1. If your automobile is given to an automobile repairman for service, and without your permission the repairman uses the automobile and is involved in an accident, you are not responsible.
2. The owner of an automobile is not liable for injuries caused by a thief who steals the automobile and causes an accident. The owner will probably not even be responsible if he left the keys in the automobile.
3. An automobile dealer who allows a prospective buyer to take a test drive is probably liable for the buyer's negligent acts in causing an accident.
4. If you loan your automobile to someone you know is an unsafe driver, or is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you will be responsible for injuries caused by that driver.
5. People who attract children into the street, for example, ice cream vending truck drivers, may be responsible for injuries to children if the operator of the truck failed to warn and protect against oncoming traffic.
6. Although Ohio law provides that you must wear a seat belt while driving an automobile, the fact that you do not wear a seat belt and are involved in an automobile collision cannot be used as evidence to diminish your recovery of damages.
7. If a passenger in an automobile knows that the driver is intoxicated, it is the passenger's duty to protect himself. If protection can only come by leaving the vehicle at the first available opportunity, the passenger must do so. Any injuries sustained by the passenger who elects to remain in the car may be barred or reduced because of the passenger's negligence in staying in the automobile.