Ohio · Ohio Revised Code — Title 45, Motor Vehicles
Ohio Rev. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 4511.72: Following an emergency or public safety vehicle too closely
What this law says, in plain English
Drivers must stay at least 500 feet behind emergency or public safety vehicles responding to calls and cannot enter or park within the block where fire apparatus has stopped, unless directed by police or firefighters.
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