Ohio light bar laws?

Hey guys, I'm new to TW and to owning a Taco.

Does anyone know what/if Ohio has any restrictions regarding light bars? My google-fu isn't turning up anything.

I haven't ever heard of any laws AND, based on what I see the local hill-jacks driving, there are not any restrictions.

Just wondering if anyone knows, off-hand.

 

Ask your local PD or Sheriff's office

 

Good luck with getting a correct answer from those ...gentlemen. While you're at it, ask them for the latest CCW carry laws. Ha!

Go to Ohio's attorney general's website. They may shed some light on it. Pun intended.

 

Sorry to resurrect this. A good buddy of mine is a cop. He told me you just cant have more than 4 forward facing headlights. I would want to say you're safe running it as long as you dont have fog lights on. But then again, you're not out of the woods yet if they're not DOT approved. You COULD be harrassed about it but then again, if you're minding your own business and not causing issues (drinking and driving/driving like an idiot/swerving. you get the idea) then most wont bother you.

I have some KC lights that were on the truck when i bought it. i've ran them with the headlights and fogs at night and cops never gave me an issue.

 

Try the ask a Leo thread

 

Get out of here, California!

 

Ask Conner he will find out for ya

 

Cept you can't have more than 8 forward facing light in CA either. It also applies to off road on public lands. Off road specific lights must be covered when operating on a public highway. Not enforced very often. Only when PC is needed for a stop or the person is a "adam henry".

 

Laws of Ohio for auxiliary lights
4513.17 Limit on number of lights.




(A) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlights also is equipped with any auxiliary lights or spotlight or any other light on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power, not more than a total of five of any such lights on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when the vehicle is upon a highway.

(B) Any lighted light or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than headlights, spotlights, signal lights, or auxiliary driving lights, that projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power, shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet from the vehicle.

(C)

(1) Flashing lights are prohibited on motor vehicles, except as a means for indicating a right or a left turn, or in the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, or overtaking or passing. This prohibition does not apply to emergency vehicles, road service vehicles servicing or towing a disabled vehicle, stationary waste collection vehicles actively collecting garbage, refuse, trash, or recyclable materials on the roadside, rural mail delivery vehicles, vehicles as provided in section 4513.182 of the Revised Code, highway maintenance vehicles, funeral hearses, funeral escort vehicles, and similar equipment operated by the department or local authorities, which shall be equipped with and display, when used on a street or highway for the special purpose necessitating such lights, a flashing, oscillating, or rotating amber light, but shall not display a flashing, oscillating, or rotating light of any other color, nor to vehicles or machinery permitted by section4513.11 of the Revised Code to have a flashing red light.

(2) When used on a street or highway, farm machinery and vehicles escorting farm machinery may be equipped with and display a flashing, oscillating, or rotating amber light, and the prohibition contained in division (C)(1) of this section does not apply to such machinery or vehicles. Farm machinery also may display the lights described in section4513.11 of the Revised Code.



(D) Except a person operating a public safety vehicle, as defined in division (E) of section 4511.01 of the Revised Code, or a school bus, no person shall operate, move, or park upon, or permit to stand within the right-of-way of any public street or highway any vehicle or equipment that is equipped with and displaying a flashing red or a flashing combination red and white light, or an oscillating or rotating red light, or a combination red and white oscillating or rotating light; and except a public law enforcement officer, or other person sworn to enforce the criminal and traffic laws of the state, operating a public safety vehicle when on duty, no person shall operate, move, or park upon, or permit to stand within the right-of-way of any street or highway any vehicle or equipment that is equipped with, or upon which is mounted, and displaying a flashing blue or a flashing combination blue and white light, or an oscillating or rotating blue light, or a combination blue and white oscillating or rotating light.

(E) This section does not prohibit the use of warning lights required by law or the simultaneous flashing of turn signals on disabled vehicles or on vehicles being operated in unfavorable atmospheric conditions in order to enhance their visibility. This section also does not prohibit the simultaneous flashing of turn signals or warning lights either on farm machinery or vehicles escorting farm machinery, when used on a street or highway.

(F) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

Amended by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 127, §1, eff. 10/29/2018.

Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 57, SB 137, §1, eff. 12/19/2013.

Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.

Effective Date: 01-01-2004 .

 

Does anyone know if a light bar sticks out past the width of my vehicle does it need its own marker lights?

 

I dont think you do if your amish

 

Perfect! I’m in the clear

 

Welp, I guess I can run a hidden bumper light, but I can't have it on while I have my fogs on.

 

Well let’s talk about how that makes you feel inside

 

Not sure about light bars, but I had too many tacos and tequila shots last night, and my tummy hurts. That's how I feel inside.

But now if you'll excuse me, I have powder skiing to do!

 

I figured if you didn’t have the aux lights on while on the highway you were good. Does anyone feel like they need a light bar while on a paved road? I’ve seen a couple trucks running even short bumper light bars at night and it destroyed my vision. I thought the light bar is mainly for off road use no? Just curious.

 

I want one because I live in deer country and I really don't want to smash my new truck by hitting one. However, I don't want to blind people, so I'm going to try and hook it into the high beam circuit so it switches off with the highbeams.

 

Yes they are for off pavement use only.... if you have them the laws state they must have covers on them while using paved roads/highways.
People here in Los Angeles them on here while on city streets and freeways.

 

I treat mine like a highbeam, I didn't wire it to the relay just a toggle switch in the cab. The slot on the 3rd gen just above the sliding glass/bed outlet/bed light. Used an old computer chassis to fill the hole, cut the backside of it out, ran the switches through the new hole and mounted all back on so it's easily within reach.

Got pulled over for a taillight out and the officer asked me about it and I told'em how I used them on the road and he said that's way better than other jerks.

 

Where you at in Ohio?

Funny note, I passed a mid-90's Ford Ranger today. Had a 60" lightbar above the cab and an identical one on the bumper. Thank God they weren't switched on!