Front (inches) | Rear (inches) | |
Passenger Vehicles | 22 | 22 |
All Other Vehicles: | ||
4,500 lbs. and under GVWR | 24 | 26 |
4,501 lbs. to 7,500 lbs. GVWR | 27 | 29 |
7,501 lbs. to 10,000 lbs. GVWR | 28 | 31 |
(5) The height restriction in this subsection (c) applies to the distance from the ground to the bottom of the frame rail under any one or more of the following conditions:
A. A motor vehicle is not equipped with a front and rear bumper.
B. The bumper height relative to the frame rails has been altered.
C. A supplemental bumper has been installed or an addition to the original or replacement has been made.
(OAC 4501-43-04)
(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 337.02.
(ORC 4513.261)
Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer when operated upon a roadway shall be equipped with two 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 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. Such stop lights when actuated shall emit a red light visible from a distance of five hundred 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.
Such 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.
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 Ohio R.C. 4513.19.
Historical motor vehicles as defined in Ohio R.C. 4503.181, not originally manufactured with stop lights, are not subject to this section.
(ORC 4513.071)