as "jake brakes."
(2) "Emergency" means a situation where immediate stoppage or slowing of a motor vehicle is necessary to avoid injury to persons or damage to property and where the use of friction brakes would not be effective to avoid injury to persons or damage to property.
(c) Exemptions. This section shall not apply to vehicles of a municipal fire department, whether or not responding to an emergency, participating in an exercise in emergency management, or rendering assistance under a mutual aid pact.
(d) Violation an Infraction. Violation of this section is an infraction. A penalty of one hundred ten dollars shall be imposed. (Ord. 1607, § 1, 2004.)