Lagrange, Ohio Speed Traps

Patrol car sitsbacks anywhere near where they can see all 4 stops. Be careful not to do a rolling stop. You will get a warning or even a ticket. Even the slightest rolling may get you pulled over. Be sure to make a complete stop.

From the beginning of SR 301 in LaGrange all the way through LaGrange, enforcement is heavy. Their radar can tell them the speed of two vehicles at a time. They are often in the McDonald’s Parking lot North of the Traffic Circle. More often they are just South of the Rail Road Tracks in the parking lot of the Police Station or across the Street at the bank or on Commerce Street. They do not care that you might not be traveling at an unsafe speed, they will ticket for a few miles over the speed limit. The only way to correct their behavior is to demand a trial at the County Seat before a real judge – their Mayor’s Court is a rubber stamp and collects a lot of revenue.

Heading West on 303 leaving LaGrange the speed limit is 35 as you come up on the 55 sign you tend to speed up and the officer sitting by the barn just past the cemetary tags you.

The Village of Lagrange has at least 5 patrol cars, it is not uncommon to see a car at each entrance to the village. Favorite spots are west of the Village on rt 303 hiding near the cemetery, and at the main traffic circle area near the fire dept. and south of the Village (st route 301) hiding at the Cleveland Center Credit Union parking lot. If you do not have your speed at 35 as you enter the Village Limits, You will be ticketed. It is not uncommon to see 3-4 patrol cars running radar at the same time as you drive through the Village.