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Codified Ordinances of Fairborn, OH
Codified Ordinances of Fairborn, Ohio
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
GENERAL INDEX
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE ONE - Administration
TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Signals
TITLE FIVE - Motor Vehicles
CHAPTER 331 Operation of Motor Vehicles
331.01 DRIVING OR PHYSICAL CONTROL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
331.02 PHYSICAL CONTROL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
331.03 ALCOHOL EVIDENCE; TESTS; IMMUNITY.
331.04 USE OF ILLEGAL LICENSE PLATES; TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION.
331.041 REGISTRATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RESIDENCY.
331.05 DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATES OR VALIDATION STICKERS; REGISTRATION.
331.051 EXPIRED VALIDATION STICKERS AND LICENSE PLATES.
331.053 OPERATING WITHOUT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.
331.06 RESIDENT OPERATING WITH NUMBER ISSUED BY FOREIGN STATE.
331.061 OPERATING WITH NUMBER OF FORMER OWNER.
331.07 STOPPING AFTER ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY.
331.08 STOPPING AFTER ACCIDENT INVOLVING DAMAGE TO REALTY.
331.09 OPERATION IN WILLFUL OR WANTON DISREGARD OF SAFETY.
331.10 RECKLESS OPERATION ON STREETS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
331.101 STOPPING AFTER ACCIDENT UPON STREETS; COLLISION WITH UNATTENDED VEHICLE.
331.11 OPERATION WITHOUT REASONABLE CONTROL.
331.12 DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
331.121 DRIVER'S LICENSE RESTRICTIONS.
331.13 SPEED LIMITS; ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE AHEAD.
331.14 STREET RACING PROHIBITED.
331.15 STOPPING VEHICLE; SLOW SPEED; POSTED MINIMUM SPEEDS.
331.16 SPEED REGULATIONS OVER BRIDGES.
331.17 SPEED EXCEPTIONS FOR EMERGENCY AND SAFETY VEHICLES.
331.18 DRIVING UPON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY; EXCEPTIONS.
331.19 VEHICLES TO PASS TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
331.20 RULES GOVERNING OVERTAKING AND PASSING OF VEHICLES.
331.21 OVERTAKING VEHICLES; PASSING TO RIGHT; LANES.
331.22 OVERTAKING VEHICLES LEFT OF CENTER.
331.23 DRIVING TO LEFT OF CENTER AT INTERSECTIONS, CURVES.
331.24 RULES FOR DRIVING IN MARKED LANES.
331.25 SPACE BETWEEN MOVING VEHICLES.
331.26 RULES FOR TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS.
331.27 "U" TURNS PROHIBITED.
