§ 14-15. Exhibition driving.

(a)

Any person who shall engage in any exhibition driving of a motor vehicle as herein defined, upon any highway, or any other place open to the general public, including any area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, shall have committed a civil infraction and be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and costs in accordance with Section 907 of the Michigan Vehicle Code.

(b)

"Exhibition driving" is defined as the driving of a motor vehicle in such an unusual manner or out of the usual flow of traffic, whether or not other traffic is present, so as it is likely to attract the attention of the public, whether or not there is anyone present, or it shall consist of any two (2) or more of the following acts:

(1)

Rapid acceleration;

(2)

Squealing, peeling or burning of the tires;

(3)

The swaying of a motor vehicle from side to side commonly referred to as "fishtailing";

(4)

Racing or running the engine of a motor vehicle at high revolutions per minute combined with the engaging of the gears causing excessive or unusual noise;

(5)

Unnecessary and excessive changing of lanes; and,

(6)

The emission of any unreasonably loud or raucous or disturbing and unnecessary noise from the engine or exhaust system of any motor vehicle.

(c)

This section shall not apply to any chartered passenger vehicle licensed by the Michigan Public Service Commission.

(Ord. No. 1974-7, 8-26-74; Ord. No. 1974-8, 8-26-74; Ord. No. 80-5, 4-28-80; Ord. No. 1983-11, 8-22-83)