When we were down for a few weeks in October, guess what? We were one of those cars pulled over to the side in Fruitland Park. We were going 33 mph in a school zone. We had no idea we were even in one. The distance is very short. What was surprising to us, was that the officer had a car pulled over; he left that car and came after us. The car in front of us was going even faster than we were. We wondered if it was our CT plates. We were the lucky recipients of a $209 ticket. He said that we really should be getting a $400 ticket because it was a school zone, but he was going to be a 'fair' guy. We knew just by his demeanor not to even argue with him. We just politely took the ticket and crawled our way home. They must make a MINT off us unsuspecting Villagers. I've since heard that they give no warnings, just tickets. Lesson learned! Newbies beware.
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