Re: Ohio Revised Code and Clear Tail Lights.....

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Wed Feb 12 2003 - 12:24:34 EST


Funny, I've got those same all clear taillights on my truck here in Chicago
and the police have never said anything to me, one time an officer actually
complimented how good they looked while he was writing me a ticket for
speeding...

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-Josh
2000 Dakota CC 3.9L

""Eric Giblock"" <egiblock@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b2cgkd$cmu$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > ok, after getting pulled over and cited for my clear corners, i'll post this > and help you all out... > > If you go to www.gibsdakota.com and check out my truck, you can all see that > my clear corners are the old style, and completely white/clear. > > Well, according to Ohio's Finest. This is in violation of code 4513.06 > because I had no red reflectors on the back of my truck (and the one above > the back of the cab does not count. > > Here's The State Definition of the Code: > > § 4513.06 Red reflectors required. -- RC § 4513.06 is affected by Am. Sub. > S.B. 123 (149 v --), effective 1-1-2004. See the 2002 Legislative Bulletin > No. 4 for the version effective 1-1-2004. > > Text of Statute > > Every new motor vehicle sold after September 6, 1941, and operated on a > highway, other than a commercial tractor, to which a trailer or semitrailer > is attached shall carry at the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or > separately, two red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section, > except that vehicles of the type mentioned in section 4513.07 of the Revised > Code shall be equipped with reflectors as required by the regulations > provided for in said section. > > Every such reflector shall be of such size and characteristics and so > maintained as to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred > feet to fifty feet from such vehicle. > > HISTORY: GC § 6307-79; 119 v 766(792), § 79; Bureau of Code Revision. Eff > 10-1-53. > > > -- > --------------- > Eric Giblock > Web Alterations ~ Owner / Sr. Programmer > egiblock@hotmail.com > >



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