18-16 Amend 331.08 Driving in Marked Lanes

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driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or when preparing for a left turn, or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is posted with signs to give no- tice of such allocation. (3) Official signs may be erected directing specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traf- fic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway, or restricting the use of a particular lane to only buses or other vehicles during certain hours or during all hours, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of such signs. (4) Official traffic control devices may be installed prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway and drivers of vehi- cles shall obey the directions of every such device. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender pre- viously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a mis- demeanor of the third degree. Section 2. The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to erect sign - age or pavement markings on Clifton Boulevard permitting the use of bicycles in the lanes already restricted to use by buses during certain hours, for as long as those bus -lane restrictions remain in place. The operation of bicycles is hereby permitted in those bus lanes during restricted hours. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council con- cerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 4. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure neces- sary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and wel- fare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in its preamble, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately, or oth- erwise shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.