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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Boca Raton to begin automated speed enforcement in certain school zones this fall
BOCA RATON — Automated cameras will begin enforcing speed limits in select school zones in Boca Raton this fall, targeting drivers who exceed posted limits during arrival and dismissal hours. The initiative will roll out in two phases during the 2025–2026 school year, starting with three schools where cameras will automatically issue $100 civil fines to drivers exceeding the posted speed limit by 10 miles per hour or more during school zone hours. Unlike traditional traffic tickets, these citations carry no points and do not affect insurance rates, city officials said. "Safety is always our top priority," Police Chief Michele Miuccio said. "By slowing drivers down in school zones, we're taking a proactive step to protect students, pedestrians and the rest of our community." The program reflects a broader effort across Florida to leverage technology in addressing longstanding concerns about speeding in areas where children walk and bike to school. That shift was made possible by House Bill 657, a state law passed in 2023 that authorizes the use of automated enforcement cameras in school zones during designated hours. "This program reinforces our ongoing commitment to public safety in Boca Raton," Mayor Scott Singer said. "As a parent, I understand how important it is to know our students are protected. These cameras are an effective, responsible solution to curb dangerous driving behavior in the areas where our children walk and bike to school." City officials said the decision to adopt the program came after traffic studies showed frequent speeding in school zones. Similar camera-based enforcement efforts in other cities have been linked to reduced speeding and greater compliance with posted limits — outcomes Boca Raton officials hope to replicate. The rollout will happen in two phases, beginning with three schools this fall and expanding to four more later in the school year. Below are the locations and enforcement hours where drivers should expect increased monitoring. Phase 1 (start of 2025-2026 school year) Addison Mizner Elementary SchoolSW 12th hours: 8 a.m.-2:05 p.m. Boca Raton Community High SchoolNW 15th Ave. and Glades hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:20 p.m. J.C. Mitchell Elementary SchoolNW 5th hours: 8 a.m.-2:05 p.m. Phase 2 (will be added during 2025-26 school year) Blue Lake Elementary SchoolMilitary Trail and Potomac hours: 8 a.m.-2:05 p.m. Calusa Elementary SchoolClint Moore hours: 8 a.m.-2:05 p.m. Omni Middle SchoolJog Rd. and Yamato hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:05 p.m. Spanish River Community High SchoolJog Rd. and Yamato hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:20 p.m. The RedSpeed camera system records photographic evidence of every violation, capturing details such as the date, time, location, vehicle speed and license plate number, according to city officials. All data is securely encrypted and sent to a centralized server for processing, ensuring integrity and compliance with local, state and federal regulations. For more information about the Boca Raton School Zone Safety Program, visit the Boca Raton Police Department's website. The speeding crackdown in school zones follows that in Wellington, which also will be using cameras to track speeding violations around 11 schools within the village throughout the entire school day, not just when lights are flashing. Jasmine Fernández is a journalist covering Delray Beach and Boca Raton for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at jfernandez@ and follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @jasminefernandz. Help support our work. Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: New speed cameras aim to slow drivers near Boca Raton schools Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Major change for drivers breaking 20mph speed limit announced
Since the 20mph default speed limit was introduced in Wales, drivers caught exceeding it have been offered an alternative to points or a awareness course. There has been an enforcement operation running, called Operation Ugain, which saw drivers caught being offered a roadside course rather than facing points, a fine, or having to take a lengthier, costlier course. Operation Ugain was funded by Welsh Government, run by Wales' four police forces, three fire services, 22 councils and speed cameras body GoSafe. Read here about how journey times are increasing in Wales as a result of the 20mph limit. READ MORE: Flash flooding hits Cardiff as heavy rain leaves roads deluged with water READ MORE: Bus passenger 'couldn't escape' as woman filmed her and called her a 'nonce' The teams were deployed in January, 2024, and ran until March this year. But GoSafe has now said the scheme has ended, meaning the opt out of fine or a course no longer exists. During the time it was running, stats show 371,315 vehicles were monitored, with 16,679 found to be exceeding the speed limit, meaning an average 96% of vehicles were compliant. In terms of how those drivers' offences were resolved, 99.2% of them were given an engagement session and 129 were prosecuted. The 20mph default law came into force in September, 2023, despite significant opposition and a petition with hundreds of thousands of names. New data shows it has made journey times longer in Wales, but resulted in a fall in average speeds. In January, 2024, WalesOnline joined in a session to see how Operation Ugain worked. At that point, two police officers were joined by a PCSO outside Abergavenny fire station. Using speed guns, they monitored speeds, and anyone pulled over was asked if they wanted to attend a course inside. It lasted 10 minutes. