Waldo Fl. speed trap update
I don't have the link to the story but the famous (or infamous) Waldo, Fl. police dept. was dis-banded by the city council on Tuesday. The dept. is still under investigation by the FDLE. Reason give...
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Big Katuna wrote:Francesca Knowles wrote:Big Katuna wrote:
Cities in Florida can set their own speed limits.
Even on State Highways running through town?
I ask because I remember the big drama here when the City of Port Townsend (Washington) wanted to lower the speed limit on the part of SR 20 that runs through town. Couldn't do it without permission from the State, and they STILL didn't get to bring it down as much as they wanted to.
Is it different in Florida?
They must as I doubt a traffic engineer would drop the speed in 20 mph chunks with signs very close together on a straight stretch of six lane road thru an uncongested area.
I'm with Francesca on this... I highly doubt that a city can designate the speed on a state road. They can designate speed limits on local roads, but they have to fall within certain perimeters. For example, a secondary highway can be 45-55 mph... its up to the city to decide 45, 50 or 55... they can't arbitrarily set it at 25. To set it at 25 it would have to be designated a residential roadway and would have to meet certain criteria.
If I remember correctly, there are residences and small commercial areas along those stretches. It has been 8 months since I was through there though. A residential area would justify the 35 to 45 mph limits.
