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Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right. Upon roadways having a width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.
(Prior Code, § 42-151)
(A) The City Council, by motion or resolution, may designate any road, street, alley, or highway, or any separate roadway under its jurisdiction, for one-way traffic and shall cause appropriate signs giving notice thereof to be erected.
(B) Whenever the City Council designates any street or alley or part thereof as a one-way street or alley, the City Council shall have placed and maintained signs giving notice thereof; and no such regulation shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where the movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
(C) Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys and parts of alleys so designated as one-way streets and alleys, vehicular traffic shall move only in the direction indicated when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited.
(D) Upon roadways designated and sign-posted for one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated.
(E) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island.
(Prior Code, § 42-152)
Statutory reference:
One-way roads and rotary islands, see 47 O.S. § 11-308
(A) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.
(B) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residential district and which is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, whenever conditions permit, leave sufficient space so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger, except that this shall not prevent a motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from overtaking and passing any like vehicle or another vehicle.
(C) No vehicle which has more than six tires in contact with the road shall approach from the rear of another vehicle which has more than six tires in contact with the road closer than 300 feet except when passing such vehicle.
(D) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residential district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. The distance between such vehicles shall be a minimum of 200 feet under all conditions. This provision shall not apply to funeral processions.
(Prior Code, § 42-153)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see 47 O.S. § 11-310
(A) The State Department of Highways, as regards state and federal highways, and the City Council as regards all other streets, are hereby authorized to determine those portions of any highway where overtaking and passing to the left would be especially hazardous, and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway, indicate the beginning and end of such zones. When such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver shall obey the directions thereof.
(B) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (A) above of this section, no driver shall, at any time, drive to the left side of the roadway within the no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark the no-passing zone throughout its length.
(Prior Code, § 42-154)
Statutory reference:
No passing zones, see 47 O.S. § 11-307
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in § 42-157. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or police officers.
(Prior Code, § 42-155)
Statutory reference:
Local powers to regulate processions, see 47 O.S. § 15-102
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