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(b) The headlights on any motor vehicle shall comply with the headlamp color requirements contained in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108, 49 C.F.R. § 571.108. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of this division.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(RC 4513.19; Ord. No. 655-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
(a) The following requirements govern as to brake equipment on vehicles:
(1) Every trackless trolley and motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the trackless trolley or motor vehicle, including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two (2) wheels. If these two (2) separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, then on those trackless trolleys or motor vehicles, manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1942, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one (1) part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the trackless trolley or motor vehicle without brakes on at least two (2) wheels.
(2) Every motorcycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one (1) adequate brake, which may be operated by hand or by foot.
(3) Every motorized bicycle shall be equipped with brakes meeting the rules adopted by the Ohio Director of Public Safety under RC 4511.521.
(4) When operated upon the highways of this state, the following vehicles shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle, designed to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and also designed and connected so that, in case of a breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied:
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every trailer or semitrailer, except a pole trailer, with an empty weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds or more, manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1942;
B. Every manufactured home or travel trailer with an empty weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds or more, manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 2001.
(5) Every watercraft trailer with a gross weight or manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of three thousand (3,000) pounds or more that is manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 2008, shall have separate brakes equipped with hydraulic surge or electrically operated brakes on two (2) wheels.
(6) In any combination of motor- drawn trailers or semitrailers equipped with brakes, means shall be provided for applying the rearmost brakes in approximate synchronism with the brakes on the towing vehicle, and developing the required braking effort on the rearmost wheels at the fastest rate; or means shall be provided for applying braking effort first on the rearmost brakes; or both of the above means, capable of being used alternatively, may be employed.
(7) Every vehicle and combination of vehicles, except motorcycles and motorized bicycles, and except trailers and semitrailers of a gross weight of less than two thousand (2,000) pounds, and pole trailers, shall be equipped with parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle on any grade on which it is operated, under all conditions of loading, on a surface free from snow, ice or loose material. The parking brakes shall be capable of being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements by the driver’s muscular effort or by spring action or by equivalent means. Their operation may be assisted by the service brakes or other source of power provided that failure of the service brake actuation system or other power assisting mechanism will not prevent the parking brakes from being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements. The parking brakes shall be so designed that when once applied they shall remain applied with the required effectiveness despite exhaustion of any source of energy or leakage of any kind.
(8) The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies, brake shoe anchors, and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally associated with the wheel brake assemblies may be used for both the service brakes and the parking brakes. If the means of applying the parking brakes and the service brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one (1) part shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.
(9) Every trackless trolley, motor vehicle, or combination of motor-drawn vehicles shall be capable at all times and under all conditions of loading of being stopped on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose material, upon application of the service or foot brake, within the following specified distances, or shall be capable of being decelerated at a sustained rate corresponding to these distances:
A. Trackless trolleys, vehicles, or combinations of vehicles having brakes on all wheels shall come to a stop in thirty (30) feet or less from a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
B. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles not having brakes on all wheels shall come to a stop in forty (40) feet or less from a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
(10) All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the trackless trolley or vehicle.
(RC 4513.20)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(RC 4513.99; Ord. No. 655-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
(a) Every motor vehicle or trackless trolley when operated upon a street shall be equipped with a horn which is in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible, under normal conditions, from a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet.
(b) No motor vehicle or trackless trolley shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle, any siren, whistle, or bell. Any vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which shall be so arranged that it cannot be used as an ordinary warning signal. Every emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet and of a type approved by the Ohio Director of Public Safety. Such equipment shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or is in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which case the driver of the emergency vehicle shall sound the equipment when it is necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
(c) No person shall use the horn of a motor vehicle except to give warnings to other drivers or pedestrians.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(RC 4513.21; Ord. No. 655-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
(a) No person shall own, operate or have in his or her possession any motor vehicle or motorcycle equipped with a device for producing excessive smoke or gas, or so equipped as to permit oil or any other chemical to flow into or upon the exhaust pipe or muffler of such vehicle or in any other way to produce or emit smoke or dangerous or annoying gases from any portion of such vehicle other than the ordinary gases emitted by the exhaust of an internal combustion engine under normal operation.
