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Ohio’s traffic laws made a pivotal change this year, and some new legislation could call for more change in the new year. In January, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new distracted driving law, which ...
(The Center Square) – After nearly a year in the Ohio Legislature, a bill limiting driver’s license suspension to driving violations is only a signature from Gov. Mike DeWine away from ...
When this occurs, the small vehicle may fail to receive the right of way when the traffic light controller skips their phase, such as at traffic lights that are programmed to remain green for the main street and to only service minor movements, such as the side street or a main street left turn lane, on an as-needed basis when there is demand.
The grant program was funded in partnership with the Ohio General Assembly and is administered by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), which increased the total awards from $4 million to $4.5 ...
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
The department also partners with the Ohio Department of Public Safety to monitor traffic-related crashes. Traffic crash reports are entered into a database that is shared by both departments. This Base Transportation Reporting System (BTRS) allows ODOT to review the number, frequency, and severity of accidents that occur on its system.
The grants for impaired driving/selective traffic enforcement are among $23 million in grants awarded statewide by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office.
A 1965 law strengthened the MUTCD's legal authority by prohibiting the sale, purchase, or manufacture of noncompliant signs and signals. [4] Further editions were published in 2003, 2005, and 2012 under a shortened title, Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The 2012 edition conforms to the 2009 MUTCD. [3]