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

TRAFFIC On IHE SlhE.EAs g.
THE VILLAGE OE MARASN ILLE
oIiIo IMP SING PENALTIES
EoR VIOLATIONS or THE PRO-
VISIONS THEREOE.
Re n ordained by the Council of
,ha vintage of MarysViiIe, as follows;
Article - Definitions
section A. ta) The following words
phrases when used in this ordnance
shall. for the purposes of TINS ordl-
nance have the meanings respec-
lively ascribed to them IN the Ohl1
form Traffic Act of the General
Code Of Ohio, Sec 6307-2:
Vehicle. Motor Vehicle, Motorcyc~
lie, Emergency Nehicles ochool buS'
Ricycle. Commercial Tractor, Agrl-
culturai Tractor, Truck, Bus, Trail
er, Semi Trailer, Railroad. Railroad
Train Person, Pedestrian, Driver or
Operator, Police Officer, street or
Highway, Private Road or Drive
way, Sidewalk, Laned HighWay'
Through Highway, State highway,
State Route Intersection Cross
walk. Safety Zone, Business District,
Traffic Control Device. Traffic Con-
troll Signal. r. r. Sign or Signal,
Traffic, Right -of-way.
(bl The following words n d
phrases when used in the ordinance
shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them in this section:
STOP When required means
complete cessation of movement.
STOP or STOPPING. When pro-
hibited. means any cessation of
movement except when necessary 10
avoid conflict with other traffic or
i'm compliance with the direction of
a police officer or traffic control
sign or signal
STANDING. Any stopping OF a
vehicle, whether occupied or not.
PARK. The standing of vehicle,
whether occupied or not. otherwise
than temporarily for the purpose of
and while actually engaged in load
ing or Unloading
OFFICIAL TIN E STANDARD.
Whenever certain hours are named
herein they shall mean standard
time or daylight saving time as may
be i'm current use in this village.
Article III
Required Obedience tO Traffic
Regulations
Section 2. 1t is a miSdemeanor for
any person to do any act forbidden
or fail to perform any act required
by this ordinance.
Section 3. No person shall fail or
refuse to comply with any lawful
order or direction of any police Off
icer invested by law with authority
TO direct. control. or regulate traf-
flc
Section A. (a) The provisions of
this ordinance shall apply to the
driver of any vehicle, owned by or
used in the service of the United
States Government, this state. Coun-
ty or Village and il shall be unlaw-
full for any said driver to violate
any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance, except as otherwise permit
ted In this ordinance or by State
statute
tb) The provisions of this ordi-
nance regulating n e operation,
parking, and standing of vehicles.
shall apply to emergency vehicles,
as defined in this ordinance. except
as follows:
A driver when operating any such
vehicle In an emergency except
when otherwise directed by a police !
officer, may
GD Park or stand notwithstand-
ing the provisions Of this ordinance; /
CD Proceed past a red or stop
signal or stop sign. but only after
slowing down aus may be necessary
for safe operation;
CD Exceed the prima facie speed
limits so long as he does not en-
danger life or property;
CD Disregard regulations govern !
ing -direction of movement or turn
ing in specified directions so long as
he does not endanger life or proper
ty.
The foregoing exemptions shall not, I
however, protct the driver of any !
such vehicle from the consequences
safety of others. CG.C. Sees. 6307-4a /
and 6307-24)
(c) The provisions of this ordi- !,
nance shall not apply to persons, !
teams, motor vehicles and. other e.
quipment while actually engaged in i
work upon the surface OF highway !
within an area designated by traffic !
control devices but shall apply to /
such persons and vehicles when
travelling to or from such work.
(G.C Sec. G307-4b).
Section ,. Every person propelling
= push cart or riding. driving or
leading an animal or animals upon
a roadway shall be subject to the
provisions of this act applicable to
the driver Of a vehicle. except those
provisions of this act which by
their nature can have no applica-
tion. (G.C. Sec. 6307-5).
Article Ill
Required Obedience 10 Traffic
Control Devices
Section q (a) No pedestrian, driV-
er Of vehicle shall -lisobey the in
structions Of any traffic-control de-
fiCe placed in accordance with the
provisions Of this ordinance, unless
at the time otherwise directed by a
police officer. subject to the ex-
ceptions granted the driver of an
emergency vehicle in this ordinance.
When both traffic-CoutrOI signals
and stop signs are erected at an
intersection traffic shall be govern
ed by the traffic control signal
while ii is in operation CGC. Sec.
6307-12).
(b) No provision Of this ordinance
for which signs are required shall
be enforced against any alleged Nio-
lation if at the time and place OF the
alleged violation an official sign is
not in proper position and sufie-
ciently legible TO be seen by an ordi-
narily Observant person
Section Z. Whenever traffic is con-
trOlled by traffic-cOntrol signals eX-
hibiting the words go, caution,
or stop or exhibiting different
colored lights successfully one at
time, or with arrows, the following
colors only shall be used and said
terms and lights shall indicate and
apply to operators Of vehicles and
pedestrians as follows:
Ca) Green alone or GO.
!, Pedestrians facing the signal
may proceed across the roadway
within any marked or unmarked
crOSsWalk.
? All other traffic facing the
signal except as provided under
sections 80 and 4B of this ordinance
may proceed straight through or
turn right or left unless a sign at
such place prohibits either such
turn But such traffic shah yield
the right Of way TO vehicles law I
fully within the intersection and To
pedestrians law fully within a cross
walk at the time such signal is
exhibited. :
(b) yellow alone or caution" /
when shown following the green or |
Ego" signal
All traffic facing the signal shall |
stop provided that amy traffic with
I'm the intersection shall be permit
ted TO continue cautiously through |
the intersection
Cc)YelloW alone or caution when
shown following the red or stop sig
nal.