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A. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
1. When the driver of a vehicle overtaken is making or indicates he is about to make a left turn;
2. Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two (2) or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction.
B. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and, allowing sufficient clearance, pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the pavement or main traveled portion of roadway. (Prior code title 46, art. 10 § 185)
No vehicle shall be driven to overtake or pass another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, on the left of the center of that portion of any street or highway designed for vehicular traffic, unless:
A. Such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction; and
B. The overtaking vehicle returns to an authorized lane of travel as soon as practical and, in the event the passing movement involves the use of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within two hundred feet (200') of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. (Prior code title 46, art. 10 § 186)
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:
A. In the absence of an extenuating circumstance necessitating an emergency or safety related maneuver, a vehicle shall be driven entirely within a single lane, and shall not be moved from such lane or across a lane line without giving the right of way to vehicles in the lane to be entered, nor until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety and such driver has given the signal prescribed in section 12.44.140 of this chapter, or its successor.
B. The city transportation engineer may erect signs directing slow moving traffic to use the lane nearest to the right hand edge of the roadway.
C. Where a double centerline is painted on the roadway, no vehicle shall be driven along the street or highway to the left thereof.
D. When any painted traffic marking is indicated as being "wet", no vehicle shall be driven on same.
E. Motorcycles or motor driven cycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.
F. All motorcycles and motor driven cycles are entitled to full use of a lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle or motor driven cycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles or motor driven cycles operated two (2) abreast in a single lane. (Ord. 23-03 § 1, 2003: prior code title 46, art. 10 § 189)
No pedestrian or other nonmotorized traffic, excluding bicyclists, shall use any limited access roadway except for the sole purpose of crossing the same in the shortest and most direct route, and then only at designated crossings, and such traffic shall yield the right of way to any motorized traffic proceeding upon the limited access roadway. Bicyclists may use the right shoulder of limited access highways except where prohibited by federal or state law or regulation or by an official sign giving notice of such restrictions. No driver shall stop a vehicle on any limited access roadway for the purpose of taking on or discharging any passenger. (Ord. 2-06 § 5, 2006: prior code title 46, art. 10 § 194)
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