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter. They were shown a presentation about the damage speeding drivers could do and were able to leave without any fine or further action. GoSafe's role is to reduce casualties on Welsh roads, and it works with all Welsh councils, as well as the NHS and fire services. It said enforcement would continue but the Operation Ugain element had now finished. A spokesman said: "GoSafe use the '4E' method to improve road safety; engineering, education, engagement, and enforcement. Enforcement is always the last option and is considered where the risk to people is highest. We'll continue to use these methods to reduce the number of people killed or injured on Welsh roads." The minimum penalty for speeding in Wales is a fixed penalty fine of £100 and three points added to your licence. Receiving 12 or more points within three years may disqualify you from driving. If you're a newly qualified driver and receive six points during the first two years after passing your test, your licence will automatically be cancelled (revoked). To get it back you'll need to apply and pay for a new provisional licence and pass both theory and practical tests again. If caught by a speed camera you will be notified within 14 days. As the driver, depending on the speed and your eligibility, once you've responded to the notice you'll be sent: an option for a speed awareness course, which costs but will not result in penalty points a fixed penalty notice or a letter telling you to go to court Police officers can also stop you for speeding. If that happens, they can give you a verbal warning, send you a fixed penalty notice, offer a speed awareness course or order you to go to court – you'll receive a letter explaining what to do. GoSafe has enforcement cameras located at sites across Wales. The locations of those is based on collision data, risk of injury and or community concerns and we enforce across all speed limits; including 20mph limits.
CTV News
a day ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
What should London do about dangerous driving on residential streets?
Two city councillors question why more isn't being done to address the issue. CTV's Daryl Newcombe has the story. Excessive speed. Rolling stops. Short cuts. Most Londoners are fed up with the dangerous driving that plagues residential streets across the city. But many drivers continue the bad behaviours - unabated. 'They just gun it straight down here,' said Andrew Roberts as he points down two blocks of Waterloo Street in the SoHo neighbourhood. He and his neighbours have lined their boulevards with lawn signs imploring drivers to slow down. However, only a fraction of the drivers witnessed by CTV News on Wednesday afternoon obeyed the 40km/h speed limit on the residential street. 073025 - Driver passing sign A driver passes a 40km/h speed limit sign on Waterloo Street in SoHo. (Daryl Newcombe/CTV News London) Roberts said cut-thru traffic avoiding the construction and congestion on Wellington Street and Horton Street is worst during rush hour. 'They're trying to find the fastest way to get home and cutting through residential areas at excessive speeds because of the backlog and bottlenecking (of) the traffic,' he explained. Residents of Waterloo Street are not alone in their concern. At the most recent meeting of the Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee at city hall, several councillors expressed their frustration about dangerous driving and cut-thru traffic along residential streets in their wards. 'The cut through traffic is getting worse, and worse and worse,' lamented Coun. Sam Trosow, who recently hosted a public meeting about traffic safety in the Old North neighbourhood. Coun. Peter Cuddy expressed concern about drivers that pass by schools in the area of northeast London that he represents, 'It's an issue of people speeding, and careless driving.' The discussion about dangerous driving in residential neighbourhoods was sparked by a request from neighours in Old South for a school crossing guard at the intersection of Wortley Road and Emery Street. Coun. McAlister said he's seen drivers pass a school bus with its lights on picking up children in front of his home in east London. In recent years, city hall has targeted hotspots for dangerous driving with a variety of tools including traffic calming speed humps, photo-radar near schools and speed limit reductions to 40 km/h on most residential streets. McAlister expressed hope that a reconstitution of the traffic division within the London Police Service (LPS) will also curb some of the behaviours. 'I hope LPS is listening,' he told the committee. 'We obviously need those traffic infractions dealt with.' Roberts acknowledges that the dangerous speeds and other traffic violations on Waterloo Street are part of a citywide problem that has only gotten worse since the COVID-19 pandemic, 'They just use this place as a racetrack.' He'd like to see city hall develop effective strategies that could apply to neighbourhoods citywide—including SoHo. 'I think the city needs to wake up and realize that this is a bigger issue. It's not just me. It's not just one neighbour.' Councillor David Ferreira, whose ward includes the SoHo neighbourhood, recently sent a letter to civic administration seeking ideas to addressing several of the safety concerns raised by Roberts and his neighbours.
