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Committee hears package of work‑zone safety proposals including driver ed changes and permissive cameras
Summary
Sponsors of HB82 proposed driver‑education modules, mandatory safe‑driving remediation after work‑zone offenses (or a $400 penalty), and permissive contractor‑installed speed monitors and cameras whose footage can be used in investigations; members asked about duplication of existing Ohio law, camera funding and limits on automated ticketing.
Representatives Gary Click and Mark Johnson told the House Public Safety Committee that House Bill 82 is aimed at reducing work‑zone injuries and deaths by expanding education, increasing certain penalties for reckless operation in construction zones and allowing permissive speed monitoring by private contractors. "Work zone fatalities increased by 61 percent in 2021," Click said during sponsor testimony to…
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