Last week, I saw on the news that officials from the Ohio Department of Public Safety appeared before the an Ohio House subcommittee and requested authority to install speed cameras in construction zones. The state says that 13 people died in construction zone accidents in 2008 on Ohio roads.
I wonder if tickets will be issued while workers are not present? Neighboring states have reduced speed limits in construction zones only while workers are present. Ohio reduces speed in work zones during then entire construction project, even if workers have not been present for weeks.
Officials say the the plan is only in beginning stages, and no specifics are available such as how many cameras will be purchased or where they will be deployed.
I wonder if these cameras will photograph the driver’s face, or if they will take the Canton red light camera model and illegally prosecute the vehicle owner no matter who is driving. Hopefully the same legislators that passed a statewide ban on red light and speed cameras will stand up to this request for more money from the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:19 pm
I find it interesting that they would be so gung-ho over issuing speeding tickets in work zones when studies have shown that: “Work zone fatalities are caused far more often by construction equipment than automobiles”
also, Canada seems to be quite forward thinking, as they have: Thrown out work zone tickets where no workers were present.