Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-21
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
Passed JUNE 18th, 1918
Regulating Traffic of Vehicles on the Streets
in the Village of Wauseon, Ohio

the Council of Wauseon:
Sec. /. The term vehicle shall apply to
and include horse, automobile, motorcycle.
and any conveyance except bicycle, baby
carriage and baby push cart.
Sec: 2. The term Driver shall apply to
the rider driver, leader of horse; to
person who pushes, draws, propels, oper-
ates, or is in charge of a vehicle.
Sec 8. The term 'Congested District" shall
apply to that part OF Fulton street from
Chestnut street on the south to Oak street,
on the north, and Depot street from Fulton
street on the east to Clinton street the!
west.
Sec A. The term Intersection Street. shall
apply to any street which joins another at
any angle, whether or not it crosses the
other street.
See. 5. No person shall ride upon We
hicle without the consent of the driver, and,
when so riding no part of such persons body
shall protrude beyond the limits of such ve-
hicle; and person shall hitch onto, climb
upon, take hold of vehicle while such
vehicle is in motion.
Sec. 6. No driver of vehicle shall permit
the contents of such vehicle to drop or
drip upon a street.
Sec. Z. No person shall drive a motor ve-
hicle upon street in the village of Wauseon,
unless such vehicle is equipped with ade
Guate muffler
Sec 8. No person shall operate vehicle
upon the streets in the village of Wauseon
! in such way that said vehicle will emit
unnecessary smoke.
| Sec. 9. No person shall drive motor We
hcle upon a street in the village of Wau-
/ seon, unless such vehicle is provided
! with adequate signal devise; and per-
; shall use such devise except when neces-
sary to give warning.
Sec. 10. The driver of vehicle before de- !
creasing speed stopping turning into an
intersecting street, shall give a plain, visible
and timely signal, to others upon the street, |
by extending the hand otherwise.
Sec. IL. The driver of a vehicle, before
backing such vehicle shall give visible or
audible and timely warning, and, while back
| ing, must exercise not to injure per-
son property
Sec. IL. The driver of a vehicle before
passing another vehicle going in the same
i. direction shall give timely, audible signal.
Sec. 13. The driver of vehicle shall give
timely, audible warning when approaching
a pedestrian the street.
Sec. IA. No person shall lighted spot
light vehicle in the village of Wau-
seon, except when the rays of such spot
> light projected directly the street and
at distance not exceeding sixty feet in
front of said vehicle.
Sec Is. The driver of a vehicle, overtak-
ing and passing another vehicle, shall pass
on the left side of the overtaken vehicle and
. not pull over to the right until entirely clear
of said overtaken vehicle.
Sec 16. The driver OF vehicle shall turn
to the right of. a street when signaled by
, a driver of vehicle behind desiring to pass.
Sec. II. The driver of vehicle when meet
ing another vehicle shall pass to the right
Sec. 1S. The driver of vehicle when turn
ing to the right into an intersecting street,
shall drive as close to the right-hand curb
J, as possible.
: turning to the left into intersecting street,
. shall pass beyond the center of such inter-
', secting street, unless otherwise directed by a
: PONCE officer
f Sec. 20. The driver of vehicle, when driv-
ing such vehicle to the opposite side of the
street, turning to proceed in the oppo-
. site direction, shall drive to the left in a
d semi-crcle, so to head in the direc-
ton the traffic on that side of such street.
Sec. 81. The driver of a vehicle, in the con-
!. gested district, hereinbefore defined, shall
e not turn such vehicle to head in oppo-
= site direction except at intersecting street
Sec. %. No person shall drive vehicle
through a procession or funeral cortege ex-
i. cept with the permission of a police officer
t. provided however, that this shall not apply
:, to drivers of fire apparatus, police vehicles
' and ambulances.
