Valley View, Ohio Speed Traps

These officers are out of control. They will write a ticket everytime, but before they do that they will ask you where you work. Just to see how bad they would like to Rob you. They will sit with their lights off, they will sit in people’s driveways and in people’s yards. Watch out. Don’t even bother trying to fight a ticket from them. They also try to pull people over way out of their jurisdiction. Stay far away, unless the officer is at the mini mart on his laptop in the car using his wireless internet.

The officers will sit at the crest of the hill on Valleyview Dr. in the grass hidden by trees, in driveways, in side streets on the north side of Valleyview Dr., in the pool and church parking lots, at the dairy mart, and by the railroad tracks on N. Hague Ave.

The posted speed is 35 mph. The stretch of road is approx 2.5 miles of open straight-a-way which most people go 50mph +. The Valley View police vehicles sit off the main road on an access auxillary path hidden by the hilly terrain usually at darkness between 9pm & 2am although not unlikely to see them during daylight. This stretch of downhill roadway crosses 2 municipalities. Garfield Heights sit on the same stretch right past the US Post Office and get you as you exit the city. BE CAREFUL….. Posted 35 mph MEANS 35 mph…..These cities rely on traffic citation revenue in their budgets. Failure to comply will cost you $135.00.

Valleyview is a small village completely surrounded by Columbus. Uses volunteer officers. When they say 25mph on Valleyview they don’t mean 26mph!

Any time of day, "they" are out there. Very early in the morning (5:30 ish)"they" are there. Hiding with their lights off. I was told "they" have 11 officers for this tiny hamlet. I thought setting, and waiting for somebody to commit a minor infraction with "their" lights off is against the law, also. I’ve seen "them" set there with binoculars checking for the validation sticker on peoples tags.