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Codified Ordinances of Gates Mills, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF GATES MILLS OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF GATES MILLS
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE ONE - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
TITLE THREE - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
TITLE FIVE - Vehicles and Operation
CHAPTER 332 Operation Generally
CHAPTER 334 D.U.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
CHAPTER 336 Licensing; Accidents
CHAPTER 338 Safety and Equipment
338.01 DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES; APPLICATION.
338.02 LIGHTED LIGHTS; MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES AND HEIGHTS.
338.03 HEADLIGHTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES.
338.04 TAIL LIGHT; ILLUMINATION OF REAR LICENSE PLATE.
338.05 REAR RED REFLECTORS.
338.06 SAFETY LIGHTING ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
338.07 OBSCURED LIGHTS ON VEHICLES IN COMBINATION.
338.08 RED LIGHT OR RED FLAG ON EXTENDED LOADS.
338.09 LIGHTS ON PARKED OR STOPPED VEHICLES.
338.10 LIGHTS, EMBLEMS AND REFLECTORS ON SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES, FARM MACHINERY, AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS, AND ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.
338.11 SPOTLIGHT AND AUXILIARY LIGHTS.
338.12 COWL, FENDER AND BACK-UP LIGHTS.
338.13 TWO LIGHTS DISPLAYED.
338.14 USE OF HEADLIGHT BEAMS.
338.15 LIGHTS OF LESS INTENSITY ON SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES.
338.16 NUMBER OF LIGHTS; LIMITATIONS ON FLASHING, OSCILLATING OR ROTATING LIGHTS.
338.165 LIGHTS AND SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES ON CORONERS' VEHICLES.
338.17 VEHICLES TRANSPORTING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.
338.18 FOCUS AND AIM OF HEADLIGHTS.
338.19 MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTORCYCLE BRAKES.
338.20 HORN, SIREN AND THEFT ALARM SIGNAL.
338.21 MUFFLER; MUFFLER CUTOUT; EXCESSIVE SMOKE, GAS OR NOISE.
338.22 REAR-VIEW MIRROR; CLEAR VIEW TO FRONT, BOTH SIDES AND REAR.
338.23 WINDSHIELD REQUIRED; SIGN OR POSTER UPON WINDSHIELD; WINDSHIELD WIPER.
338.235 USE OF SUNSCREENING, NONTRANSPARENT AND REFLECTORIZED MATERIALS.
338.24 LIMITED LOAD EXTENSION ON LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER VEHICLE.
338.25 MOTOR VEHICLE STOP LIGHTS.
338.26 BUMPERS.
338.27 AIR CLEANER REQUIRED.
338.28 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM USAGE.
338.29 DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS REQUIRED TO WEAR SEAT BELTS.
338.30 IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES. (REPEALED)
338.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 340 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
CHAPTER 342 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
TITLE SEVEN - Parking
TITLE NINE - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 338
Safety and Equipment
338.01   Driving unsafe vehicles; application.
338.02   Lighted lights; measurement of distances and heights.
338.03   Headlights on motor vehicles and motorcycles.
338.04   Tail light; illumination of rear license plate.
338.05   Rear red reflectors.
338.06   Safety lighting on commercial vehicles.
338.07   Obscured lights on vehicles in combination.
338.08   Red light or red flag on extended loads.
338.09   Lights on parked or stopped vehicles.
338.10   Lights, emblems, and reflectors on slow-moving vehicles, farm machinery, agricultural tractors, and animal-drawn vehicles.
338.11   Spotlight and auxiliary lights.
338.12   Cowl, fender and back-up lights.
338.13   Two lights displayed.
338.14   Use of headlight beams.
338.15   Lights of less intensity on slow- moving vehicles.
338.16   Number of lights; limitations on flashing, oscillating or rotating lights.
338.165   Lights and sound-producing devices on coroners' vehicles.
338.17   Vehicles transporting preschool children.
338.18   Focus and aim of headlights.
338.19   Motor vehicle and motorcycle brakes.
338.20   Horn, siren and theft alarm signal.
338.21   Muffler; muffler cutout; excessive smoke, gas or noise.
338.22   Rear-view mirror; clear view to front, both sides and rear.
338.23   Windshield required; sign or poster upon windshield; windshield wiper.
338.235   Use of sunscreening, nontransparent and reflectorized materials.
338.24   Limited load extension on left side of passenger vehicle.
338.25   Motor vehicle stop lights.
338.26   Bumpers.
338.27   Air cleaner required.
338.28   Child restraint system usage.
338.29   Drivers and passengers required to wear seat belts.
338.30   Ignition interlock devices. (Repealed)
338.99   Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
      See section histories for similar State law
      Warning devices for commercial vehicles disabled upon freeways - see Ohio R.C. 4513.28
      Collector's vehicles - see Ohio R.C. 4513.38, 4513.41
      Use of stop and turn signals - see TRAF. 332.13
      Wheel protectors for commercial vehicles - see TRAF. 340.03
      Vehicles transporting explosives - see TRAF. 340.04
      Towing requirements - see TRAF. 340.05
      Occupying travel trailers while in motion - see TRAF. 340.08
      Bicycle equipment - see TRAF. 374.05
      Snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle and all-purpose vehicle equipment - see TRAF. 376.02
      Improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle - see GEN. OFF. 572.04
   338.01 DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES; APPLICATION.
   No person shall drive or move, or cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person.
(ORC 4513.02(A))
   338.02 LIGHTED LIGHTS; MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES AND HEIGHTS.
   (a)   Every vehicle, other than a motorized bicycle, operated upon a street or highway shall display lighted lights and illuminating devices as required by this chapter during all of the following times:
      (1)   The time from sunset to sunrise;
      (2)   At any other time when, due to insufficient natural light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons, vehicles, and substantial objects on the street or highway are not discernible at a distance of one thousand feet ahead;
      (3)   At any time when the windshield wipers of the vehicle are in use because of precipitation on the windshield.
   Every motorized bicycle shall display at such times lighted lights meeting the rules adopted by the Ohio Director of Public Safety under Ohio R.C. 4511.521. No motor vehicle, during any time specified in this section, shall be operated upon a street or highway using only parking lights as illumination.
   (b)   Whenever in this chapter a requirement is declared as to the distance from which certain lights and devices shall render objects visible, or within which such lights or devices shall be visible, such distance shall be measured upon a straight level unlighted street under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different condition is expressly stated.
   (c)   Whenever in this chapter a requirement is declared as to the mounted height of lights or devices, it shall mean from the center of such light or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands.
   (d)   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a vehicle being operated upon a street or highway to stop the vehicle solely because the officer observes that a violation of subsection (a)(3) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation or summons for a violation of that subsection, or causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of that subsection.
   (e)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 4513.03)
   338.03 HEADLIGHTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES.
   (a)   Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with at least two headlights with at least one near each side of the front of the motor vehicle.
   (b)   Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlights.
(ORC 4513.04)
   338.04 TAIL LIGHT; ILLUMINATION OF REAR LICENSE PLATE.
   (a)   Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer or vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall be equipped with at least one tail light mounted on the rear which, when lighted, shall emit a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear, provided that in the case of a train of vehicles only the tail light on the rearmost vehicle need be visible from the distance specified.
   (b)   Either a tail light or a separate light shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate, when such registration plate is required, and render it legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any tail light, together with any separate light for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlights or auxiliary driving lights are lighted, except where separate lighting systems are provided for trailers for the purpose of illuminating such registration plate.
(ORC 4513.05)
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