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Lima, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LIMA, OHIO
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LIMA, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE TWO - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
TITLE FOUR - PUBLIC WAYS AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
TITLE SIX - OPERATION AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 432: OPERATION GENERALLY
§ 432.01 DRIVING UPON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 432.02 PASSING TO RIGHT WHEN PROCEEDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
§ 432.03 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO LEFT; DRIVER’S DUTIES.
§ 432.04 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO RIGHT OF VEHICLE.
§ 432.05 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO LEFT OF CENTERLINE.
§ 432.06 DRIVING UPON LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY.
§ 432.07 HAZARDOUS OR NO PASSING ZONES.
§ 432.08 DRIVING WITHIN LANES OR CONTINUOUS LINES OF TRAFFIC.
§ 432.09 FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY.
§ 432.10 TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS.
§ 432.11 “U” TURNS RESTRICTED.
§ 432.12 STARTING AND BACKING VEHICLES.
§ 432.13 SIGNALS BEFORE CHANGING COURSE, TURNING OR STOPPING.
§ 432.14 HAND AND ARM SIGNALS.
§ 432.15 RIGHT-OF-WAY AT INTERSECTIONS.
§ 432.16 INTERSECTIONS AT WHICH TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS FAIL OR MALFUNCTION.
§ 432.17 RIGHT-OF-WAY WHEN TURNING LEFT.
§ 432.18 OPERATION OF VEHICLE AT STOP AND YIELD SIGNS.
§ 432.19 EMERGENCY OR PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES AT STOP SIGNALS OR SIGNS.
§ 432.20 RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR CORONER’S VEHICLE.
§ 432.21 DRIVING WHILE APPROACHING STATIONARY PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES WITH FLASHING LIGHTS.
§ 432.22 RIGHT-OF-WAY AT PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, ALLEY OR BUILDING.
§ 432.23 STOP SIGNS ON PRIVATE ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS.
§ 432.24 RIGHT-OF-WAY OF FUNERAL PROCESSION.
§ 432.25 DRIVING UPON SIDEWALKS, TREE LAWNS OR CURBS.
§ 432.26 DRIVER’S VIEW AND CONTROL TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED BY LOAD OR PERSONS.
§ 432.27 DRIVING UPON STREET POSTED AS CLOSED FOR REPAIR.
§ 432.28 FOLLOWING AND PARKING NEAR EMERGENCY OR SAFETY VEHICLES.
§ 432.29 DRIVING OVER FIRE HOSE.
§ 432.30 DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE.
§ 432.31 ONE-WAY STREETS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS.
§ 432.32 DRIVING UPON DIVIDED ROADWAYS.
§ 432.33 STOPPING FOR SCHOOL BUS; ACTUATING VISUAL SIGNALS; DISCHARGING CHILDREN.
§ 432.34 DRIVING ACROSS GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.35 STOPPING AT GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.36 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT AT GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.37 OBSTRUCTING INTERSECTIONS, CROSSWALKS OR GRADE CROSSINGS.
§ 432.38 “PEELING”; CRACKING EXHAUST NOISES.
§ 432.39 SHORTCUTTING ACROSS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
§ 432.40 ENTERING AND EXITING CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY.
§ 432.41 WEAVING; FULL TIME AND ATTENTION.
§ 432.42 OPERATION ON PATHS SET ASIDE FOR BICYCLES.
§ 432.43 LITTERING FROM MOTOR VEHICLES.
§ 432.44 USE OF EARPHONES WHILE DRIVING.
§ 432.45 TEXTING WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED.
§ 432.46 USE OF ELECTRONIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY MINORS OR PROBATIONARY DRIVERS WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED.
