333.22 CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW TO REAR AND BOTH SIDES; REAR-VIEW MIRROR.

   Every motor vehicle and motorcycle shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the operator a view of the street or highway to the rear of such vehicle or motorcycle. Operators of vehicles and motorcycles shall have a clear and unobstructed view to the front and to both sides of their vehicles or motorcycles and shall have a clear view to the rear of their vehicles or motorcycles by mirror.

(ORC 4513.23; Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)

333.23 WINDSHIELD AND WINDSHIELD WIPER; SIGN OR POSTER THEREON.

   (a)   No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a street or highway, 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 such 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 inches in height by six 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)   Subsection (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)   Subsection (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 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 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.
(ORC 4513.24)

333.24 SOLID TIRES; REQUIREMENTS.

   Every solid tire, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01, on a vehicle shall have rubber or other resilient material on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.
(ORC 4513.25; Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)

333.25 SAFETY GLASS REQUIRED.

   (a)    No person shall sell any new motor vehicle nor shall any new motor vehicle be registered, and no person shall operate any motor vehicle which is registered in this State and which shall have been manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1936, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in the windshield, doors, partitions, rear windows and windows on each side immediately adjacent to the rear window.

   (b)    "Safety glass" means any product composed of glass so manufactured, fabricated or treated as substantially to prevent shattering and flying of the glass when struck or broken, or such other similar product as may be approved by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

   (c)    Glass other than safety glass shall not be offered for sale, or sold for use in, or installed in any door, window, partition or windshield which is required by this section to be equipped with safety glass.
(ORC 4513.26; Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)

333.26 DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS.

   (a)   (1)   No person shall operate any motor vehicle manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1954, unless the vehicle is equipped with electrical or mechanical directional signals.

      (2)   No person shall operate any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1968, unless the vehicle is equipped with electrical or mechanical directional signals.

   (b)   “Directional signals” means an electrical or mechanical signal device capable of clearly indicating an intention to turn either to the right or to the left and which shall be visible from both the front and rear.

   (c)   All mechanical signal devices shall be self-illuminating devices when in use at the times mentioned in Section 333.03. (ORC 4513.261)

333.27 SPIKES, LUGS AND CHAINS.

   No person shall operate upon any street or highway a vehicle equipped with cleats, spikes, lugs, chains, metal caterpillar treads or similar devices injurious to the roadway, except a metal or nonskid contrivance which may be used only while the streets are slippery or covered with ice and snow.
(Ord. 7-83. Passed 3-21-83.)

333.28 AIR CLEANER REQUIRED.

   (a)   No person shall operate a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine unless the carburetion system of the vehicle is protected with an air filter, a flame arresting device, or any other accepted method of protection that is adequate for this purpose. If the original device or system is replaced, it shall be replaced with one that is equal to or better than the original equipment.

   (b)   This section does not apply to a person doing automotive repair work on a motor vehicle that necessitates this device being removed while the work is performed.

(Ord. 42-95. Passed 11-6-95.)