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CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE III: STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
TITLE V: VEHICLES
CHAPTER 431 - OPERATION GENERALLY
§ 431.01 Driving upon Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions
§ 431.02 Passing to Right When Proceeding in Opposite Directions
§ 431.03 Overtaking and Passing of Vehicles Proceeding in the Same Direction
§ 431.04 Overtaking and Passing upon Right of Another Vehicle
§ 431.05 Overtaking, Passing to Left of Center
§ 431.06 Additional Restrictions on Driving upon Left Side of Roadway
§ 431.07 Hazardous or No Passing Zones
§ 431.08 Driving in Marked Lanes or Continuous Lines of Traffic
§ 431.09 Space Between Moving Vehicles
§ 431.10 Turning at Intersections
§ 431.11 Turning into Private Driveway, Alley or Building
§ 431.12 “U” Turns Restricted
§ 431.13 Starting and Backing Vehicles
§ 431.14 Signals Before Changing Course, Turning or Stopping
§ 431.15 Hand and Arm Signals
§ 431.16 Right-of-Way at Intersections
§ 431.17 Right-of-Way When Turning Left
§ 431.18 Operation of Vehicle at Yield Signs
§ 431.19 Operation of Vehicle at Stop Signs
§ 431.20 Emergency or Public Safety Vehicles at Stop Signals or Signs
§ 431.21 Right-of-Way of Public Safety or Coroner's Vehicle
§ 431.22 Right-of-Way at Highway from Any Place Other than Another Roadway; Duty to Yield
§ 431.23 Driving onto Roadway from Place Other Than Roadway; Stopping at Sidewalk
§ 431.24 Right-of-Way of Funeral Procession
§ 431.25 Driver’s View and Control to be Unobstructed by Load or Persons
§ 431.26 Driving upon Street Posted as Closed for Repair
§ 431.27 Following and Parking Near Emergency or Safety Vehicles
§ 431.28 Driving over Fire Hose
§ 431.29 Driving Through Safety Zone
§ 431.30 One-Way Streets and Rotary Traffic Islands
§ 431.31 Driving upon Divided Roadways
§ 431.32 Entering and Exiting Controlled-Access Highway
§ 431.33 Obstructing Intersection, Crosswalk or Grade Crossing; Penalty
§ 431.34 Failure to Control; Weaving; Full Time and Attention
§ 431.35 Occupying a Moving Trailer or Manufactured Home
§ 431.36 Squealing Tires, “Peeling,” Cracking Exhaust Noises
§ 431.37 Driving upon Sidewalks, Street Lawns or Curbs
§ 431.38 Stopping for School Bus; Discharging Children
§ 431.39 Driving Across Grade Crossing
§ 431.40 Stopping at Grade Crossing
§ 431.41 Shortcutting at Intersections
§ 431.42 Signs on Vehicles Selling Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
§ 431.43 Driving with Open Rear Hatch
§ 431.44 Idle Reduction, Exemptions, Penalty
§ 431.45 Operation of Low-Speed Vehicle
CHAPTER 433 - INTOXICATION; RECKLESS OPERATION; SPEED
CHAPTER 435 - LICENSING AND ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER 437 - SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 439 - COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLES
CHAPTER 441 - MOTOR BUSES - REPEALED
CHAPTER 443 - TAXICABS
CHAPTER 445 - SIGHT-SEEING CARS
CHAPTER 447 - CARRIAGES
CHAPTER 449 - SNOWMOBILES, OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES, AND ALL-PURPOSE VEHICLES
TITLE VII: PARKING
TITLE IX: PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES
TITLE XI: WATER TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE XIII: HELICOPTERS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
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§ 431.25 Driver’s View and Control to be Unobstructed by Load or Persons
   (a)   No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there is in the front seat such number of persons, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
   (b)   No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver’s view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his or her control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(RC 4511.70(A), (B); Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 431.26 Driving upon Street Posted as Closed for Repair
   No person shall drive upon, along or across a street or highway, or any part thereof, which has been closed in the process of its construction, reconstruction or repair, and posted with appropriate signs by the authority having jurisdiction to close such street or highway.
(RC 4511.71; Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 431.27 Following and Parking Near Emergency or Safety Vehicles
   The driver of any vehicle, other than an emergency vehicle or public safety vehicle on official business, shall not follow any emergency vehicle or public safety vehicle traveling in response to an alarm closer than five hundred (500) feet, or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm, unless directed to do so by a police officer or a firefighter.
(RC 4511.72; Ord. No. 1279-15. Passed 4-24-17, eff. 4-25-17)
§ 431.28 Driving over Fire Hose
   No vehicle shall, without the consent of the Fire Division official in command, be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire Division, when such hose is laid down on any street or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire.
(RC 4511.73; Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 431.29 Driving Through Safety Zone
   No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
(RC 4511.60; Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 431.30 One-Way Streets and Rotary Traffic Islands
   Upon a roadway designated and posted with signs for one (1) way traffic a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated. A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island.
(RC 4511.32; Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 431.31 Driving upon Divided Roadways
   Whenever any street has been divided into two (2) roadways by an intervening space, or by a physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway, and no vehicle shall be driven over, across or within any such dividing space, barrier or section, except through an opening, crossover or intersection established by public authority. This section does not prohibit the occupancy of such dividing space, barrier or section for the purpose of an emergency stop or in compliance with an order of a police officer.
(RC 4511.35; Ord. No. 1279-15. Passed 4-24-17, eff. 4-25-17)
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