Have you ever nervously sped up to make it through a changing traffic light and then sighed in relief when the car made it through and no cops were around to see? Or maybe you were just cruising along a little faster than the posted speed limit and slowed down once you noticed in case a cop might be hiding around the next corner… You tested your luck and nothing happened. No cops came out of the blue to pull you over, so you kept going on your merry little way.
BAM!! A week or two later you find this piece of paper in the mail with pictures of your car all over it. It is 
a traffic ticket asking you to pay up for that one moment where you thought you got off the hook for skating through that light or going just a tad bit too fast. Guess your luck wasn’t that great after all… Yeah, well, neither is mine. After taking the same route to work for almost a year now, I’ve been wondering if I was going to be unfortunate enough to see one of those tickets in the mail… I received my first traffic camera ticket yesterday. The worst part was I was driving someone else’s car at the time, so they received the ticket first! Oh boy. Never fear, though! These tickets do not go on anyone’s driving record, including the owner of the car. You simply mail in a check or money order for the cited amount with the waiver sheet to avoid a date with the judge and that is all.
After paying the $95 ticket, I decided to do some research online and find out where all of these sneaky little cameras are in the Cleveland area. An official listing of traffic camera locations can be found on the City of Cleveland website. It specifies what type of cameras are installed, gives exact addresses and even lays out what direction they are facing on the streets.
Another site that lists local traffic cameras is PhotoEnforce.com. You simply enter your city and state in the drop boxes to get a listing of traffic cameras in the area. Like the City of Cleveland’s listing, this page gives the intersection location and camera types. However, the neat part about this site is it also lists the fines for each location, as well as a map to give you a better idea of where the camera is. This is especially useful when traveling out of town. The last thing you want to worry about is paying a traffic ticket while on a road trip or vacation.
Now for the part you have all been waiting for, the Top 5 Speed Traps in Cleveland. According to Cleveland’s Channel 5 News, the following locations have issued the most tickets for traffic cameras in our area
#5 Broadway and Baxter in Slavic Village with 403 tickets.
#4 East 79th and Kinsman Avenue at 414 issued tickets.
#3 Lorain and Carnegie avenues had 418 tickets.
#2 East 105th Street and Park Lane, where 468 tickets were issued.
#1 West 65th Street and Clark Avenue with an amazing 529 tickets sent out.
If you can’t avoid these areas in your daily commute, at least be aware that you may find a ticket in your mail too if you don’t follow the traffic laws. With that in mind… Happy driving!
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