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349.16 COASTING PROHIBITED.
   The operator of any motor vehicle when traveling on a down grade on any street, alley or highway shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
349.17 DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE.
   No operator of a vehicle shall drive the same over or through a safety zone.
349.18 DRIVING UPON STREET POSTED AS CLOSED FOR REPAIR.
   No person shall drive upon, along or across a street or highway, or any part thereof, which has been closed in the process of its construction, reconstruction or repair, and posted with appropriate signs by the authority having jurisdiction to close such street or highway.
349.19 OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC.
   No person shall operate, stop, stand or park any motor vehicle on any street or alley within the Municipality so as to obstruct or hinder the free flow of motor vehicle traffic except in compliance with a lawful order of a police officer or in compliance with a traffic control sign, signal or marking.
349.20 SECURITY REQUIRED.
   (a)   No person operating any motor vehicle required to be registered and licensed in this State shall operate the same within the Municipality without maintaining the security required by West Virginia Code Article 17D-2A. No nonresident owner or registrant of a motor vehicle which is operated in the Municipality shall operate the same within the Municipality without maintaining such security, unless such vehicle has been physically present within the Municipality or State for less than thirty days during the preceding 365 days. No person shall knowingly drive or operate within the Municipality any motor vehicle upon which security is required by the provisions of West Virginia Code Article 17D-2A unless such security is in effect.
 
   (b)   Any police officer making investigation of a motor vehicle accident in this Municipality shall, in making such investigation, inquire of the operators of any motor vehicles involved in such accident, and of the Department of Motor Vehicles as to the existence upon any such vehicle of the security required by this section and the aforesaid Article. Upon a finding by such police officer that the security required by this section and that article is not in effect, such officer shall promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of such finding.
 
   (c)   In addition to any such penalties as may be imposed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined or imprisoned as provided in Section 303.99.
349.21 LITTERING FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE.
   (a)   It is unlawful for any driver or passenger of a motor vehicle or other conveyance to place, deposit, dump, throw or cause to be placed, deposited, dumped or thrown, any litter from a motor vehicle or other conveyance in or upon any public or private highway, road, street or alley; any private property; any public property; or the waters of the State or within one hundred feet of the waters of this State, except in a proper litter or other solid waste receptacle.
   (b)   For purposes of this section, “litter” means all waste material including, but not limited to, any garbage, refuse, trash, disposable package, container, can, bottle, paper, ashes, cigarette or cigar butt, carcass of any dead animal or any part thereof, or any other offensive or unsightly matter, but not including the wastes of primary processes of mining, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
   (c)   When there is more than one occupant in a motor vehicle or other conveyance and it can not be determined which occupant is responsible for violating this section, the driver shall be presumed to be responsible for the violation.
(WVaC 17C-14-14)
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