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Rule 5537-2-03 | Speed regulations.
(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the turnpike at a speed which is greater than the posted speed limit or greater than is reasonable or proper, having due regard for the weather, traffic, surface, and any other conditions, and no person shall operate any motor vehicle upon the turnpike at a greater speed than will permit the operator to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead. In no event shall any motor vehicle be driven in excess of the speed limits prescribed by state law or in excess of posted speed limits. (B) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the turnpike at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when such reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or when ordered to do so by a police officer. (C) The commission, in cooperation with police, has the authority to: (1) temporarily reduce speed limits on any part of the turnpike where hazardous conditions warrant the reduction in speed or where the reduction is necessary for construction or maintenance operations; and (2) temporarily stop traffic or reroute traffic off of the turnpike where warranted by hazardous conditions, construction or maintenance operations, vehicle accidents or other obstructions.
Last updated March 23, 2023 at 9:07 AM
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Rule 5537-2-04 | Vehicle operation.
Effective:
September 1, 2023
(A) No person shall operate a motor
vehicle on the turnpike unless such person is duly licensed to operate such
vehicle in accordance with law. (B) No person shall operate a motor
vehicle on the turnpike unless such vehicle is registered in accordance with
law. (C) No person shall operate a motor
vehicle on the turnpike carelessly or recklessly, without being in reasonable
control of the vehicle, or in a manner so as to endanger any person or
property, or while the operator is under the influence of intoxicating liquor
or any narcotic or habit-forming drug. (D) No vehicle shall be operated on
the turnpike in violation of any law or standard, including noise standards
promulgated by the United States, the state of Ohio, or the commission, as
applicable to that class of vehicle.
Last updated September 1, 2023 at 9:06 AM
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Rule 5537-2-11 | Crossing medial strip.
No operator of a motor vehicle shall drive their vehicle across or upon the medial strip, including crossovers constructed thereon, except as provided in rule 5537-2-14 of the Administrative Code or unless permission to do so, in writing (which may be subject to all reasonable conditions contained in said writing), shall have been granted by the commission, or its representative thereunto specifically authorized, for purposes incidental to or necessary in connection with the safety, maintenance, or operation of the turnpike, or any construction in connection with the turnpike. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the operator of an emergency vehicle may cross the medial strip at designated crossovers, provided in so doing the operator shall use caution so as not to interfere with or endanger traffic.
Last updated March 23, 2023 at 9:08 AM
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Rule 5537-2-12 | U-turns.
Effective:
September 1, 2023
No person operating a motor vehicle shall make a
U-turn movement at any point on the turnpike unless directed to do so by a
police officer or unless permission to do so shall have been granted by the
commission, or its representative thereunto specifically authorized, for
purposes incidental to or necessary in connection with the safety, maintenance,
or operation of the turnpike, or any construction in connection with the
turnpike.
Last updated September 1, 2023 at 9:03 AM
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Rule 5537-2-17 | Stops at toll booths.
Effective:
September 1, 2023
The operator of a motor vehicle who travels within
a closed ticket system or the barrier system of the turnpike without a valid
electronic tolling transponder shall not enter or exit through the marked
E-ZPass only lanes, and shall make a complete stop at toll plazas to retrieve a
ticket and to pay the toll. At toll assessment points, the operator of a motor
vehicle who possesses a valid electronic tolling transponder properly mounted
in or on the vehicle may proceed through E-ZPass lanes at a speed which is not
greater than the posted speed limit.
Last updated September 1, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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Rule 5537-2-19 | Traffic-control signals.
Effective:
September 1, 2023
All operators of vehicles approaching lane-use
control signals exhibiting colored lights shall comply with the lighted signals
indicating the following: (A) Steady downward green arrow -
indicates that the traffic lane over which the lighted signal is displayed is
open to traffic. (B) Steady red "X" -
indicates that the traffic lane over which the lighted signal is displayed is
closed to traffic. (C) Flashing amber light - indicates
that all traffic shall reduce speed and proceed with caution and in compliance
with all supplemental and related traffic signs.
Last updated September 1, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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Rule 5537-2-21 | Public police officers.
Effective:
September 1, 2023
To the extent that the proper discharge of official
duties or the meeting of an emergency so requires, the provisions of rules
5537-2-02, 5537-2-03, 5537-2-07, 5537-2-09 to 5537-2-13, and rules 5537-2-15,
5537-2-17 and rule 5537-2-19 hereof shall not apply to any police officer who,
while in the performance of official duties, is in hot pursuit of any suspected
offender under any criminal statute of the state of Ohio; to any police officer
authorized to control and regulate traffic on the turnpike while in the
performance of official duties; or to any operator of an emergency vehicle
while in the performance of official duties. The foregoing shall apply only
when such police officer or operator of an emergency vehicle is sounding an
audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle, and is showing a signal, by
means of flashing lights, that is clearly visible within a distance of five
hundred feet to the front and to the rear of the vehicle. Nothing herein
contained shall relieve any police officer operating a motor vehicle on the
turnpike or the operator of any emergency vehicle thereon from the duty to
drive with the degree of care for the safety of others which is compatible,
under all attending circumstances, with the proper discharge of official
duties.
Last updated September 1, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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