13 October

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Dayton Red Light Camera Program Is Illegal

Did you know that the Dayton Red Light Camera program is issuing tickets with a short yellow light, thereby making more money for the city? The following article is from TheNewspaper.com (a great site) and sets forth the argument that the program fails to comply with the 2008 implementing law. Dayton, Ohio's red light cameras have generated more than $8 million over the past two years. Many of the $85 automated tickets are issued at intersections where the yellow signal warning times fall short of the minimum allowed under state law.In 2008, Governor Ted Strickland (D) signed House Bill 30 into law, requiring...

07 July

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Electronic Traffic Tickets Are Coming To Ohio

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Electronic traffic tickets are coming to Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Ohio Traffic Rules about electronic tickets issued by law enforcement to account for an ongoing pilot project. The Rules will take effect in January to facilitate the use of e-tickets. Subsequently, the Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure learned of a State Highway Patrol effort to issue e-tickets but file paper copies with the local court. The rules amended in January only covered tickets issued and submitted electronically and did not account for this “hybrid” system. To facilitate the pilot project, amendments to...

13 May

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Ohio Traffic Update: Click It Or Ticket

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Click it or Ticket our nation's annual war on seat belts, will begin May 19th and run until June 1st.NHTSA uses Click It or Ticket as a national campaign centering on the enforcement of seat belt laws. As with aggressive driving and drunk driving enforcement, the primary audience for this effort is men 18-34. Research shows that these young men are more likely to not use seat belts. Seat belts are the most effective safety feature ever invented and have helped save thousands of lives. One in five Americans fail to regularly wear a seat belt when driving or riding in a...

20 May

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Click It Or Ticket Kickoff

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The Clark County Safe Communities Coalition, local, federal and state law enforcement agencies will unite to kick-off the Click It or Ticket National Campaign. This mobilization will run from May 20 to June 2, 2013 and cover the heavily traveled Memorial Day holiday. Law enforcement agencies across the country are prepared to ticket anyone not buckled up….no warnings and no excuses. Click It or Ticket. You should expect increased traffic enforcement throughout Ohio especially along the interstates during this period of time. You can also expect to hear the Click It or Ticket radio and television commercials a few hundred...

08 April

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How To Fight Your Dayton Photo Speed & Red-Light Ticket

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We have often been asked about the procedure the City of Dayton employs to enforce its photo-enforcement scheme which encompasses both speed tickets and red-light tickets. Here, taken from the Dayton Public Safety Photo Enforcement page is the procedure that the city has adopted. If you need to speak to an attorney, we let you know how to contact us below. View Video of Your Violation and Pay On-Line If you receive a citation in the mail from the “SafeLight” Dayton Public Safety Photo Enforcement Program for running a red light at one of the City's “SafeLight” camera-enforced intersections can view the video...

01 April

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Dayton’s Red Light & Speed Cameras: Where Are They?

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In 2003, the City of Dayton installed its first "SafeLight" public safety photo enforcement cameras to help reduce accidents at key intersections in the City by detecting vehicles running red lights. Today, 20 red light cameras are in use at 10 intersections. Locations with SafeLight (Red Light) Public Safety Cameras:S. Smithville Rd. @ Patterson Rd. W. Third St. @ Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Troy St. @ Stanley Ave. Stanley Ave. @ Valley St. Third St. @ James H. McGee Blvd. Gettysburg Ave. @ Cornell Dr. Main St. @ Hillcrest Ave. US 35 @ Abbey Ave. Salem Ave. @ North Ave. Salem Ave. @ Hillcrest Ave.Locations with Speed Enforcement Public Safety Cameras:S....

26 March

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MADD Gets Your Money!

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Despite sequestration, budget cuts, deficit spending and general dysfunction in Washington D.C., one thing is clear: M.A.D.D. will always get its money. This week MADD boasted that Congress has provided full funding for the main components of its agenda. The spending bill allows over $50 million for aspects of the Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, including:$29 million for three annual high visibility “crackdowns.” Two of these crackdowns are the twice yearly Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaigns, which target drunk drivers and the Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign. By securing this funding, MADD wins the argument about invasive and unpopular checkpoints.$20...

20 December

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How To Pay Your Ticket In Dayton (by DaytonDUI)

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If you receive a ticket in the jurisdiction of the Dayton Municipal Court, you can pay the ticket on-line, in person or by mail.Pay your fine online at www.paymyfine.org with a VISA or MASTERCARD. Traffic Tickets will be in the system within five (5) business days. Electronic parking tickets will be available for online payment within 12 hours of issuance. Handwritten parking tickets will be available for online payment within two business days of issuance.Pay in person between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday report to the Dayton Montgomery County Courts Building at 301 W. Third St.,...

27 November

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Kettering Municipal Court Traffic Safety Program (by DaytonDUI)

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Kettering Municipal Court offers a Traffic Safety Program for eligible participants which allows you to attend a class instead of receiving points for your traffic citation(s). Classes are held monthly on a Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and are taught by police officers at either the Kettering Police Department, 3600 Shroyer Road, or the Centerville Police Department, 155 W. Spring Valley Road. Upon successful completion of the program, your citation will be dismissed and will not appear on your driving record, and you will receive no points on your driving record. You may be eligible for the Traffic Safety...

08 November

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Speeding in Ohio – What is the Law?

Posted by Dayton DUI

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SPEEDING: What is the law?The speed law is set forth at Ohio Revised Code 4511.21. It states:(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar at a speed greater or less than is reasonable or proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the street or highway and any other conditions, and no person shall drive any motor vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar in and upon any street or highway at a greater speed than will permit the person to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.The law goes on...

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