(a) No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
(b) Before backing, operators of vehicles shall give ample warning and while backing, shall exercise vigilance not to injure persons or property on the street.
(c) No person shall back a motor vehicle on a freeway except in a rest area; in the performance of public works or official duties; or as a result of an emergency caused by an accident or breakdown of a motor vehicle. (Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)
(d) If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under Section 303.991 of the Traffic Code. (ORC 4511.38)