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Articles written by Elmer Zarn


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  • Another Note of Reminders From the Chiefs Desk

    Elmer Zarn|Sep 15, 2021

    With school starting Chief Zarn wants to remind everyone to be more mindful of the children out and about on bicycles and in crosswalks. The following is the law on PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALK--SCHOOL CHILDREN AND CROSSING GUARDS. 61-8-502. Pedestrians’ right-of-way in crosswalk--school children. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), when traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation, the operator of a vehicle shall yield the right0of-way, slowing down or stopping if necessary, to a pedestrian crossing the...

  • Chinook Police to Enforce Parking Regulation

    Elmer Zarn|Sep 8, 2021

    Chief Elmer Zarn said his department will be strictly enforcing the parking regulation for parking “backwards” on a city street. If you park the wrong way and we see it you will be given a citation. Chief Zarn quoted Montana Law MCA 61-8-355 which reads: Except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle that is stopped or parked on a two-way roadway must be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand sho...