§ 432.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 434: O.V.I.; RECKLESS OPERATION; SPEED
CHAPTER 436: LICENSING; ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER 438: SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 440: COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLES
CHAPTER 442: DRIVERS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
CHAPTER 444: BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES GENERALLY
CHAPTER 446: SNOWMOBILES, OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES AND ALL-PURPOSE VEHICLES
TITLE EIGHT - PARKING
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
PART TWENTY - NUISANCE ABATEMENT
CHAPTER 432: OPERATION GENERALLY
Section
432.01   Driving upon right side of roadway; exceptions
432.02   Passing to right when proceeding in opposite directions
432.03   Overtaking, passing to left; driver’s duties
432.04   Overtaking, passing to right of vehicle
432.05   Overtaking, passing to left of centerline
432.06   Driving upon left side of roadway
432.07   Hazardous or no passing zones
432.08   Driving within lanes or continuous lines of traffic
432.09   Following too closely
432.10   Turning at intersections
432.11   “U” turns restricted
432.12   Starting and backing vehicles
432.13   Signals before changing course, turning or stopping
432.14   Hand and arm signals
432.15   Right-of-way at intersections
432.16   Intersections at which traffic-control signals fail or malfunction
432.17   Right-of-way when turning left
432.18   Operation of vehicle at stop and yield signs
432.19   Emergency or public safety vehicles at stop signals or signs
432.20   Right-of-way of public safety or coroner’s vehicle
432.21   Driving while approaching stationary public safety vehicle and certain other vehicles with flashing lights
432.22   Right-of-way at private driveway, alley or building
432.23   Stop signs on private roads and driveways
432.24   Right-of-way of funeral procession
432.25   Driving upon sidewalks, tree lawns or curbs
432.26   Driver’s view and control to be unobstructed by load or persons
432.27   Driving upon street posted as closed for repair
432.28   Following and parking near emergency or safety vehicles
432.29   Driving over fire hose
432.30   Driving through safety zone
432.31   One-way streets and rotary traffic islands
432.32   Driving upon divided roadways
432.33   Stopping for school bus; actuating visual signals; discharging children
432.34   Driving across grade crossings
432.35   Stopping at grade crossings
432.36   Slow-moving vehicles or equipment at grade crossings
432.37   Obstructing intersections, crosswalks or grade crossings
432.38   “Peeling”; cracking exhaust noises
432.39   Shortcutting across private property
432.40   Entering and exiting controlled-access highway
432.41   Weaving; full time and attention
432.42   Operation on paths set aside for bicycles
432.43   Littering from motor vehicles
432.44   Use of earphones while driving
432.45   Texting while driving prohibited
432.46   Use of electronic wireless communication devices by minors or probationary drivers while driving prohibited
432.99   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Obedience to traffic-control devices, see § 414.01
   Operation of bicycles and motorcycles generally, see §§ 444.01 et seq.
   Operation of snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles and all-purpose vehicles, see §§ 446.03, 446.04
   Yielding right-of-way to pedestrians on sidewalks, see § 416.09
§ 432.01 DRIVING UPON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY; EXCEPTIONS.
   (a)   Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:
      (1)   When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or when making a left turn under the rules governing those movements;
      (2)   When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;
      (3)   When driving upon a roadway divided into three or more marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon;
      (4)   When driving upon a roadway designated and posted with signs for one-way traffic;
      (5)   When otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic-control device.
   (b)   (1)   Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the prevailing and lawful speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right- hand lane then available for traffic, and far enough to the right to allow passing by faster vehicles if the passing is safe and reasonable, except under any of the following circumstances:
         A.   When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
         B.   When preparing for a left turn;
         C.   When the driver must necessarily drive in a lane other than the right-hand lane to continue on the driver’s intended route.
      (2)   Nothing in division (b)(1) of this section requires a driver of a slower vehicle to compromise the driver’s safety to allow overtaking by a faster vehicle.
   (c)   Upon any roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two- way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the centerline of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic-control devices designating certain lanes to the left of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use the lanes, or except as permitted under division (a)(2) of this section. This division shall not be construed as prohibiting the crossing of the centerline in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
   (d)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
   (e)   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 § 408.02(b).
(R.C. § 4511.25)
§ 432.02 PASSING TO RIGHT WHEN PROCEEDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
   (a)   Operators of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction, each operator shall give to the other one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway or as nearly one-half as is reasonably possible.
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
   (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 § 408.02(b).
(R.C. § 4511.26)
§ 432.03 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO LEFT; DRIVER’S DUTIES.
   (a)   The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction:
      (1)   The operator of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall, except as provided in division (a)(3) of this section, signal to the vehicle to be overtaken, shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance, and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. When a motor vehicle overtakes and passes a bicycle, three feet or greater is considered a safe passing distance.
      (2)   Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the operator of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle at the latter’s audible signal, and the operator shall not increase the speed of the operator’s vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
      (3)   The operator of a vehicle overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction on a divided highway as defined in R.C. § 4511.35, a limited access highway as defined in R.C. § 5511.02, or a highway with four or more traffic lanes is not required to signal audibly to the vehicle being overtaken and passed.
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
   (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 § 408.02(b).
(R.C. § 4511.27)
§ 432.04 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO RIGHT OF VEHICLE.
   (a)   The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
      (1)   When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn; or
      (2)   Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle.
   (b)   The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle only under conditions permitting the movement in safety. The movement shall not be made by driving off the roadway.
   (c)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
   (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 § 408.02(b).
(R.C. § 4511.28)
§ 432.05 OVERTAKING, PASSING TO LEFT OF CENTERLINE.
   (a)   No vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing traffic proceeding in the same direction, unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit the overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any traffic approaching from the opposite direction or any traffic overtaken. In every event, the overtaking vehicle must return to an authorized lane of travel as soon as practicable, and in the event the passing movement involves the use of a lane authorized for the traffic approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within 200 feet of any approaching vehicle.
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
   (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 § 408.02(b).
(R.C. § 4511.29)
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