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    March 18, 2010

    Florida Traffic Ticket Total Nears 37,000 For Statewide Click It or Ticket Campaign

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    The Florida Highway Patrol released their final number of Florida traffic tickets written during their two-week Click It or Ticket campaign. A staggering 36,858 traffic citations were issued yet only 6,550 of those were for seat belt violations, which was the focus of the campaign. The percentage of tickets issued for seat belt violations during this seat belt enforcement campaign was just over 17%.

    The FHP also reported 311 arrests for DUI and driving under the influence of drugs resulting from the stops. According to the FHP’s own release there were more than 10,000 Florida speeding tickets issued and an equal number of motorists assisted.…

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    March 11, 2010

    Clearwater Police Stop Man For An Illegal U-Turn And He Dies During The Traffic Stop

    Posted By fycadmin

    Clearwater police are working to curtail what is normally their highest-accident month by beefing up red light enforcement. That was the case Wednesday when they pulled over a man for making an illegal U-Turn. Moments later the driver’s 50-year-old son wasn’t breathing. The officer tried to revive the man as did paramedics in a Chick-Fil-A parking lot but they were unsuccessful.

    According to the story on TBO.com there has been no ruling as of yet on Stephen Lanciotti’s cause of death but his father said the man
    was feeling ill before they got in the car. There was no information on whether the illegal U-Turn was preformed due to the man’s health. Clearwater Police were on the spot because last year there were almost 600 car crashes with injuries and officers wrote almost 20,000 Florida traffic citations in the city last year. Both were increases from the year before.…

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    March 10, 2010

    D-Day For Texting And Driving In Tallahassee

    Posted By fycadmin

    A House committee will take a look at a bill to ban texting-and-driving on Florida’s roads and highways. According to an Associated Press story, the bill being considered would Hillsborough County Sheriffmake texting while driving a crime, which would be a secondary offense. That
    means police officers would only be able to issue a Florida traffic ticket for texting if the driver had been pulled over for another offense.

    If you are a Florida traffic attorney, today’s committee hearing holds a lot of interest as the laws surrounding distracted driving continue to expand and get added to the books all over the nation. This particular bill would make a first violation carry a $30 fine and it would not be a moving violation. A second offense would be a moving violation if it happened within five years of the first. The second traffic citation would have a fine of $60.…

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    March 3, 2010

    No Driver’s License And Eluding The Police Justifies A $10,000 Bond In Manatee County?

    Posted By fycadmin

    A Sarasota man who allegedly
    ran a stop sign and then tried to elude the police was jailed on a $10,120 bond Tuesday night. Braxton T. Morgan was charged with
    driving without a license and fleeing to elude. He led police on a chase that took him into
    Manatee County where sheriff’s deputies eventually stopped the 21-year-old.

    Moran reportedly threw a brown paper bag out his car when
    authorities tried to pull him over after running a stop sign. There is
    no information in the Bradenton.com article on whether that bag was
    ever recovered. There were two passengers in the car with Morgan but
    both were released from custody.…

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    February 25, 2010

    Florida Red-Light Cameras Embroiled In a Legal And Legislative Battle Royale

    Posted By fycadmin

    Florida’s controversial red light camera system is in the midst of a political and legal struggle for its survival. Earlier this week a Miami-Dade judge ruled the traffic tickets issued by cameras for running red lights were illegal. Now a Hernando county state legislator is proposing a bill to ban the cameras state wide just as another bill in the Florida legislature is being proposed to make the cameras and the tickets they issue not just civil infractions but state law.

    Robert Schneck released a statement today along with his bill. The republican from Spring Hill called the traffic cameras a hidden tax and while he supports safety he doesn’t see the red light cameras as anything more as a way for local governments to generate revenue. Currently 26 cities are using the red-light cameras in Florida.…

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    February 25, 2010

    Florida Red-Light Cameras Embroiled In a Legal And Legislative Battle Royale

    Posted By fycadmin

    Florida’s controversial red light camera system is in the midst of a political and legal struggle for its survival. Earlier this week a Miami-Dade judge ruled the traffic tickets issued by cameras for running red lights were illegal. Now a Hernando county state legislator is proposing a bill to ban the cameras state wide just as another bill in the Florida legislature is being proposed to make the cameras and the tickets they issue not just civil infractions but state law.

     
    Robert Schneck released a statement today along with his bill.  The republican from Spring Hill called the traffic cameras a hidden tax and while he supports safety he doesn’t see the red light cameras as anything more as a way for local governments to generate revenue. Currently 26 cities are using the red-light cameras in Florida.…

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    February 16, 2010

    Kissimmee And St. Cloud Drivers Receive 166 Traffic Citations By Osceola County Sheriffs On Monday

    Posted By fycadmin

    The Osceola County Sheriff’s office conducted two Driver’s License and Safety Checkpoints Monday during which there were 166 traffic citations issued. The checkpoints were set up to increase driver’s awareness of the dangers of  violating traffic laws. The 166 traffic tickets were issued to the driver’s of 88 vehicles that were stopped.

    According to My Fox Orlando, the Osceola Sheriff’s are attempting to provide a deterrent to those who break traffic laws. Overall, 311 vehicles passed through the two checkpoints that were conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour break in between. There were no details on the range of traffic citations that were issued.…

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    February 10, 2010

    Distracted Driving Law Could Face An Uphill Battle In Florida

    Posted By fycadmin

    We just blogged about a distracted driving law nearing passage in Iowa and now there is more news concerning the status of texting and driving in Florida. According to a story on the Sarasota Herald Tribune website, the proposed ban on texting while driving in Florida could face an uphill climb considering how long it took lawmakers to finally pass a law requiring Florida drivers to wear seat belts.

    Florida is the minority when it comes to laws against distracted driving. According to the story, 19 states ban text messaging for all drivers and 28 ban text messaging in certain situations and for certain drivers. Even school bus drivers in Florida are not banned from text messaging while driving. In order to try and get something passed, a version of the bill that only deals with text messaging and does not result in points on a Florida driver’s license is being discussed. The issue will be discussed when session begins March 2.…

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    February 4, 2010

    California’s Arnold Schwarzenegger Floats The Idea Of Speeding Cameras To Raise $400 Million

    Posted By fycadmin

    Facing a steep budget deficit California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger planned to install cameras that would automatically issue. Speeding tickets just like the ones that are already installed to issue traffic citations for running a red light. The Governor said the plan would raise almost $400 million oh yeah and increase safety.

    The proposal faced stiff opposition from lawmakers who saw it simply as a revenue-generator and not a safety enhancement. The cameras were going to issue a traffic ticket for $225 for speeding up to 15 MPH over the limit and then $325 if a driver was speeding more than 15 MPH over the posted limit.…

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    January 5, 2010

    State Senator In Hit And Run Case Blames Failed Alcohol Breath Test On His Toothpaste

    Posted By fycadmin

    A state senator who was on probation for a hit-and-run accident was sentenced to a year in jail following a failed breath test. Part of Anthony Gallucio’s probation was he could not drink alcohol and would be required to submit to random testing. After failing a breath test, he blamed the results on toothpaste and not alcohol.

    The judge in the case did not buy Gallucio’s excuse and sentenced the state senator to jail. The failed alcohol breath test came just days after Gallucio accepted a plea bargin in his leaving the scene of an accident case,…

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