Drivers in Miami-Dade County are challenging school-zone camera tickets, citing inconsistent or incorrect signage and information about the hours when speed limits are enforced, station Local 10 reported.
The story began with reports from viewers in Miami Springs. They noticed that signs within a single school zone listed different speed limits. Other drivers from elsewhere in the county, from the northwest to the southwest, later contacted the newsroom.
One of them is Erick Perez, a resident of southwest Miami-Dade. He received a $100 ticket that he believes should not have been issued. He says the discrepancies involved the name of the school and the hours when enforcement is in effect. Perez also stresses that he has never driven past the school named in his case.
Local 10 asked RedSpeed, the company that operates the camera system, whether it is correcting similar problems at other locations in the county. The station’s report did not include a response from the company.
Attorneys who handle such cases told Local 10 that the cameras should stop issuing tickets until the discrepancies are resolved.
The school-zone camera program has operated in Miami-Dade since November 2024. According to earlier press reports, more than 236,000 tickets have been issued under it. In Florida, cameras can also penalize drivers when warning lights are not flashing, provided that signs state the hours of enforcement. That is why it matters whether the signs match the information on the notice.
Source: Local 10
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