New Traffic Laws - Ohio
This is mostly for scratchingpost1 and I, but if you think you might be driving through Ohio at some point, or do so on a regular to semi-regular basis ... pay attention.
Drivers beware: New traffic laws take effect Wednesday July 1st
This isn’t crime-related although you can get in trouble for not complying, so please read:
Starting Wednesday July 1 you must slow down or move a lane over if you see a tow truck or utility service vehicles on the side of the road.
The new traffic law is one of many folded into the transportation budget approved by the General Assembly in March.
Semi-trucks will also be allowed to travel 65 mph on rural interstates, up from the traditional 55 mph restriction. The state is also required to establish “transition zones” when posted speed limits drop more than 20 mph.
The latter rule was meant to protect drivers from speed traps.
Drivers must also turn on headlights when you turn on your windshield wipers in the rain. Warnings will be issued this year for those who don’t comply with the wiper law, but tickets could be issued in years to come.
But not moving over or slowing down for tow-trucks or utility service vehicles will cost you $300 plus court costs for first-time offenders. The second offense is a $500 fine.
The new laws are important for drivers to remember since the Ohio Highway Patrol is usually out in force on the July Fourth weekend.
See article here in the Dayton Daily News.
Drivers beware: New traffic laws take effect Wednesday July 1st
This isn’t crime-related although you can get in trouble for not complying, so please read:
Starting Wednesday July 1 you must slow down or move a lane over if you see a tow truck or utility service vehicles on the side of the road.
The new traffic law is one of many folded into the transportation budget approved by the General Assembly in March.
Semi-trucks will also be allowed to travel 65 mph on rural interstates, up from the traditional 55 mph restriction. The state is also required to establish “transition zones” when posted speed limits drop more than 20 mph.
The latter rule was meant to protect drivers from speed traps.
Drivers must also turn on headlights when you turn on your windshield wipers in the rain. Warnings will be issued this year for those who don’t comply with the wiper law, but tickets could be issued in years to come.
But not moving over or slowing down for tow-trucks or utility service vehicles will cost you $300 plus court costs for first-time offenders. The second offense is a $500 fine.
The new laws are important for drivers to remember since the Ohio Highway Patrol is usually out in force on the July Fourth weekend.
See article here in the Dayton Daily News.