Recent Posts in Fight your Ticket CategoryJune 16, 2010
Florida Traffic Ticket News – New Technology Allows Police To Issue More Florida Traffic Citations
Beating a traffic ticket in Lakeland just got a bit more difficult thanks to new technology. A computer system is now helping Florida police officers issue more accurate traffic tickets and issuing them more quickly.
May 10, 2010
Florida Street Racing – Florida Street Racers And Spectators To Street Racing Both Get Florida Traffic Tickets
The penalties for illegal street racing in Florida are about to get tougher. Did you know just watching an illegal drag race is a crime in Florida?
May 6, 2010
Florida Drivers License News – Florida License Suspension No. 15 Doesn’t Stop This Florida Driver
This Tampa Bay man was pulled over driving on a revoked Florida drivers license. He had 15 previous Florida license suspensions in his past.
April 23, 2010
Florida Speeding Tickets – How Can An Airplane Catch Me Speeding In Florida?
Speeding tickets in Florida are often issued with the aid of airplanes. DO you know how an airplane can help issue you a Florida speeding citation?
April 15, 2010
Tampa Traffic Tickets For Tailgating Will Increase As The Technology DoesFor a long time Tampa police have issued traffic tickets for speeding thanks to laser technology. Now that same technology is being used to issue traffic citations in Tampa for tailgaters. Police in Tampa are using the lasers to determine how far one car is behind another and then issuing traffic tickets in the amount of $151 to Tampa motorists who are traveling less than 1 second behind another vehicle. The laser technology Tampa police are using is called light detection and ranging. They also use a software program to measure the time between the two cars to determine whether or not a traffic citation will be issued. The lasers were recently purchased with grant money and so far 16 officers are trained to use them.… April 8, 2010
Carless Driver Ticketed In New Smyrna Beach For Running Over A SunbatherUdi Melamed has been issued a Florida traffic ticket citing him with careless driving According to an Associated Press story, Melamed was pulling into a April 1, 2010
St Pete Red Light Runners Get Ready For Cameras At Your IntersectionsRed light runners in St Pete better get used to fines and not being able to fight those red light tickets as the city council has voted 7-1 to install red light cameras in St Petersburg.
Council members cited unnamed studies to back-up their vote to March 23, 2010
Tampa Red Light Runners Get To Face Off Against The Cameras That Ticketed ThemTampa driver’s who were ticketed for running a red light got their chance to face off against the red light cameras on Monday but as in almost every other Florida county the drivers did not fare very well. Of the 12 people who showed up to challenge their fines for running a red light, only two had their tickets dismissed. TampaBay.com sent reporter Jessica Vander Velde to the County Center to watch as Hillsborough County citizens tried to persuade a special magistrate that their red light tickets were unjustified. Almost all of them failed. The cameras are already used by Hillsborough County, Kenneth City, Port Richey, Temple Terrace and Brooksville. They are close to being installed in St. Pete and the March 19, 2010
Tampa And Sarasota Traffic Ticket Numbers Are In From Click It Or Ticket CampaignThe Florida Highway Patrol released their numbers when it came to Florida traffic tickets following their two-week Click It or Ticket campaign. While there were a staggering 36,858 traffic citations issued statewide we reported yesterday that only about 18% were for seat belt violations. Now Tampa and Sarasota have weighed in with their ticket numbers. The Sheriff’s Office issued 494 traffic tickets in Sarasota for seat belt violations during the campaign. Nearly 10% of those who received seat belt violation citations in Florida were from the Tampa Bay area. According to the St Pete Times 633 seat belt violation tickets were issued in Tampa Bay alone. That number is almost triple the amount of seat belt tickets that were issued last year during the same period when Tampa Bay law enforcement issued 230 traffic citations for not wearing a seat belt.… March 18, 2010
Tampa Red Light Runners Featured On You Tube Courtesy Of The Hillsborough Sheriff’s OfficeIf you live in Tampa and have received a recent citation for running a red light you may be on your way to You Tube stardom. The The red light cameras that issue the fines are the same ones that supplied the video for You Tube. The cameras are stationed all around Hillsborough County in an effort to s top Tampa red light running. The cameras are at popular intersections on Dale Mabry, Bruce B. Downs, Fletcher Avenue and Waters Avenue.… |