2, Sec. %. When, in case of fire, the depart
y ment apparatus will establish fire line, nc
vehicles will be allowed within 200 feet o1
said apparatus, unless authorized by depart
y ment officers
Sec. "a No person shall drive a vehicle
upon or any hose other apparatus
being used by the fire department
Sec. 25 The driver of a vehicle, approach
N ing intersecting street where no traffic
officer is stationed, shall give right of wa!
e. at such intersecting street to any vehicle ap
r preaching from his right.
Sec. 26. The driver of vehicle shall stoI
| or move such vehicle whenever and as sig
| nailed or ordered to do by a police officer
Sec 81 No person shall move destroy, o.
| deface sign, marker, other device place.
| upon a street, sidewalk, hydrant, building
or other place by the police department.
l Sec. 2S. No person shall leave a vehicl
l standing in the congested district with it
I side to the curb, except some person is il
said vehicle and then not to exceed thre
minutes.
Sec 30 No person shall leave vehicl
- standing within six (6) feet of either side o
fire hydrant or fire cistern.
: Sec. 80. No person shall stop or leave
vehicle standing in such a place to oh
struct street, private driveway, crossin
for pedestrians.
Sec 81. No person shall leave a vehicl
standing in the congested district for a longe
period than three minutes unless the same
parked at angle of forty-fve degree.
and the right front wheel of all motor We
hicles within four a. inches of the curb an
space of two feet from the running boar
of another parked vehicle, from the point o
Fulton street in the congested district wher
the pavement narrows, to Oak.
Sec. 80. No person shall drive operat
a motor vehicle upon street or thorough
fare the streets of Wauseon, Ohio, unles
there is displayed upon the front and rear Q
said motor vehicle the distinctive number an
registration mark furnished by the Secretar
of State or other State authorities for tn
then current year, for such motor vehicl,
securely fastened in a perpendicular pos
ton and at right angles to the direction i
which such motor vehicle is headed, ths
same may be read from left to right and
plainly visible in its entirety.
Sec 33. Any person operating or drivin
motor vehicle upon a street or thorough
fare in the Village of Wauseon, during tn
period from thirty minutes after sunset I
thirty minutes before sunrise display a re
light on the rear thereof, and three whit
lights, two on the front and one on tn
rear, the rays of which white lights sha
shine upon and illuminate each and ever
part of the distinctive registration numbe
upon the of such motor vehicle an
the front lights of such motor vehicle sha
be visible at least two hundred feet in til
direction in which such motor vehicle is prt
eeeding; provided that any person operatin
or driving a motor vehicle known as a MT
torcycle shall display light the fror
thereof to be visible at least two hundre
feet in the direction in which said motor VI
hicle is proceeding, in addition to the res
lights herein required.
Sec. a. No person shall drive or opera
motorcycle motor vehicle upon a sire
or thoroughfare in the Village of Wauseoi
at a greater speed than eight miles an hot
in the congested district defined by sectio
No. three of this Ordinance; upon an
other street thoroughfare in said villag
at greater speed than Fifteen miles hou
Sec. 35. (PENALTY). Any person violatir
any of the provisions of Sec. l, 2, 8, a. 5.
Z, 8. 8. 10. II, II. 1S, IA, 10. 1S, |
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for the first offense be fined not less ths
One Dollar more than Twenty-Five Dc
lars and the cost of prosecution; and for
subsequent offense shall be fined not less ths
Ten Dollars more than Fifty Dollars al
the cost of prosecution.
Sec. &c. penalty. Any person violati1
any of the provisions of Sections 80, 33, 8
of this Ordinance, shall for the first often
be fined not than Twenty-Five Dolla
and the cost Of prosecution; and for Sc
ond subsequent offense shall be fined n
less than Twenty-Five Dollars more ths
Fifty Dollars.
Sec 81. All ordinances inconsistent wi
the provisions of this ordinance, be and t
same hereby repealed.
Sec. 3s. That the immediate regulation
traffic for vehicles and persons in the stree
and thoroughfares in the Village of Wa
seon, being necessary to the public safet
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