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


A person operating a bicycle
or motorcycle shall not ride OF
her than upon the permanent
and regular seat attached
thereto, nor carry any other per-
son upon such bicycle or motor
cycle other than upon a firm
ly attached and regular seat
thereon, nor shall any person
ride upon a bicycle or motor
cycle other than upon such a
firmly attached and regular
seat.
No bicycle or motorcycle shall
be used to carry more persons
at one time than the number
for which it is designed and
equipped.
SECTION 48. PROHIBITION A
GAINST ATTACHING BICYC-
LES AND SLEDS TO VEHIC-
LES.
No person riding upon any bic
ycle, coaster, roller skates, sled
or toy vehicle shall attach the
same or himself to any vehicle
upon the street.
No operator shall knowingly
permit any person riding upon
any bicycle coaster, 70 e r
skates, sled or toy vehicle to
attach the same or himself to
any vehicle while it is moving
upon the street.
This section does not apply
to the towing of a disabled
vehicle.
SECTION 40. RIDING BICY-
CLEs AND MOTORCYCLES A
BREAST.
Persons riding bicycles and
or motorcycles upon a street
shall not ride more than two
abreast, except on paths or parts
of streets set aside for the ex-
elusive use of bicycles or mo-
torcycleS.
SECTION so PROHIBITION A
GAINST DRIVING A G R O S S
GRADE CROSSINGS.
No person shall drive a vehicle
across a railroad grade crossing
in the following instances:
(a) When q clearly visible ele-
ctric or mechanical signal de-
vice gives warning of t h e
immediate approach of a train.
(b) When crossing gate is
lowered.
Cc) When a human flagman
gives or continues to give a
signal of the approach or pas
sage of a train.
SECTION 81. VEHICLES RE
OUIRED TO STOP AT GRADE
CROSSINGS.
The operator of any motor
vehicle, carrying passengers,
for hire, or of any school bus, or
of any vehicle carrying eXplo-
sives or flammable liquids as
a cargo, or such part Of a car
go as to constitute a hazard, be-
fore crossing at a grade crossing
any track of a railroad, shall
stop such vehicle and while SO
stopped he shall listen through
an open door or open window and
look in both directions along the
track for any approaching train,
and for signals indicating the ap-
proach of train, and shall pro-
ceed only upon exercising due
care after stopping, looking and
listening as required by this
section and upon proceeding, the
operator of any such vehicle
shall cross only in such gear OF
the vehicle that there will be nc
necessity for changing gears
while traverSing such crossing
and the operator shall not Shift
gears while crossing the tracks
SECTION 50 SLOW - MOVING
VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT
CROSSING RAIL RO A [
TRACKS.
No person shall operate OF
move any craWler type tractor
steam shovel, derrick, roller, OF
any equipment or structure hav
ing an norman operating Speec
of six or less miles per houl
or a verticle body or loac
clearance of less than nine inches
above the level surface of
street, upon or across any tracks
at a railroad grade crossing
without first complying will
divisions (a) and Cb) of this
section.
(a) Before making any Sucf
crossing, the person operating
or moving any such vehicle OF
equipment shall first stop the
same. and while stopped he shall
listen and look in both directions
along such track for any ap
preaching train, and shall pro
ceed only upon exercising sucf
due care.
(b) No such crossing shall be
made when warning is given oy
automatic signal or crossing
gates or a flagman OF otlel Wiss
of the immediate approach o.
railroad train or car.
If the normal sustained Speec
of such vehicle, equipment, OF
structure is not more than three
miles per hour, the person own
ing, operating, or moving the
same shall also give notice OF
such intended crossing to sta
ton agent or superintendent o.
the railroad, and a reasonable
time shall be given to such rail
road to provide proper protec
ton for such crossing. Where