jeremy...
The only two documents I can find on an Ohio government
site are essentially the same PDF file, published by the
Ohio Department of Public Safety on the website
www.drivertraining.ohio.gov which says:
"Headlights - Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle,
must be quipped with at least two headlights in working
order, one near each side of the front of the motor vehicle.
Motorcycles shall be equipped with at least one and not more
than two headlights in working order."
http://www.drivertraining.ohio.gov/resources/EngDigest.pdf
http://www.drivertraining.ohio.gov/resources/HSY7607EngDigest1-05.pdf
I would expect that this guideline makes the assumption
that anything sold as a headlight in this day and age
meets certain minimum standards for illumination and
visibility at a distance. If your driving lights meet
or exceed the illumination provided by a standard
headlight, I don't see where you could be faulted.
The Ohio Revised Code §4513.03 states:
"Every vehicle upon a street or highway within this state
during the time from sunset to sunrise, and at any other
time when there are unfavorable atmospheric conditions
or when there is not sufficient natural light to render
discernible persons, vehicles, and substantial objects on
the highway at a distance of one thousand feet ahead, shall
display lighted lights and illuminating devices as required
by sections 4513.04 to 4513.37 of the Revised Code, for
different classes of vehicles; except that every motorized
bicycle shall display at such times lighted lights meeting
the rules adopted by the director of public safety under
section 4511.521 of the Revised Code. No motor vehicle,
during such times, shall be operated upon a street or
highway within this state using only parking lights as
illumination."
http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll/PORC/1f5c5/204df/204fa/204fb?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0
Ohio Revised Code §4513.04 states the content of the PDFs:
"Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and every
trackless trolley shall be equipped with at least two
headlights with at least one near each side of the front
of the motor vehicle or trackless trolley."
http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll/PORC/1f5c5/204df/204fa/20501?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0#JD_451304
You can explore more of the Ohio Revised Code here:
http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=PORC
Nonetheless, you might want to contact the
Ohio Department of Public Safety
P.O. Box 182081, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2081
http://ohiopublicsafety.com/odps.asp
Here's their extended contact page:
http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/contacts.asp
Better safe than sorry... ; )
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headlights site:www.drivertraining.ohio.gov
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§4513.04(B) Ohio
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