Quite honestly, neither do you. 4549.13 Marking and equipment for motor vehicle used by traffic enforcement officers. Any motor vehicle used by a member of the state highway patrol or by any other peace officer, while said officer is on duty for the exclusive or main purpose of enforcing the motor vehicle or traffic laws of this state, provided the offense is punishable as a misdemeanor, shall be marked in some distinctive manner or color and shall be equipped with, but need not necessarily have in operation at all times, at least one flashing, oscillating, or rotating colored light mounted outside on top of the vehicle. The superintendent of the state highway patrol shall specify what constitutes such a distinctive marking or color for the state highway patrol. The bolded wording simply means that a Police Cruiser must be marked as a Police Cruiser. VMX12C has done a very good job of articulating the difference between what Ohio Law covers vs. a specific Police Departments policy. You don't like what you're hearing or reading and therefore may never agree with it. It's okay to have an opinion and to speak your mind and disagree. But in the end, speed limits and laws exist and if you decide to violate those speed limits and laws then you have made your choice. Violate the law and get caught, accept the penalty. The speed limits are posted and are there to be adhered to regardless of Police Officer presence.