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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Very strange. Hard to believe ticket for 38 in 35 zone
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Maybe there is more to this story..
Florida Statute 318.8 3(b) and (c)
b) For moving violations involving unlawful speed, the fines are as follows:
For speed exceeding the limit by: Fine:
1-5 mph..........Warning
6-9 mph..........$25
10-14 mph..........$100
15-19 mph..........$150
20-29 mph..........$175
30 mph and above..........$250
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You cannot write a ticket in Florida for 3 mph over...)
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a person cited for exceeding the speed limit by up to 5 mph in a legally posted school zone will be fined $50. A person exceeding the speed limit in a school zone or designated school crossing shall pay a fine double the amount listed in paragraph (b).
If she was 15 mph over the 20 mph School Speed Zone her fine ($150) would be double the fines in (b)---so her $150 ticket would be doubled to $300....
Side Note- A vehicle stopping distance (dry flat road/reaction time .75s) at 20 MPH is about 41 feet....at 38 MPH the stopping distance is 110 feet).
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