331.28 RESTRICTIONS UPON TURNING AROUND IN STREET.
331.29 STARTING AND BACKING VEHICLES.
331.30 SIGNALS BEFORE STOPPING, TURNING OR CHANGING COURSE.
331.31 HAND AND ARM SIGNALS.
331.32 RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTIONS.
331.33 RIGHT OF WAY WHEN TURNING LEFT.
331.34 RIGHT OF WAY AT THROUGH STREETS; STOP AND YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.
331.35 STOP AT SIDEWALK AREA.
331.36 DRIVING ONTO ROADWAY FROM PLACE OTHER THAN ROADWAY: DUTY TO YIELD.
331.37 RIGHT OF WAY OF FUNERAL PROCESSION.
331.38 RIGHT OF WAY OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR CORONER’S VEHICLE.
331.381 REPORT OF VEHICLE FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE.
331.39 DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONES.
331.40 DRIVING ACROSS GRADE CROSSING.
331.41 STOPPING AT GRADE CROSSING.
331.42 DUTIES OF SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE AT GRADE CROSSING.
331.43 OBSTRUCTION AND INTERFERENCE AFFECTING VIEW AND CONTROL OF DRIVER.
331.44 DRIVING UPON SIDEWALKS, STREET LAWNS OR CURBS.
331.45 OBSTRUCTING PASSAGE OF OTHER VEHICLES.
331.46 DRIVING UPON STREET WHILE IN PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.
331.47 FOLLOWING OR PARKING NEAR EMERGENCY OR SAFETY VEHICLE.
331.48 DRIVING OVER UNPROTECTED FIRE HOSE.
331.49 STOPPING FOR SCHOOL BUS; DISCHARGING CHILDREN.
331.50 APPROACHING A STATIONARY PUBLIC SAFETY, EMERGENCY OR ROAD SERVICE VEHICLE.
331.51 TEXTING WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED.
331.52 USE OF ELECTRONIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE PROHIBITED WHILE DRIVING.
331.53 VEHICULAR OPERATION ON STREET CLOSED DUE TO RISE IN WATER LEVEL.
331.54 WEARING EARPLUGS OR EARPHONES PROHIBITED.
331.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 333 Equipment
CHAPTER 335 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
CHAPTER 337 Commercial Drivers
TITLE SEVEN - Parking and Parking Meters
TITLE NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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   331.29 STARTING AND BACKING VEHICLES.
   (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)
   331.30 SIGNALS BEFORE STOPPING, TURNING OR CHANGING COURSE.
   (a)   No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a highway unless and until such person has exercised due care to ascertain that the movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.
   When required, a signal of intention to turn or move right or left shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning, except that in the case of a person operating a bicycle or electric bicycle, the signal shall be made not less than one time but is not required to be continuous. A bicycle or electric bicycle operator is not required to make a signal if the bicycle or electric bicycle is in a designated turn lane, and a signal shall not be given when the operator’s hands are needed for the safe operation of the bicycle or electric bicycle. (A.O.)
   No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give a signal.
   Any stop or turn signal required by this section shall be given either by means of the hand and arm, or by signal lights that clearly indicate to both approaching and following traffic the intention to turn or move right or left, except that any motor vehicle in use on a street or highway shall be equipped with, and the required signal shall be given by, signal lights 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 motor 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.
   The signal lights required by this section shall not be flashed on one side only on a disabled vehicle, flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear, nor be flashed on one side only of a parked vehicle except as may be necessary for compliance with this section. (Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)
   (b)   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 4511.39)
   331.31 HAND AND ARM SIGNALS.
   (a)   Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, all signals required by this Traffic Code, when given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner, and such signals shall indicate as follows:
      (1)   Left turn: Hand and arm extended horizontally;
      (2)   Right turn: Hand and arm extended upward;
      (3)   Stop or decrease speed: Hand and arm extended downward.
   (b)   As an alternative to subsection (a)(2) hereof, a person operating a bicycle or electric bicycle may give a right turn signal by extending the right hand and arm horizontally and to the right side of the bicycle or electric bicycle.
   (c)   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 4511.40)
   331.32 RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTIONS.
   (a)   When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different streets or highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right.
   (b)   The right of way rule declared in subsection (a) hereof, is modified at through highways and otherwise as stated in this Traffic Code and Ohio R.C. Chapter 4511.
(ORC 4511.41)
   (c)   Subject to compliance with any traffic control device, when two vehicles approach or enter a junction of two or more alleys from different directions at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right. (Ord. 42-95. Passed 11-6-95.)
   (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 4511.41)
   331.33 RIGHT OF WAY WHEN TURNING LEFT.
   (a)   The operator of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right of way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, whenever the approaching vehicle is within the intersection or so close to the intersection, alley, private road or driveway as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)
   (b)   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 4511.42)
   331.34 RIGHT OF WAY AT THROUGH STREETS; STOP AND YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.
   (a)    Except when directed to proceed by a law enforcement officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting street or roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting street or roadway before entering it. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another street or roadway so closely as tip constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of streets or roadways.
   (b)    The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting street or roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting street or roadway before entering it. After flowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another street or roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of streets or roadways. Whenever a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of streets or roadways, after driving past a yield sign without stopping, the collision shall be prima-facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield the right of way. (Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)
   (c)   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 4511.43)
   331.35 STOP AT SIDEWALK AREA.
   (a)   The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road or driveway within a business or residence district shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, road or driveway or in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon.
(Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)
   (b)   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 4511.431)
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