951.16 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
(a) Purposes of Way. No person shall use any portion of the Park for purposes of way except drives and roadways for transportation vehicles such as cars, station wagons, vans, motorcycles and bicycles.
(b) Driving on Closed Roads or Drives. No person shall drive upon or along any park road or drive which has been closed and posted with appropriate signs or barricades. The Director or Commission shall have authority to order roads or drives closed during the process of construction, reconstruction or repair, or when, in their opinion, weather conditions render travel either unsafe or unduly destructive of the road.
(c) Speed Limit. No person shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or be propelled along or over any road or drive within the Park, any vehicle at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles per hour or at a greater speed than will permit him to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
(d) Driving Upon the Right Side of Roadway. Upon all roads and drives of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or when otherwise directed by a traffic control device, police officer or other official within the Park.
(e) Reckless Driving. No person shall operate a vehicle along or over any road or drive within the Park in a reckless manner or without due regard for the safety and the rights of pedestrians and drivers and occupants of all other vehicles, so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person while in the lawful use of the Park drives or roads.
(f) Drag or Competitive Racing. No person shall participate in a drag race upon any park drive or park property. Drag racing is defined as the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected course from the same point to the same point wherein timing is made of the participating vehicles involving competitive accelerations or speeds. The operation of two or more vehicles side by side either at speeds in excess of permitted speeds on park drives or rapidly accelerating from a common starting point to a speed in excess of such permitted speeds, shall be prima facie evidence of drag racing.
(g) Overtaking and Passing Vehicles. The operator of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall signal to the vehicle to be overtaken with an audible signal, 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. The vehicle overtaken shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle at the latter's audible signal, and he shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(h) Driving to the Left of Center. No vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center or center line of the roadway in overtaking and passing traffic proceeding in the same direction, unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for sufficient distance ahead to permit such 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.
(i) Overtaking and Passing in a Hazardous Zone. No vehicle shall overtake and pass traffic when approaching the crest of a grade, upon a curve in the roadway or on any ford, where the operator's view is obstructed within such a distance as to create a hazard in the event traffic might approach from the opposite direction, or when approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any intersection.
(j) Space Between Moving Vehicles. The operator of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of the roadway.
(k) Turning in the Roadway. No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, if such vehicle cannot be seen within five hundred feet by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction.
(l) Signaling, Starting, Backing and Turning Movements. No person shall start, back or change from a direct course upon a roadway until such person has given a clear and discernible signal before exercising such movement, and having first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.
(m) Stop Signs and Other Traffic Control Devices. All public highways, crossing or intersecting park roads or drives, and all main park roads or drives crossing or intersecting other roads or drives, are declared to be through highways or through park roads or drives, as the case may be, and shall be posted with "STOP" signs or with an electrical overhead red and green traffic signal. Such signs shall bear the word "STOP" in letters not less than six inches high, and shall be erected as near as practicable to the line of the highway or to the line of the main park road or drive. All operators of vehicles shall stop at all posted "STOP" signs or when the electronic signal is indicating the color "RED".
(n) Parking. No person shall park or store any motor car, motor vehicle, wagon or other vehicle within any traveled roadway in all Parks, at any location where posted signs prohibit parking, upon sod, or other surfaces not specifically designated as a parking area, except in emergencies or by specific permit of the Director or Commission. No parking shall be permitted during closed hours of the Park, except by specific permit of the Director or Commission.
(o) Lights on Vehicles. Every motor vehicle operating upon any road or drive, or within any part of the Park, during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, shall be equipped with and use the following minimum lights.
(1) Headlights. Two headlights in the front, one on either side of the vehicle and emitting a white light.
(2) Tail lights. Two tail lights positioned in the rear, one on either side of the vehicle and emitting a red light.
(p) Spotlights. No person shall use or shine spotlights, or unnecessarily or continuously shine automobile headlights onto park lands, except under the direction of a Director, Commission or police officer, or except where necessary for the preservation of life or property.
(q) Mufflers. Every motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle in the Park.
(r) Driving a Vehicle in an Unsafe Condition. No person shall drive or move within the Park, any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in an unsafe condition as to endanger any person. This includes the provisions of Ohio R. C. 4513.01 to 4513.37 and 4513.99.
(s) Operation of Motorcycles. No person shall operate a motorcycle, or moped over or upon any roadway within the Park without having a muffler in good working order, a fender covering each tire, and in the night time, having a headlight emitting a white light and a tail light emitting a red light.
(t) Operation of Motor Vehicle While Under Influence. No person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquors, marihuana, narcotic drugs, opiates, hallucinogens, toluol, ethers or alcoholic beverages or other intoxicants shall operate any vehicle within the Park.
(u) Driving Without License. No person shall drive a motor vehicle within the Park unless such person has been licensed as an operator or chauffeur, or cause or permit a minor under eighteen years of age to drive a motor vehicle within the Park unless such minor has first obtained a license or permit to drive a motor vehicle from the State.
(v) Driving Without License Plates. No person who is the owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall operate, cause or permit such motor vehicle to be operated within the Park unless such vehicle displays the distinctive number and registration marks of license plates, legally issued for the current year, securely fastened to the vehicle.
(w) Trucks. Except by authority or special permit granted by the Director or Commission, no person shall drive or operate a truck, tractor or a vehicle designed and used for the transportation of goods and material either loaded or empty, over any road or drive within any park, park reservation or parkway. Vehicles used for the transportation of people to a picnic area and pickup trucks and vans no larger than one ton size shall be an exception to this subsection.
(x) One-Way. Upon a roadway designated and posted with signs for one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated.
(Ord. 67-1986. Passed 8-14-86.)