Originally Posted by Sandabern (Post 2363622)

I had a friend of mine try that 35 years ago in Ohio. It didn’t go well… LEOs love it when ppl talk down to them..

Originally Posted by mazbarth (Post 2363067)

I had an experience that I'm curious if anyone else has had and wonder what you did about it?

I was pulled over by a traffic cop in Fruitland Park on 441, just after pulling off of 466a. The speed limit was 35mph and I was going 38, according to the cop.
It was also near a school zone, but there were no children, cars, buses or other signs of life near the school at the time I went through there (I remember it was after 3pm). There was a sign that said slow to 20mph when flashing, which it was NOT doing when I went by.
The ticket to pay it off would have been just over $400, plus "points.".

Because I was going to be out-of-the-country at the time of the hearing, I hired a rep from "Ticket Clinic" to protest for me, which they did for $99.

Imagine my surprise when shortly after the court date, I got the letter saying the attorney was able to get a "withheld adjudication" but now I owe almost $300 for "court costs!" Yep, the same courts that get our tax dollars every year!

This is in contrast to my partner's ticket this summer while we were in MD for a few months. He was driving when a speed cam caught him doing 15 mph over the limit. His ticket price.... $40, all via the mail.
There was just no fairness to this & I was stunned by it all!

Something is very weird about this inequity. It seems to me that Lake County, FL is running a real "racket!" Be forewarned when you are near that area.....

Originally Posted by eyc234 (Post 2363640)

38 MPH is not 35 mph. You were speeding.

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com (Post 2363079)

It happened while you were a school zone? Regardless of children being present I believe you have to slow down to 20 mph.

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2363095)

According to this website, the fine for going 15 mph to 19 mph over the limit is $300.

It sounds like the judge thought you were in a school zone with the light flashing!

Did you talk to your attorney?

Speeding in a Florida School Zone - Gans Law

Originally Posted by MightyDog (Post 2363449)

Perhaps everyone should remain calm and allow the OP to respond rather than carry-on like old-fashioned homemakers gossiping over the backyard fence.

It is a reasonable assumption that the OP is still overseas. That means, a very different time zone and, perhaps, less than constant access to the internet if in traveling mode.

Yikes, smh.

Originally Posted by mazbarth (Post 2363652)

The flashing Iight to say children were present so go 20mph, was NOT flashing!

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com (Post 2363079)

It happened while you were a school zone? Regardless of children being present I believe you have to slow down to 20 mph.

Originally Posted by mazbarth (Post 2363652)

The flashing Iight to say children were present so go 20mph, was NOT flashing!

Originally Posted by Girlcopper (Post 2363534)

Thats at the cops disgression. He can write for less and its legal. Speed limit doesn’t say “ 35 miles per hour but you can go 45”.

Originally Posted by MightyDog (Post 2364060)

Pfft, no. I can't speak about the rules in Florida but, I figured out what I stated above many years ago in Georgia.

I was given a ticket (the old-fashioned kind that was from a printed pad and the officer checked-off boxes, etc.) and I saw on it that the only things he could check were: 10 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, etc.

So, obviously, the law in that particular place, was there were no tickets for speeding 9 miles over or less. Elsewhere on this thread, somebody provided those parameters for FL.

Originally Posted by justjim (Post 2363256)

Nope - there is a sign that says “when children are present”. It appears you have a Local Police Officer that is a bit over aggressive IMHO.

Originally Posted by mazbarth (Post 2363067)

I had an experience that I'm curious if anyone else has had and wonder what you did about it?

I was pulled over by a traffic cop in Fruitland Park on 441, just after pulling off of 466a. The speed limit was 35mph and I was going 38, according to the cop.
It was also near a school zone, but there were no children, cars, buses or other signs of life near the school at the time I went through there (I remember it was after 3pm). There was a sign that said slow to 20mph when flashing, which it was NOT doing when I went by.
The ticket to pay it off would have been just over $400, plus "points.".

Because I was going to be out-of-the-country at the time of the hearing, I hired a rep from "Ticket Clinic" to protest for me, which they did for $99.

Imagine my surprise when shortly after the court date, I got the letter saying the attorney was able to get a "withheld adjudication" but now I owe almost $300 for "court costs!" Yep, the same courts that get our tax dollars every year!

This is in contrast to my partner's ticket this summer while we were in MD for a few months. He was driving when a speed cam caught him doing 15 mph over the limit. His ticket price.... $40, all via the mail.
There was just no fairness to this & I was stunned by it all!

Something is very weird about this inequity. It seems to me that Lake County, FL is running a real "racket!" Be forewarned when you are near that area.....