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(a) Any Parking Control Checker or Traffic Officer as defined in Section 80.00 of this chapter or any Special Officer or Security Officer as defined in Section 89.00 of this chapter is hereby authorized to issue parking notices as provided by Division 17, Article 3 of the Vehicle Code whenever and wherever necessary on any airport department street, roadway, thoroughfare or area under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Airport Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles and to perform such other related duties as may be required by the Chief of Police or the General Manager, Department of Transportation, as appropriate. (Amended by Ord. No. 168,783, Eff. 7/12/93, Oper. 7/1/93.)
(b) Any police officer is authorized and empowered to issue citations to any person violating any of the provisions of this division on the same forms used for violation of traffic laws or ordinances by the Police Department of the City and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 40500, 40501 and 40502 of the Vehicle Code, or to place such person under arrest in cases where arrest is authorized for similar offenses under the provisions of said Vehicle Code.
Whenever traffic signs or traffic control devices, signals or markings are placed in position such signs, devices, signals and markings shall be presumed to have been so placed by authority of the Manager unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
Police officers, guards and special officers are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with traffic laws provided that, in the event of a fire or other emergency, they may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of this division.
Upon all roadways a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:
(a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules covering such movement.
(b) When placing a vehicle in a lawful position for, and when the vehicle is lawfully making a left turn.
(c) When the right half of the roadway is closed to traffic.
(d) Upon a roadway designated. and sign posted for one-way traffic.
(e) When the roadway is not of sufficient width.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:
(a) Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) Left turns. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of the driver of such vehicle and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, a vehicle shall be driven as near as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from the lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
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