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Lights, Camera, Ticket: TPD launches a camera program to catch Speeders Speeders – Tallahassee Democrat

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Tallahasesee drivers have better hit the brakes or risk paying a fine: City police will soon start the program for implementing the speed of the school zone, designed to monitor and deter the excess where students and pedestrians will be.

The cameras will be published in 25 different school zones, making tickets by applying photos throughout the school day.

“The safety of our children is of paramount importance,” TPD chief Lawrence Revel said before Talahasi’s democrat in an interview. “People need to slow down everywhere, but especially in our school areas.”

The initiative is a long time after the city adopted an ordinance in May to follow a state law adopted in 2024. The city hoped to launch the program and work at the beginning of the school year in August, but now the wait is over.

Revel said TPD is very excited by the “multiplications of power” and they work to educate the public for change.

“We’re not trying to hide anything,” he said. “We’re just trying to slow down people.”

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Where will the cameras be?

The cameras will be “very well marked,” Revell said and will be positioned in these 25 different school areas:

  1. Lake Buck Primary School
  2. Primary school
  3. Conli primary school
  4. COBB Middle School
  5. Elementary School Desoto Trail
  6. Fairview High School
  7. Gillerist elementary school
  8. Griffin high school
  9. Hartsfield Primary School
  10. Hawks rise in elementary school
  11. Kate Sullivan Elementary
  12. Lincoln High School/Elementary School Apalachee
  13. NIMS High School
  14. Oakridge Primary School
  15. Primary School PineView
  16. Raa High School
  17. Rickards High School
  18. Riley Primary School
  19. Roberts Elementary/Mondher High School
  20. Rudiger
  21. Elementary School in Sabal Palm
  22. Canvas high school
  23. Siley Primary School
  24. Spring Tree School
  25. Swift Creek High School

The list of schools is subject to change “in accordance with the city’s ordinance”, according to the TPD website.

When will cameras be included?

The cameras will be activated throughout the school day, not just when the lights of the school area blink. This includes:

  • Within 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after a regularly planned breakfast program.
  • Within 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the end of a regularly planned school session.

“The exact times vary depending on the individual school schedule,” says the TPD website.

The cameras will be excluded on weekends and other vacations such as Thanksgiving and Spring Holidays. In the summer, the cameras will remain excluded unless it is a summer school, Revel said.

How fast is it too fast?

Tickets will be issued if the driver exceeds the speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour, which means that one has to drive 11 miles per hour before the camera software detects a speed violation.

When the lights of the school zone blink, the speed limit usually drops to 15 or 20 miles per hour. “You can’t drive 26 [miles per hour] Or you will receive a ticket, ”said Revell.

If the normal speed limit is 30 miles per hour and one drives 41 miles per hour in this area, “I will quote you,” he said.

How many fines are?

Speeders school zones will be slaughtered with a $ 100 fine.

As reported earlier, the City Commission voted unanimously last June to conclude a five-year contract with Redspeed Florida, LLC, a traffic control company.

Ticket money will be divided between the city, the seller and the school neighborhood, with the city receiving $ 60, with the red getting $ 35 and the schools getting $ 5 to go to the school crossing program.

All fines collected will work to pay the program, which means that it will not cost taxpayers nothing.

What should you do if you get a ticket?

Violators have 30 days to pay the fine or to challenge it. A hearing must be requested within 30 days from the date of issue.

The violation will not affect a person’s privileges or insurance, as it is just a civil penalty, according to the TPD website.

The registered owner of the speeding vehicle “is responsible and responsible for the payment of the issued violation notice”, even if they were not the driver at that time. A quality control employee will review the issued tickets and work to eliminate these cases.

If the registered owner is fined but not the driver, the owner may “submit a declaration identifying the other driver”, according to the website.

If the driver is canceled twice both from the camera and an employee, drivers must contact TPD directly to correct the situation. Speeders will only be responsible for paying the citation issued via Redspeed.

Local government reporter Elena Barrera can be found at [email protected]. Follow her on X: @elenabarreraaaS

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