Comments on: City Votes to Approve School Zone Speed Enforcement Vendor

By: MCB

MCB — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 11:23:24 +0000

The Tallahassee School Speed Zone Enforcement program will probably issue tickets for speeding 24/7 and not just when the school zones lights are flashing.

There are a lot of school zones in Tallahassee so it will cover a good portion of the city.
Why not include all major streets in town and drop the school safety narrative? It’s just a money grab by the city.

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:58:26 +0000

If TPD were to be present and write the Tickets, THEY get to keep 100% of the Money and possibly be able to hire MORE Officers.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:48:42 +0000

Furthermore… the City just raised taxes to “put more LEOs on the streets”. Well, put more LEOs on the streets to address this as well. We know where the bus stops are, and we know where the problem is. Pay my $100 and buy me a coke, and I’ll hand you an excel spreadsheet with a rotation schedule. Then increase the fine to $2000. When they argue in court that it’s too much, simply ask them to put a price on a child’s life…. (pause) … problem solved.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:32:34 +0000

The job is to “Serve and Protect”, not “Observe and Collect”. John is 100% correct on this. It’s a revenue generator is all… the actual safety of children be damned.

By: John

John — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:45:46 +0000

Tickets are issued based on vehicle tag number which is then attributed to whom purchased the vehicle’s tag.

Sometimes the driver of the vehicle accused of speeding is not the owner of the vehicle.

Traffic courts have excused speeding tickets issued based on vehicle tag because it can’t be proven owner of the vehicle is the actual driver at the time of the alleged speeding violation.

Moreover, when a company is dependent on revenue based upon alleged traffic violations, rest assured many more alleged violations will occur.