§ 70.001  SCOPE.
   (A)   Chapters 70 through 76 shall be known as the "Tipp City Traffic Code" or as the "traffic code."  Where a section of the traffic code is followed by a reference to the Revised Code of Ohio, the reference indicates the following:
      (1)   If a statutory cite is included in the history, located in parenthesis immediately following a division or section of this code, this indicates that the text of the division or section is substantially equivalent to the statutory provision.
      (2)   If a statutory cite is set forth as a “statutory reference” following the text of a section, this indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information.
   (B)   The provisions of the traffic code are intended to apply to all traffic and to all operators not specifically excepted.
   (C)   The provisions relative to the operation, parking, or movement of vehicles or animals, and to the movement of pedestrians, apply on all the public ways of the city, except as specifically limited.
   (D)   The provisions of the traffic code shall in no way limit, alter, or otherwise affect the civil or criminal responsibility of any person under the statutes and the uniform traffic act of the State of Ohio.
(1974 Code, § 70.01)