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Placed on first reading and referred to Public
<br /> Safety Committee 1/22/19, second reading
<br /> 2/4/19) . Please substitute for the original.
<br /> ORDINANCE NO. 0 5-19 BY:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE to take effect on fie 90f:1i daa. itayflowm if.s aKk-mf on Ir Coouncrl a tid
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<br /> 1r;agagrc varl by ffir, 1 l ryc q,=Jd�,¢�,,,,it. reeeiv;1 z d llrrrri r6ve vote, o f. l� sf. two f1u„rd's offl-le
<br /> 11le riber„..ol co fled,or a flwrwise,to f rke,e feef.,at the earliest period allowed by law amending
<br /> Section 331.345,Using Communications Device while Driving,of the Codified Ordinances of the
<br /> City of Lakewood in order to update the Code so as to regulate the use of electronic devices while
<br /> driving in the City.
<br /> WHEREAS,the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported that nearly
<br /> 4,000 Americans are killed and close to 400,000 are injured annually in accidents involving
<br /> distracted drivers;and
<br /> WHEREAS,this public safety concern shows no signs of abating,given the prevalence of
<br /> alternatives to handheld mobile phone use,and the fact that handheld cell phone use continues to
<br /> be highest among 16-24 year old drivers according to the National Occupant Protection Use
<br /> Survey;and
<br /> WHEREAS,the City of Lakewood,Ohio,is a walkable,bikeable,and densely populated
<br /> community in which it is of heightened importance that drivers remain aware of their surroundings,
<br /> and
<br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code,
<br /> municipalities have the power of local self-government;and
<br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code,
<br /> municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety,welfare,comfort and
<br /> peace of the citizens of the municipality,a.d..
<br /> ��II l�1 /.S.i rz zef::.fa�rfli i„r,:.Seefior,:..2,12 of..fVic I-6rd Atrierided Qliay;rf.er o f.;l;ic Cat.. o
<br /> 1L,arka w1.r..d flim Cooune.1 b ar, vote of araf. least: two fhrrds of rfs rrierribers determines fliar.f f:1us
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<br /> I, flee C 1a, or.arnd fliar.f rf iS n�,a,assa�.r for the Itrimail,fa qr� a rfromr ay1�fVie puulrlra iroperf .liealf:h.
<br /> and Sarfef: ar.nd fraygro�rde fayr the uusuua.f darn o gerar.fiayn ofrriounier gar.l degar.rfrrienfs.rra fViar:f:frrrie rrrousf:
<br /> b ;diet,to edg rte;ffie lroulrfra,on fli; el-1 atla,fo 1J-.Js;frrffie ordi i tice::...now,therefore,
<br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD,OHIO:
<br /> Section 1.Section 331.345,Using Communications Device while Driving,of the Codified
<br /> Ordinances of the City of Lakewood,currently reading as follows:
<br /> 331.345 USING COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WHILE DRIVING.
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