N. Mulberry St. or anywhere within or around the village

Tremont City, OhioJun 07, 20153 Comments

As soon as you enter the village the speed limit goes from 55 to 25. A small section is posted at 35 so as to give confusion to drivers. There are no warning signs at the edge of town to warn drivers of the drastic change in speed. The entire village is maybe 1/2 mile from one end to the other. The part time officer on duty is usually out of sight on a side street with his radar gun at the ready. There is one traffic light in the center of town and if it doesn’t stop you, it doesn’t feel like you are going too fast for the surroundings at 30-35MPH. If you are caught, at I to 20MPH over 25 MPH, it will cost you $180. This offense is at the top of the list because it generates the most easy money for the village and they can snag even the most responsible driver. The officer is willing to overlook any other infraction because they don’t generate as much money. The ways the fees are set up, most infractions like fictitious Plates ($130.) or No Operators License (125.) are all far below the fee for speeding. This town isn’t just a speed trap, it’s a predatory speed trap.

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Just got burned on Friday 2-19-16 for $180 on N. Mulberry St. I think this would be a good investigative report for 60 Minutes. The village 2001 audit shows that they receive twice as much in fines as they do from property taxes!
#1Feb 23, 2016Report Abuse
Warning Signs ? How many speed limit signs do you need to see and pass before you slow down ? I believe the last time i was through there I seen At Least 5 signs That said 25mph. Here is a solution to everyone that complains about getting a speeding ticket, or think every little village or town is a speed trap how about GO THE SPEED LIMIT !! .... make sense to me but hey who am I to tell people how to drive and keep that $180.00 in your pocket.
#2Feb 24, 2016Report Abuse
And the speed limit goes from 55mph to 45mph to 35 mph and then to 25mph. Maybe you should start paying attention to driving and less about driving through a " Speed Trap".
#3Feb 24, 2016Report Abuse

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