A. Officers of the Bellevue police department or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with law; provided, that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding provisions of law.

B. Officers of the Bellevue fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.

C. Employees of the Bellevue public works department, when authorized by the street division and attired with a hard hat and a high visibility vest, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic at the scene of construction or in the immediate vicinity thereof when the construction is on or so near to the roadway as to create a hazardous traffic condition. (Ord. 2533 § 27, 1978.)