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#1. HOW ARE SPEED LIMITS DETERMINED? In theory, speed limits are supposed to be set at what the 85th percentile is driving and below. In other words, in free flowing traffic, 85% of the people will be driving at that limit or less. This is supposed to be the [...]
Florida joins four other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning Monday. "Operation Southern Shield" will run through Sunday, July 22. Law enforcement in Georgia and Alabama will join Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina in pulling over drivers who are traveling above legal speed limits on interstates, major [...]
What Would Have Happened If I Refused to Sign The Speeding Ticket I Got? Good Question. You would have spent the day in Jail! In Florida, according to Statute 318.14 (1) Any person cited for a violation of chapter 316 (the traffic ticket Statute) is charged with a noncriminal [...]
Well, we are the #3 State in population, so it makes sense that we are 3rd in the most Speeding Tickets given out nationwide. Hot Cars gives us the 20 Unusual Rules Every Driver Breaks (Without Knowing It). Click HERE. And from Car Scoops. Florida Man Arrested For Going [...]
SHOOTING SOMEONE THE middle finger might be rude, but it's also constitutionally protected, a federal appeals court in Michigan ruled Wednesday. In a 3-0 decision, the court ruled that a Michigan woman's rights were violated when she was given a speeding ticket after flipping off a police officer in [...]
Here's the basic scenario that probably puts a chill down any driver's spine. You're cruising down some unfamiliar stretch of highway and you're not paying too much attention to your speedometer. The second after you pass a billboard, you notice that a police car is parked behind it, and [...]
According to the Sun Sentinel, school is back in session in Palm Beach County — for drivers, that means it's back to slowing down. Expect police and sheriff's deputies to look for speeders and enforce traffic laws in school zones, crosswalks and around school buses stopped for students. Slow down [...]
Do Traffic Tickets Stay as a Permanent Record? I remember in elementary school back in Oceanside, N.Y. when I would get in trouble. The teachers would always threaten me that the referral will always be on my "permanent record." It struck fear in me and usually got me to [...]