new i-95 speed zones
new i-95 speed zones
friend sent me this so just wanted to give you guys a heads up. so far it looks like its only starting in north fl but be careful.
The Florida Times-Union
Friday, March 30, 2007
1 mph over and you'll pay in new speed zone
Speeders beware: Fines are $50 more in the "enhanced penalty" area on I-95.
By DAVID BAUERLEIN, The Times-Union
Lead-foot drivers will pay an extra $50 soon if caught speeding in a 6-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in
Jacksonville.
Starting Monday, signs will mark the "Enhanced Penalty Speed Zone" on I-95 from just south of Butler
Boulevard to north of Emerson Street. Motorists who speed will face the usual fines until May 1, when
troopers will begin tacking on another $50, Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper said.
The stiffer fine is a new wrinkle in the state's battle to control speeding on dangerous roads. Highways in
Duval, Brevard and Broward counties will be the first to get the zones, targeting areas that have experienced
an above-average number of crashes related to speeding, Leeper said.
Speeding tickets in Duval County range from $83.50 to $208.50, depending how fast the driver is going. For
instance, a driver going 6 to 9 mph over the speed limit gets an $83.50 ticket. That same ticket in the I-95
penalty zone would be $133.50.
Florida law says drivers who speed will just get a warning if they are not going more 5 mph faster than the
posted limit, Leeper said. But in the I-95 zone, there will be no cushion - drivers would get a $50 fine if they
are 1 to 5 mph over the limit. The speed limit in the designated zone is 65 mph.
The Legislature authorized the zones as a pilot project that will run through July 2010. The state will keep
statistics on whether the higher fines make the highway safer.
Proceeds from the additional fine will pay for nursing homes for Medicaid patients suffering brain and spinal
cord injuries, and also support certified trauma centers in counties where the penalty zones are created.
Friday, March 30, 2007
1 mph over and you'll pay in new speed zone
Speeders beware: Fines are $50 more in the "enhanced penalty" area on I-95.
By DAVID BAUERLEIN, The Times-Union
Lead-foot drivers will pay an extra $50 soon if caught speeding in a 6-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in
Jacksonville.
Starting Monday, signs will mark the "Enhanced Penalty Speed Zone" on I-95 from just south of Butler
Boulevard to north of Emerson Street. Motorists who speed will face the usual fines until May 1, when
troopers will begin tacking on another $50, Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper said.
The stiffer fine is a new wrinkle in the state's battle to control speeding on dangerous roads. Highways in
Duval, Brevard and Broward counties will be the first to get the zones, targeting areas that have experienced
an above-average number of crashes related to speeding, Leeper said.
Speeding tickets in Duval County range from $83.50 to $208.50, depending how fast the driver is going. For
instance, a driver going 6 to 9 mph over the speed limit gets an $83.50 ticket. That same ticket in the I-95
penalty zone would be $133.50.
Florida law says drivers who speed will just get a warning if they are not going more 5 mph faster than the
posted limit, Leeper said. But in the I-95 zone, there will be no cushion - drivers would get a $50 fine if they
are 1 to 5 mph over the limit. The speed limit in the designated zone is 65 mph.
The Legislature authorized the zones as a pilot project that will run through July 2010. The state will keep
statistics on whether the higher fines make the highway safer.
Proceeds from the additional fine will pay for nursing homes for Medicaid patients suffering brain and spinal
cord injuries, and also support certified trauma centers in counties where the penalty zones are created.
Palm Beach County
I've been wondering what those new signs meant!!!
For those in Palm Beach county:
There is also a New Zone on 95 starting just north of Atlantic Ave in Delray and continuing through Lake Worth (I think) as they were putting up the signs in Delray but had not yet posted the northern sign, it was still laying on the side of the road.
For those in Palm Beach county:
There is also a New Zone on 95 starting just north of Atlantic Ave in Delray and continuing through Lake Worth (I think) as they were putting up the signs in Delray but had not yet posted the northern sign, it was still laying on the side of the road.
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Originally Posted by SFLG35Josh
I've been wondering what those new signs meant!!!
For those in Palm Beach county:
There is also a New Zone on 95 starting just north of Atlantic Ave in Delray and continuing through Lake Worth (I think) as they were putting up the signs in Delray but had not yet posted the northern sign, it was still laying on the side of the road.
For those in Palm Beach county:
There is also a New Zone on 95 starting just north of Atlantic Ave in Delray and continuing through Lake Worth (I think) as they were putting up the signs in Delray but had not yet posted the northern sign, it was still laying on the side of the road.
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i been drivingup 95 for the last few months in the enhanced speeding zoners, and rarely have i seen a cop in the area. IT is pretty funny seeing all the cars sloooooooooooow down when teh sign comes up. THere should becops waiting right there to watch all teh brake lights on all the dumbasses that dont know how to downshift. I either get off at Woolbright , and sometimes Boynton Beach Blvd, as i live west on BBB, but i havent ever gotten a laser alert from my radar, or even seen a Cop sitting on the bridge. I dont know where the zone ends, but it deff starts after atlantic in Delray, and i think it goes up to the exit after BBB. Sucks when you have all this HP, and cant even use it.
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They should also be giving tickets out to the folks who drive way under the speed limit and cause traffic jams because of there inability to drive. 3mph under the posted limit should be issued a ticket as well.
IMO, people who go under the speed limit are just as dangerous as the ones who go above the speed limit.
-Sean
IMO, people who go under the speed limit are just as dangerous as the ones who go above the speed limit.
-Sean
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Originally Posted by Nismo G
They should also be giving tickets out to the folks who drive way under the speed limit and cause traffic jams because of there inability to drive. 3mph under the posted limit should be issued a ticket as well.
IMO, people who go under the speed limit are just as dangerous as the ones who go above the speed limit.
-Sean
IMO, people who go under the speed limit are just as dangerous as the ones who go above the speed limit.
-Sean
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