COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — In recent weeks, Ohio transportation officials detailed expanded measures to deter wrong-way driving on highways and ramps statewide.
According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, crews are installing wrong-way detection cameras that trigger alarms so operators can alert law enforcement and report a driver's direction of travel.
ODOT said ramp reflectors are positioned to flash red for motorists entering the wrong direction, providing an immediate visual warning.
Authorities said the agency identified the top 17 counties for wrong-way activity and added extra signage, including signs placed lower to the ground by design.
According to ODOT, research indicates impaired drivers tend to look downward, and most drivers in wrong-way crashes are impaired, informing the lower sign placement.
ODOT advised drivers to stay to the right, especially at night, noting many impaired wrong-way drivers tend to hug the left lane.
Authorities said proposals for tire-puncturing spikes have been studied for decades and deemed hazardous in travel lanes, including for vehicles correctly exiting ramps.