Sec. 4511.132. (A) The driver of a vehicle, streetcar, or | 9 |
trackless trolley who approaches an intersection where traffic is | 10 |
controlled by traffic control signals shall do all of the | 11 |
following, if the signal facing the driver either exhibits no | 12 |
colored lights or colored lighted arrows or, exhibits a | 13 |
combination of such lights or arrows that fails to clearly | 14 |
indicate the assignment of right-of-way, or the signals are | 15 |
otherwise malfunctioning, including the failure of a vehicle | 16 |
detector to detect the vehicle: | 17 |
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever | 29 |
violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within | 30 |
one year of the offense, the offender previously has been | 31 |
convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or | 32 |
traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a | 33 |
misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the | 34 |
offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more | 35 |
predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this | 36 |
section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. | 37 |
(1) The operator of a vehicle or trackless trolley overtaking | 41 |
another vehicle or trackless trolley proceeding in the same | 42 |
direction shall, except as provided in division (A)(3) of this | 43 |
section, signal to the vehicle or trackless trolley to be | 44 |
overtaken, shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance, and | 45 |
shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until | 46 |
safely clear of the overtaken vehicle or trackless trolley. When a | 47 |
motor vehicle or trackless trolley overtakes and passes a bicycle, | 48 |
the safe passing distance to the left shall be not less than three | 49 |
feet. | 50 |
(3) The operator of a vehicle or trackless trolley overtaking | 57 |
and passing another vehicle or trackless trolley proceeding in the | 58 |
same direction on a divided highway as defined in section 4511.35 | 59 |
of the Revised Code, a limited access highway as defined in | 60 |
section 5511.02 of the Revised Code, or a highway with four or | 61 |
more traffic lanes, is not required to signal audibly to the | 62 |
vehicle or trackless trolley being overtaken and passed. | 63 |
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever | 64 |
violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within | 65 |
one year of the offense, the offender previously has been | 66 |
convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or | 67 |
traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a | 68 |
misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the | 69 |
offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more | 70 |
predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this | 71 |
section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. | 72 |