Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-12-29
LEGAL NOTICE

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traffic is permitted to move ir
both directions on each road.
way entering the intersection
an approach for a left turr
shall be made in that portion o1
the right half of the street near,
est the center line thereof anc
by passing to the right of such
center line where it enters the
intersection and after entering
the intersection the left turr
shall be made so as to leave the
intersection to the right of the
center line of the street being
entered. Whenever practicable
to the left turn shall be made in
that portion of the intersection
to the left of the center of the
intersection.
(c) At any intersection where
traffic is restricted to one dir
ection on one or more of the
streets, the driver of a vehicle
intending to turn left at any
such intersection shall approach
the intersection in the extreme
left-hand lane lawfully avail
able to traffic moving in the
direction of travel of such veh-
icle, and after entering the in
terSection the left turn shall be
made so as to leave the inter
section, as nearly as practicable
in the left hand lane of the
street being entered lawfully a.
valuable to traffic moving in
that lane.
The safety committee may
cause marker, buttons, or signs
to be placed within or adjacent
to intersections and thereby re-
quire and direct that a differ
ent course from that specified
in this section be travelled by
vehicles, turning at an inter
section, and when markers, but
tons or signs are so placed, no
operator of a vehicle shall turn
such vehicle at an intersection
other than as directed and re-
quired by such markers, but
tons or signs.
SECTION 81. TURNING IN
STREET PROHIBITED.
No vehicle shall be turned so
as to proceed in the opposite
direction upon any curve, or up
on the approach to or near
the crest of a grade, if such
vehicle cannot be seen within
five hundred feet by the dri-
yer of any other vehicle ap-
preaching from either direction.
SECTION 80. CARE TO BE EX-
ERCLSED IN STARTING AND
BACKING VEHICLES.
No person shall start a vehic-
lie which is stopped, standing,
or parked until such movement
can be made with reasonable
safety.
Before backing, operators OF
vehicles, shall give ample warn
ing and while backing they shall
exercise vigilance not to mjure
person or property on the street.
SECTION 33 TURN SIGNALS
No person shall turn a veh-
iCle from a direct course upon
a street until such person has
exercised due care to aSCer-
tain that the movement can be
made with reasonable safety to
other users of the street, and
then only after giving clearly
audible signal by sounding the
horn, if any pedestrian may be
affected by such movement, or
after giving an appropriate
signal in the event any traffic
may be affected by such move
ment.
A signal of intention to turn
right or left shall be given in
sufficient time in advance OF
the movement indicated to give
ample warning to other users
of the street who would be af-
fected by such movement.
No person shall stop or sudden
ly decrease the speed of a vehic-
lie without first giving an approp-
riate signal to the traffic i'm
mediately to the rear.
Any stop or turn signal re-
quired by this Sc ction
shall be given either by
means of the hand and arm, or
by signal lights or a mech
anical signal that clearly indi-
Gates to both approaching and
following traffic intention to
turn right or left, except that no
motor vehicle in use on a street
shall be equipped with, and the
required signal shall be given
by, signal lights or mechanical
signal device when the distance
from the center of the top of the
steering post to the left outside
limit of the body, cab, or load
of such vehicle exceeds twenty =
four inches, or when the distance
from the center of the top of
the steering post to the rear
limit of the body or load thereof
exceeds fourteen feet, whether
a single vehicle or a combination
of vehicles.
SECTION "a. HAND AND ARM
SIGNALS
All signals required by sec
tions 80 to 33, inclusive of this
Ordinance, when given by hand
and arm shall be given from the
left side of the vehicle in the
following manner, and such sig
nails shall indicate as follows:
ca Left turn, hand and arm
extended horizontally;
(h) RIGHT turn hand and arm