In Ohio & Michigan the speed limit for school zones, during restricted hours is 20 miles per hour. These school zones art typically marked with signs, which may be accompanied with yellow flashing lights.

While there are those who simply blow through these marked school zones, there are those who are charged with speeding through a school zone which are subjective decisions made by law enforcement.

Examples of subjective speeding in a school zone ticket situations:

Example 1: When a motorist is decelerating while approaching a school zone. As they enter the school zone, the motorist is still a few miles over the school zone speed limit, although they are still decelerating to meet the school zone speed limit. May times law enforcement may attempt to use a device to mark your speed at the highest rate of speed, regardless if you are only a few miles over the speed limit and are still in the process of decelerating.

Example 2: A motorist enters the school zone at the correct speed, passes the school and then accelerates to the normal speed prior to the school speed zone sign on the opposite side of the road, which is not marked on the side of the sign you are able to see. In many situations there may be other signs in the same general proximity on the opposite side of the road which may be before the actual school zone sign. The problem with this is that all school zone signs are the same shape or size.

There are other examples, however these are the two most common subjective speeding in a school zone examples.

At Strong Law, we represent those who have been charged with speeding in a school zone in Ohio & Michigan. We can help you understand all your options and fight to protect you from the most severe school zone speeding ticket punishments and fines.

Many people choose to simply pay speeding tickets without considering the potential damaging effect that could be placed upon their driver's license and insurance rates.

If you simply pay the fine or are found guilty of the speeding ticket violation, each speeding ticket infraction has a point value that will be deducted from your Ohio or Michigan driver's license. If 12 or more points are deducted from your drivers license in a two-year period, you may face a six-month suspension of your license. You may also be required to take a remedial driving course, pay three years of surcharges, and acquire high-risk auto insurance once your driver's license is reinstated.

An experienced school zone speeding ticket defense attorney may be able to have the charges dismissed or negotiate a reduction in the traffic offense to one that will result in fewer points being subtracted from your driver's license.

Contact an experienced Toledo School Zone Speeding Ticket Defense Attorney - Lawyer at Strong Law by calling 1 (866) 403-4300 to schedule a confidential consultation regarding your school zone speeding ticket or other traffic violation legal matters.