Florida is facing a class-action lawsuit from drivers who have been ticketed for attempting to warn other motorists of hidden speed traps. According to WTSP 10 News, Eric Campbell was recently cited for just that, despite the fact that there is no law against using one’s headlights to communicate with other drivers. The officer who ticketed Campbell used Florida State Statute 316.2397, even though the courts ruled that the police were wrongfully applying the law to crack down on vehicle-to-vehicle communication in 2005. Now Campbell wants his $100 ticket refunded and $15,000 in damages.
Since 2005, over 10,429 drivers have been cited for flashing their high beams, and if Campbell wins his case, Florida could be facing over $1 million in ticket refunds. But that’s nothing compared to the $156.4 million the state could have to pay out if each driver is awarded $15,000 each. Hit the jump to take a look at news report on the lawsuit.
BLUE WE RAN AROUND IN THE OLE HOOD LIKE THAT MANY TIMES. NO ARRESTS.
AT THIS POINT I’M THINKIN IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.
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Way to go there blue53, when Bait first saw this thread you caused him to toss out a perfectly good raincoat
Once, on the Guyandotte River. $45 fine for no license, and for my rod being too long.
I once heard an Ohio State Highway Patrolman say that the whole intention of highly-visible speed check locations was to get drivers to SLOW DOWN, and if other motorists “flashing” a warning accomplished the same thing then he considered it a “benefit”! I have a feeling though that in these tough economic times when government spending is “suspect” and being cut back, law-enforcement employees are being expected to “generate revenue” in the form of fines [preferably on out-of-town out-of state motorists as opposed to local taxpayers] to fund themselves.
The primary intention ought to be, as it was from the beginning, SLOW DOWN - DRIVE SAFELY. If you really choose consistantly to drive way too fast or impaired, then getting ticketed is the price you pay and more power to the enforcers. If the enforcers are deliberately being petty [like ticketing for 5-7 mph over the limit] in order to generate income via fines, then they’ve forgotten their real jobs.
I was wondering why he had this in his truck.
IT’S OKAY OZZ, HOPEFULLY YOUR BROWNS WON’T GET THE FIRST PICK.
no 
no, but I have not fished since I was a teen. :122245
my father-law was given a ticket for picking the flowers on the lake
i guess those kind were a no, no