Drivers keep crashing into Amish buggies, so Ohio enacted a law requiring buggies be festooned with electric flashing lights - eviltoast

ASHLAND — Twenty-six Amish who refused to pay their fines for violating a law that requires flashing lights on their buggies appeared in court on Friday.

Once there, Ashland Municipal Court Judge John Good ruled out the possibility of jail time for them and instead said he would impose liens on their real estate.

    • NewWorldOverHere@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Daytime running lights are required on large sections of the highway in Alaska. It’s posted on signs on the road and you can get ticketed for it.

      “( c ) Every vehicle traveling on a highway or vehicular way or area must illuminate lights when traveling on any roadway that is posted with signs requiring the use of headlights.

      (d) For the purposes of ( c ) of this section, lights include low intensity headlights and daytime running lamp devices…”

      https://dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/hwysafety/headlights.shtml

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        3 months ago

        Daytime running lights are required on large sections of the highway in Alaska

        Wow, totally not being misleading here. /s The place we’re talking about is in the lower 48 smart guy.

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          3 months ago

          I was responding to a previous comment that said “Nowhere in the US.” Alaska is still the United States.

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      3 months ago

      Car manufacturers are required to have daytime running lamps on all the cars they sell.

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        While many car manufacturers provide this feature, it is not required. See 49 CFR 571.108 (Table I-a—Required Lamps and Reflective Devices).