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~ 12-26 MARTINSVTI..LE CODE .~. as practicable, be uniform as to type and location throughout the'c'ity. .. (Code 1971, n 10-129, 10-130, 10-152) Sec. 12-27. Marking of traffic lanes. (a) The traffic engineer.is authorized to .mark lanes upon the roadway of any street where he shall find that a regular alignment. of traffic is necessary in the interests of'safety and efficiency, or a,t such places ashe may'find to be advisable, consistent with the provisions of thisc~apter and other ordinances of the city relative t~ tr~cand with state law. (b) Where traffic lanes have been marked pursuant.to.this section..~t,shan ~UJ1lawt'ul for the operator of any yehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle VlTithin the boundaries of any such lane, except when lawfully passing another vehicle or preparatory to making a lawful turning movement. (Code 1971, ~ 10-19) State law reference-Driving on highways laned for traffic, Code of Virginia, ~ 46.2-804. Sec. 12-28. Authority. to prohibit use of roadway by certain vehicles and to impose vehicle weight limitations. The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to prohibit the use of the roadway by farm tractors, trailers, semitrailers and by trucks or other commercial vehicles and to impose limitations as to the weight thereof on designated streets where, in his opinion, the public safety is concerned, but such prohibitions and limitations shall not become effective until notice thereof is ~ven by means of appropriate signs placed on such streets. (Code 1971, ~ 10-62) ~\ Sec. 12-29. Riding bicycles on sidewalks and crosswalks in commercial districts pro- hibited; authority to prohibit such on other property. (a) It shall be unlawful to ride a bicycle on the sidewalks or crosswalks of any district zoned commercial in the city. (b) The traffic engineer is authorized to designate any other sidewalks or crosswalks in the city where bicycle riding is prohibited and to erect signs so designating such areas. It shall be unlawful to ride a bicycle on such sidewalks or crosswalks. (c) It shall be unlawful to ride a bicycle on the sidewalks or crosswalks of any church, school; recreational facility, or any business property open to the public where such activity is prohibited by conspicuously posted signs. (d) Signs indicating the prohibition of bicycle riding shall be conspicuously posted in any general area where bicycle riding is prohibited. (e) In locations where the riding of bicycles on sidewalks or crosswalks is not prohibited, a person shall not ride a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, where such use of bicycles is prohibited by official traffic-control devices. /---.."", Supp. No. 20 720