(b) No person shall own, operate or have in his or her possession any motor vehicle or motorcycle which emits a flame generated by the ignition of any flammable substance in a muffler or any other device.
(c) No person shall own, operate or have in his or her possession any motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine which is not equipped with an adequate muffler or a motorcycle which is not equipped with a compound muffler, in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise or sound, and no muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cutout, by-pass or similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise or sound emitted by the motor of the vehicle in excess of that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and the original muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of this section.
(d) For the purpose of this section “muffler” means a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates, or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, and effective in reducing noise. Exhaust pipes shall be parallel to the ground and vehicle, or vertical, and if vertical, the exhaust from the pipes shall not be directed to the side of the vehicle.
(e) No person shall operate any motor vehicle which produces a sound or noise in excess of ninety- five (95) decibels as measured not less than five (5) feet from the source of such sound or noise. The term “decibel” means a unit for measurement of relative sound levels as indicated by a sound level meter having those properties essential for the purpose of administration and enforcement of this section of a nature defined by the current American Standard Association Specification (Z 24.3-1944).
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
(a) Every motor vehicle, motorcycle, and trackless trolley shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the operator a view of the highway to the rear of such vehicle, motorcycle or trackless trolley. Operators of vehicles, motorcycles, streetcars, and trackless trolleys shall have a clear and unobstructed view to the front and to both sides of their vehicles, motorcycles, streetcars, or trackless trolleys and shall have a clear view to the rear of their vehicles, motorcycles, streetcars, or trackless trolleys by mirror.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(RC 4513.23; Ord. No. 655-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a street or highway in this state, other than a motorcycle or motorized bicycle, that is not equipped with a windshield.
(b) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle, other than a bus, with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side, or rear windows of the vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be displayed by law, except that there may be in the lower left-hand or right-hand corner of the windshield a sign, poster, or decal not to exceed four (4) inches in height by six (6) inches in width. No sign, poster, or decal shall be displayed in the front windshield in such a manner as to conceal the vehicle identification number for the motor vehicle when, in accordance with federal law, that number is located inside the vehicle passenger compartment and so placed as to be readable through the vehicle glazing without moving any part of the vehicle.
(2) Division (b)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who is driving a passenger car with an electronic device, including an antenna, electronic tolling or other transponder, camera, directional navigation device, or other similar electronic device located in the front windshield if the device meets both of the following:
A. It does not restrict the vehicle operator’s sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals.
B. It does not conceal the vehicle identification number.
(3) Division (b)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who is driving a commercial car with an electronic device, including an antenna, electronic tolling or other transponder, camera, directional navigation device, or other similar electronic device located in the front windshield if the device meets both of the following:
A. It does not restrict the vehicle operator’s sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals.
B. It is mounted not more than six (6) inches below the upper edge of the windshield and is outside the area swept by the vehicle’s windshield wipers.
(c) The windshield on every motor vehicle, streetcar, and trackless trolley shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield. The device shall be maintained in good working order and so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the operator of the vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(RC 4513.24; Ord. No. 655-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on a street with any load carried on such vehicle which extends more than six (6) inches beyond the line of the fenders on the vehicle’s left side.
(RC 4513.30; Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
(a) (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with two (2) or more stop lights, except that passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1967, motorcycles, and motor-driven cycles shall be equipped with at least one (1) stop light. Stop lights shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle, actuated upon application of the service brake, and may be incorporated with other rear lights. These stop lights when actuated shall emit a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear, provided that in the case of a train of vehicles only the stop lights on the rear-most vehicle need be visible from the distance specified.
(2) These stop lights when actuated shall give a steady warning light to the rear of a vehicle or train of vehicles to indicate the intention of the operator to diminish the speed of or stop a vehicle or train of vehicles.
(3) When stop lights are used as required by this section, they shall be constructed or installed so as to provide adequate and reliable illumination and shall conform to the appropriate rules and regulations established under RC 4513.19.
(4) Historical motor vehicles as defined in RC 4503.181, not originally manufactured with stop lights, are not subject to this section.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(RC 4513.071; Ord. No. 655-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
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