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House bill targets work‑zone safety with education, cameras and penalties
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 82 proposed mandatory driver education on construction-zone safety, authorizing private contractors to install speed-monitoring devices and video, and increasing fines and course requirements for offenses in work zones; committee members asked about overlap with existing Ohio Revised Code sections and the cost of cameras.
Representatives Gary Click and Mark Johnson told the House Public Safety Committee that House Bill 82 would expand work‑zone safety measures by requiring driver-education instruction about construction zones, mandating a safety course after a work‑zone offense, allowing private contractors to install speed-monitoring and flashing advisory devices, and enhancing fines and reporting requirements.
“House Bill 82 is a step to ensuring that more Ohio families stay healthy,” Representative Gary Click said in sponsor testimony, describing statistics on work-zone injuries and fatalities and proposing an education-focused approach with targeted enforcement tools.
The bill’s provisions described in testimony include requiring…
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