The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-19

roadway or upon a roadway Wnefe
the traffic is lawfully directed to
be driven to the left side. (G.C. Sec
63O7-30b).
Section AZ. GAP Upon a roadway
designated and sign posted for one
way traffic a vehicle shall be driv-
en- only in the direction designated
(G.C. Sec 630732b).
(b) A vehicle passing around a
rotary traffic island shall be driven
only to the right of such island. &c
&c. Sec 6307-32c).
Section AS. whenever any roadway
has been divided into three or more
clearly marked lanes for traffic, or
4 wherever within municipalities traf-
fic is lawful moving in two or
| more substantially continuous lines
I'm the same direction, the following
| rules, in addition to all other con-
sistent herewith, shall apply:
(a) A vehicle shall be driven as
Inearly as practicable entirely with
in single lane or line of traffic
and shall not be moved from such
/ lane until the driver has first as
/ certained that such movement can
be made with safety (G.C. 6307-33a)
(b) Upon a roadway which is di-
/ vided into three lanes a vehicle
shall not be driven in the center
| lane except when overtaking and
1 passing another vehicle where the
II
! center lane is clear of traffic within
/ a safe distance, or in preparation
l for left turn or where such center
1 lane is at the time allocated eXcluS-
| lively to traffic moving in the di-
| rection the vehicle is proceeding and
is sign posted to give notice of such
| ALLEGATION. (GC. 6307-33b).
I (c) Official signs may be erected
directing slow moving traffic to
use a designated lane or allocating
| specified lanes to traffic moving in
| the same direction and drivers of
vehicles shall obey the directions
| of every such sign. (G.C. 6307-33c).
| Section 49. The operator of a mo-
| tor vehicle shall not follow another
jvehicle more closely than is rea-
| sonable and prudent, having due
| regard for the speed of such vehicle
and the traffic upon and the con-
| condition of the highway. &c. G. Sec.
| 6307 -34.
! SPEED REGULATIONS, RECKL LESS
DRIVING, DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED
Section SO. (a) No person shall
operate motor vehicle in and upon
the streets and highways at a speed
greater or less than is reasonable
| or proper. having due regard to the
traffic, surface and width of the
street or highway and of any other
conditions then existing, and no per-
son SndH uFlNe any nOtOF N6nlcle
| in and upon any street or highway
at a greater speed than will permit
him to bring ii to a stop within the
assured clear distance ahead.
1t shall be prima facie lawful for
the operator of motor vehicle to
operate the same at speed not eX
ceeding the following:
Twenty miles per hour when pass
ing a school building or the grounds
thereof during the school recess and
(while children are going TO or
leaving school during the opening or
closing hours, and when appropri-
ate signs giving notice thereof are
erected.
Twenty-Five miles per hour in all
other portions of a municipal cor
poration, except on state routes and
on through highways outside bust
ness districts.
Thirty-five miles per hour on, all
state routes or through highways
within municipalities outside bus
mess districts
1t shall be prima facie unlawful
for any person to exceed any of the
speed limitations in this or in any
other sections Of this act. In every
charge of violation of this section
the affidavit and warrant shall
specify the time, place and the speed
at which the defendant is alleged to
have driven. also. the speed. if any
w
prima facie lawful at the time and
place of such alleged violation &c.
X. Sec. 6307-2la).
Section 81. w Mherever appropriate
signs are erected giving notice that
the speed limits established above
nave been altered either lower or
higher, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the General Code of Ohio
it shall be prima facie unlawful for
any person to exceed any such post
ed speed limits.
Section So The prima facie speed
limitations set forth in Sections so
and 81 shall not apply to emergency
vehicles when responding to emerg-
ency calls and the drivers thereof
sound audible signals by bell, siren,
or exhaust whistle. This provision
shall not relieve the driver of an
to dive with due regard for the
safety of all persons using the street
or highway. (G.C. Sec. 6307-24).
Section SO. No person shall operate
vehicle without due regard for
the safety and rights of pedestrians
and drivers and occupants of all
other vehicles and so as to endanger
the life. limb or property of any
person while in the lawful use of
the streets or highways. (G.C. Sec
6307-20).
Section 54. (a) No person who is
liquor or narcotic drugs. or opiates
shall operate or be in actual physi-
cal control of any vehicle within
this city. (G.C. Sec. 6307-19a).
(b) Every person who is convicted
of a violation of this section shall
be punished by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars or inn
prisonment in the county or muni-
cipal Jail for not more than six
months, or both such fine and inn
prisonment. (G.C. Sec. 6307-19b).
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 55. (a) Except as provided
in this section no person shall drive
any truck, or commercial tractor
and semi-trailer upon any of the
streets described in Schedule vi at
tached and made a part hereof
(b) Such vehicles may be driven
upon any such street or part of a
street, for the shortest possible dis
tance to load or unload merchan-
disc, freight or material at a place
contiguous to such street or part
thereof, provided there is no other
means of ingress to and egress from
such place.
Co Such vehicles may be driven
across any such street or part of
street at an intersection.
(d) The provision of subsection GAP
of this section does not apply to
vehicles of gross weight less than
operated by this city.
Section Sc. No person shall drive
vehicle when it is so loaded, or
when there are in the front seat
such number of persons as to OBJ
struct the view of the driver TO the
front or sides of the vehicle or as
to interfere with the drivers con-
troll of the vehicle. (G.C. Sec. 6307-
6S).
Section 81 No persons shall drive
upon, along or across a street or
highway or any part thereof which
has been closed and posted with ap-
propriate signs, while in the process
OF construction. reconstruction or
repair, by the authority having jur-
isdiction to close such highway. (G.
@ Sec 6307-69)