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The Blonde And Automobile Dimmer Switches
STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
451 HIGH STREET
George Voinovich COLUMBUS, OH 43210 Ralph G. Pacheco
Governor Phone (614) 445-8627 Director
FAX (614) 445-3225
BULLETIN NO. 91-92
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DATE: January 7, 1992
TO: All Ohio Insurance Agents
FROM: Ohio Department of Insurance
SUBJECT: Automobile Dimmer Switches
Pursuant to the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles Act No. 97-12, all
motor
vehicles sold in the State of Ohio after February 15, 1992, will be
required
to have the headlight dimmer switch mounted to the floorboard. The
dimmer switch must be mounted in a position accessible to operation
by pressing the switch by the left foot. The switch must be far
enough removed from the left foot pedals to avoid inadvertent
operation or pedal confusion.
Included in the above act and beginning June 1, 1992, all other
vehicles
with steering column mounted dimmer switches must be retrofitted
with a
floorboard mounted dimmer switch of the type described above. The
steering column mounted dimmer switch must be disabled or removed
from the vehicle. Vehicles which have not made this change will fail
the forthcoming Ohio Safety Inspection program which will begin on
this date.
It is recognized that this will cause some hardship for the driving
public.
However, this change is being made in the interest of public safety.
Ohio
DMV Act 92-13 will revert all Ohio motor vehicles to the prevalent
dimmer
system in use prior to the influx of foreign market vehicles. A
recent
study entitled the "Inflation Sequence in Ohio Night-time Highway
Traffic
Accidents" was conducted jointly by the Ohio Department of Motor
Vehicles
and the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicle Research. It has shown that
96% of all Ohio night time highway accidents are caused by a blonde
getting her foot caught in the steering wheel........
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