(a) An all-terrain vehicle may be driven on a roadway or shoulder of a highway only under the following circumstances:
(1) When crossing a highway as provided in division (b) below, or when traversing a bridge or culvert on a highway, but then only by driving at the extreme right-hand edge of the bridge or culvert and only when the traverse can be completed with safety and without interfering with other traffic on the highway;
(2) When use of the highway by other motor vehicles is impossible because of snow or ice accumulation or other natural conditions or when the highway is posted or otherwise designated by the city as being open to travel by all-terrain vehicles; or
(3) When driven on the right-of-way of a highway which is not a controlled-access highway, outside the roadway or shoulder, and no closer than three feet from the nearest edge of the roadway; night driving may be only on the right-hand side of the highway and in the same direction as the
highway motor vehicle traffic in the nearest lane of the roadway; no person may drive an all-terrain vehicle within the area dividing the roadways of a divided highway except to cross the highway as provided in division (b) below.
(b) An all-terrain vehicle may make a direct crossing of a highway if:
(1) The crossing is made approximately at a right angle to the highway and at a location where visibility along the highway in both directions is clear for a sufficient distance to assure safety, and the crossing can be completed safely and without interfering with other traffic on the highway; and
(2) The vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or highway, and the driver yields the right-of-way to all traffic on the highway.
(c) No all-terrain vehicle may cross or travel on a sidewalk a location intended for pedestrian or other non-motorized traffic, an alley, or a vehicular way or area which is not open to all-terrain vehicle operation except as provided in division (b) above or as otherwise specifically authorized under this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding divisions (a) through (c) of this section, an all-terrain vehicle may be driven on the public roadways and streets of the city, but only in accordance with this chapter and the laws of this state.
(Ord. 2017-01, passed 1-10-17)