New driving laws for Ohio drivers to ignore....

[Mike80]

As you drive across southern Ohio, be mindful of a few new laws beginning Wednesday.The Ohio Assembly approved the following traffic laws:
Drivers who see a tow truck on the side of the road will have to move over or slow down (just as they must for stopped police or fire vehicles).
Semi-truck drivers can now drive 65 mph instead of 55 mph.
All Ohio drivers must turn on their headlights when they use windshield wipers in the rain.
The state is reducing speed traps by establishing transition zones when speed limits drop by 20 mph.When it comes to violations, the tow truck law carries a fine of $300 (plus court fees) for a first offense. A second violation in a year carries a fine of $500.
The headlights rule will only involve warnings this year, but tickets may be issued beginning in 2010.

New Ohio Traffic Laws Could Cost You Big - KYPost.com

 

[Mike80]

and I posted it two times for some reason

 

[Jake]

I'm okay with the lights in the rain rule. Too many times in rainy conditions people come out of nowhere because it's difficult to see them in the mist.

Note: your headlights are not just to help you see, but to help you BE SEEN.

It's about time with the speed traps, too. I got nabbed once when a 55 turned into a 25 in a matter of feet, and the prick was hiding just past the 25 sign. I was going 31 and got tagged for $110.

 

[IronBuckI]

I drive from Columbus to Dayton for work everyday, and allowing truck drivers to go 65 has improved my drive immensely. No more long bottlenecks while one truck is passing another.

I thought that having your lights on in the rain was already a law. Because it just makes sense.

 

[morbitzerker]

Not as bad as the "Super Speeders" law just passed in Georgia where over 75 on a two lane highway and over 85 on four lanes results in an extra 200 dollar fine on top of the ticket. Can't ignore that.

Perdue signs 'super-speeders' law | ajc.com

I thought headlights on in the rain was a law for all states, it's really just common sense.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

Not as bad as the "Super Speeders" law just passed in Georgia where over 75 on a two lane highway and over 85 on four lanes results in an extra 200 dollar fine on top of the ticket. Can't ignore that.

Perdue signs 'super-speeders' law | ajc.com

I thought headlights on in the rain was a law for all states, it's really just common sense.

georgia the limit is what 70? and isnt their a no fine if less than 5 mph over?

 

[Mike80]

No problems with the new rules at all. I already followed the two that I could (tow-trucks and headlights) anyway.

my problem is with the majority of the drivers I see on the roads. I'm not a perfect driver at all (I tend to speed) but texting while driving is illegal as is distracted driving (some lady putting on her makeup, another one weaving down OH-4 in a heated argument on her cell phone doing 10 in a 65 zone for instance) and for God's sake the speed limit sign says 35 MPH. 15 MPH won't cut it on a sunny, dry day with NO ONE in front of you.

/rant

yes all the idiots were out today.

 

[jlb1705]

I once drove a car that was so shitty and the alternator/belt in such bad shape that if I used my headlights when I drove I might not be able to start the car the next time I needed it.

Other than an instance like that, what reason is there for not turning on your headlights all the time - no matter what the weather? I turn on my headlights every time I drive - it's as routine as hooking up my iPod.

 

[buckeyebri]

I'm okay with the lights in the rain rule. Too many times in rainy conditions people come out of nowhere because it's difficult to see them in the mist.

Note: your headlights are not just to help you see, but to help you BE SEEN.

It's about time with the speed traps, too. I got nabbed once when a 55 turned into a 25 in a matter of feet, and the prick was hiding just past the 25 sign. I was going 31 and got tagged for $110.

As I was driving through torrential downpours in the mountains of WV last Sunday, I kept coming up on folks with no lights on....Sometimes you were right on top of them before you saw them since their tail lights weren't lit......I like this law....

 

[Bucklion]

The headlight law is definitely a good idea, but shit, Ohio drivers can't even master how to use a turn signal or put down the fucking phone when driving in a school zone...WTF makes anyone think they're going to remember this or care?

 

[scott91575]

I once drove a car that was so [censored]ty and the alternator/belt in such bad shape that if I used my headlights when I drove I might not be able to start the car the next time I needed it.

Other than an instance like that, what reason is there for not turning on your headlights all the time - no matter what the weather? I turn on my headlights every time I drive - it's as routine as hooking up my iPod.

or get a car with automatic headlights. I love that on my last few cars. They also turn on when my wipers come on.

In Canada daytime running lights are the law.

 

[Mike80]

The headlight law is definitely a good idea, but shit, Ohio drivers can't even master how to use a turn signal or put down the fucking phone when driving in a school zone...WTF makes anyone think they're going to remember this or care?

That's my point. More laws for the drivers in this state to ignore.

 

[morbitzerker]

georgia the limit is what 70? and isnt their a no fine if less than 5 mph over?

In some areas it is 70. I-285 is three lanes and the limit is 55. Stretches that are closer to the perimeter in Atlanta on 75 and 85 are usually 65 or even 55 in places. And people do not drive 55.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Maryland has the same headlights law. It only makes sense.

Other than an instance like that, what reason is there for not turning on your headlights all the time - no matter what the weather? I turn on my headlights every time I drive - it's as routine as hooking up my iPod.

Agreed. Except that I don't have an iPod hook-up. So to me, it's as routine as re-gagging the children in my trunk.

 

[jlb1705]

or get a car with automatic headlights. I love that on my last few cars. They also turn on when my wipers come on.

In Canada daytime running lights are the law.

My car has that too, but I turn on my reg. headlights anyway out of habit.