331.10 TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS.

   The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall be governed by the following rules:

   (a)   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)   At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each roadway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.

   (c)   At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle, and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane of the roadway being entered lawfully available to the traffic moving in that lane.

   (d)   Markers, buttons or signs may be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when such markers, buttons or signs are so placed, no operator of a vehicle shall turn such vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers, buttons or signs.

      (ORC 4511.36)

   (e)    When the center lane of three or five lane roadways is reserved as a left turning lane for traffic going in both directions, such turning lane shall not be entered except for making left turns, except to pass other vehicular traffic in the event of an emergency or when directed by a police officer. Entry into such lanes for left turns shall not be made more than 200 feet from the point of turning, unless such 200 foot entry way is intersected by a street intersecting from the left side, or unless the pavement markings allow for a greater or lesser distance.

      (Ord. 93-16. Passed 4-19-93.)

   (f)   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 4511.36)