37-17 Amend Traffic Code to Align with ORC

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Highway traffic signal indications for vehicles, and pedestrians shall have the following meanings: (a) Steady Green Signal indication: (1) A. Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal indication is permitted to proceed straight through or turn right or left, or make a u -tum movement except as such movement is modified by a lane- use sign, turn prohibition sign, lane marking, roadway design, sepa- rate turn signal indication, or other traffic control device. Such ve- hicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left or making a U- turn movement, shall yield the right -of -way to both of the follow- ing: 1. Pedestrians lawfully within an associated crosswalk; 2. Other vehicles lawfully within the intersection. B. In addition, vehicular traffic turning left or making a -U -turn movement to the left shall yield the right -of -way to other vehicles app roaching frorn the.opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such turning vehicle is moving across or within the intersection. (2) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal indication, dis- played alone or in combination with another signal indication, is permitted to cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement as is per- mitted by other indications displayed at the same time. Such vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left or making a U -turn movement, shall yield the right -of -way to both of the following: C. Pedestrians lawfully within an associated crosswalk, D. Other traffic lawfully using the intersection. (3) A. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal indication, as .provided in Section 313.05, pedestrians facing a circular green signal indication are permitted to proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked associated crosswalk. The pedestrian shall yield the right -of -way to vehicles Iawfully within the intersection or so close as to create an immediate hazard at the time that the green signal indication is first displayed. B. Pedestrians facing a green arrow signal indication, unless other- wise directed by a pedestrian signal indication or other traffic control device shall not cross the roadway. (b) Steady Yellow Signal Indication: (1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow signal indication is thereby warned that the related green movement or the related flashing arrow movement is being terminated or that a steady red signal indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when ve- hicular traffic shall not enter the intersection. The provisions govern- ing vehicular operation under the movement being terminated shall continue to apply while the steady circular yellow signal indication is displayed. (2) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow arrow signal indication is thereby warned that the related green arrow movement or the relat- ed flashing arrow movement is being terminated. The provisions governing vehicular operation under the movement being terminated