Posted by  Amy Alicia, Seminole on 08/04  at  07:06 PM

Is this excessive?? I would say yes it is. Not that I’m for the speeders but a $3000 fine is ridiculous and just another way for the state to rip off people. If they would give more time in others areas of crime than spending so much time giving out tickets then the crime rate might be lower. Remind me not to travel thru Va.and no I don’t want that law here in Fl either.

Posted by  Kate Hardcastle, Tampa on 07/25  at  03:37 PM

I drive an hour to work each day on I275, and am sick and tired or careless speeders, drivers who weave in and out of traffic, and most of all the tailgaters. Maybe stiffer penalties and higher fines would make them think more about their careless driving. I’m very concerned about this because of the number of people killed in car accidents. Life is too precious, and if someone you loved was killed by a driver who was speeding, I’m sure you’d think twice about the fines and penalties involved in speeding. 

We can argue about the court costs and all the other costs involved, but don’t forget the costs of a funeral. In my opinion a discussion about the indirect costs is futile. Life is precious, don’t put a price tag on it.

Posted by  David Smythe, Seminole on 07/24  at  11:45 AM

If this takes place more people will go to jail than ever before. Aren’t the jails full enough? People are going to speed no matter what the cost. Isn’t the high rate of Insurance and taxes penalty enough for living in Florida. If you were to give the average middle class person a ticket like this it would be devastating and that person would probably loose their house and go to jail for failing to pay! Let’s make things more undesirable in Florida with more money out of consumer’s/voter’s wallets. This subject is rediculous!! How many cops speed off duty? When stopped they just pull out the badge and whoola!! No ticket!! GIVE FLORIDIANS A BREAK OR WE WILL ALL JUST GO AWAY! Things like this are ruining Florida!

Posted by  Hunter Fox, Brooksville on 07/24  at  11:28 AM

Higher fines will lead to more court cases to fight those fines. The real winners will be the attorneys…as usual.

It will be interesting to see how this works. I think it’s an idea frought with many potential pitfalls.

More people will be represented by council as it becomes cost effective to do so if you can avoid a more costly fine. More court cases will be won by defendants, costing the state increased monies to pay judges and staff.

Posted by  Lucy Wilson, Brandon, FL on 07/24  at  11:25 AM

If we have fines of $3,000 or more maybe
some of the speeders would stop.
Fines for running red lights needs to be increased to $5,000.