Defiance, Ohio Speed Traps
Corner of Summit St. and Hopkins St. at night.
Police will setup in Fancy Petals Florist parking lot at night, with no lights. They prefer to watch traffic coming from the east as this is where some taverns are located. They will also monitor traffic coming across Hopkins St. bridge and both ways on Summit St.
State Route 281
They set in Groll’s fruit stand. This is located in a hilly section of the highway. Plus they are off to the side so you can’t see them until it is to late.
N Clinton St & E River Dr
24 S has detour through Defiance, and road-side barriers where 15, 24 and Clinton merge. There is a sudden decrease in speed and the police are using the new POP radar. My garmin GPS showed that I was going 55 but they clocked me at 80 mph. I was also using a Valentine One radar detector. I called them because my alarm did not go off. They have informed me that the new POP is inaccurate. However, it was cheaper to pay the ticket rather than fight it from Waco, Texas.
Ottawa Avenue near Speeds Repair
Vehicle sits in the olf Compo parking lot most of the time
2nd Street near Bridge Crossing
Second street crossing the bridge is posted 25 mph but most people travel 35 mph. There is quite a bit of enforcement in this area.