Manatee County's speed cameras hit drivers with $500K in fines
Manatee County issued around half a million dollars in fines to drivers who sped through its school zones, the Bradenton Herald reports. Why it matters: The speeding tickets come after 10,600 warnings since the school year began in August and only three weeks of enforcement.
Close to $900,000 worth of fines issued in the last month to drivers speeding in Manatee school zones
Anyone caught going 11 miles over that speed limit in a school zone is hit with a $100 fine. $5 goes to training and retaining crossing guards. Manatee County Schools sent us this statement:
Manatee County school zone cameras prompt nearly 9,000 speeding tickets
Despite a much-publicized 30-day grace period given earlier in the fall to notify the commuting public of the speed detection cameras, Manatee County officials say they still issued nearly 9,000 tickets to violation drivers within a three-week period.
Nearly 9,000 citations issued to drivers speeding through Manatee County school zones in one month
Earlier this year, speed detection cameras were installed outside 24 Manatee County schools. A warning period started at the beginning of the school year, where drivers traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit received warnings.
Manatee County school zone cameras net nearly 9K citations
The warning period for school zone speed cameras has passed in Manatee County and officials say that nearly 9,000 tickets have been issued to drivers in school zones.
Manatee school zone speeding cameras issue nearly $600K in fines in less than 3 weeks
Around $600,000 in speeding tickets have been issued after Manatee County flipped the switch on cameras that catch drivers speeding through local school zones. The speed camera program, which has been approved by local government officials,
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