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Public consulted on lowering 20mph speed limit outside schools
The public is being asked whether 20mph speed limits should be imposed outside primary schools to make the area Council has been carrying out a consultations on the proposals to lower the limit from 30mph to improve the safety of residents, children and road schools involved include Barrow 1618 CofE Primary School in Brosley, Longden CofE Primary School in Shrewsbury, Ludlow Primary School and Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy and Nursery in public is invited to submit their views this week. The proposals for each school are: at Barrow 1618, these include a wider 30mph limit on approaches to the school and a variable 20/30mph limit in school's immediate vicinity. The deadline for comments is on Longden, there could be a variable 20mph limit along Shrewsbury Road, Longden Road and School Lane. This comes after an assessment of vehicle speed data and pedestrian are also proposals to implement a "no stopping on entrance" sign outside the school car park. The deadline for comments is also on Ludlow, proposals are for a 20mph speed limit on Sandpits Road and a bus stop on the north side of the road, adjacent to Beech Gardens. The public has until Friday to submit their in Oswestry, it is proposed that there would be a 20mph limit on Middleton Road to improve safety outside the faculty.A separate consultation is also underway for the formalisation of the existing advisory "school keep clear" markings on Middleton Road and Beech Grove. Both of these conclude on 7 August. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Aussie drivers vote emphatically to change speed limits up to 130km/h, but here's why it won't be happening
Aussies feel the need … the need for speed. That's according to a number of recent online surveys that put the question to the country's motorists: Should the maximum speed limit be raised? Facebook page Australian put out its survey pondering whether the speed limit in Australia should increase to 130km/h, before car website Drive did the same, not too long after. Of the 21,200 votes on Facebook, more than 19,000 voted in favour of the move. That's 90 per cent. While Drive found just under 2000 of its 2,355 voters felt the same, comparing the higher speed limits present in European countries. Apple wallet replaces car keysHyundai's Ioniq 9 allows owners to replace traditional car keys with the wallet app in their iPhone, as David McCowen reports. 'Do it like Europe, variable speed limits. No reason not to go 130 in the middle of the night on the M1. The old argument of wildlife. The last time I saw a kangaroo between Brisbane and Sydney on the M1 must have been a decade ago. More deer, etc., on European or American roads,' one user said. 'If you have answered no to this, you should proceed to your local VICRoads, etc and hand in your driver's licence. Because you can't drive,' another said emphatically. The overwhelmingly resounding yes however was a bit more spread in the comments section, with many voicing some concerns. 'No. Because half of the drivers can't handle a car at 60km/h,' one said. 'Hit a kangaroo doing 130 and it wouldn't turn out too good for you,' another said. However many believe the move would never happen due Aussies lack of driver education. 'I'm all for higher limits on outback highway, as this would help with fatigue-related accidents,' one response said. The overwhelmingly resounding yes, however, was a bit more spread in the comments section, with many voicing some concerns. 'No. Because half of the drivers can't handle a car at 60km/h,' one said. 'Hit a kangaroo doing 130 and it wouldn't turn out too good for you,' another said. However, many believe the move would never happen due to Aussies' lack of driver education. 'I'm all for higher limits on outback highway, as this would help with fatigue-related accidents,' one response said. The idea has often been a topic of hot discussion; however, it has never received any real political push for action on the matter. In the five decades since the 110km/h speed limit was introduced, only a select few zones in the Northern Territory have been expanded to allow drivers to go 130km/h. Another factor is the rise in road fatalities. Despite safer cars, around 30 per cent of crashes across the country in the past year have occurred at speeds over 100km/h, another deterrent for any real change.
