Enhanced Child Safety Coming to High Springs: New Automated Traffic System in School Zones

Chief Antoine Sheppard of the High Springs Police Department has announced a new automated traffic enforcement system for the local school zone. This system will start in the next school year, following the new statewide law, HB657. This law supports the use of automated enforcement in school zones to improve child safety.

The decision to implement this system followed public meetings and a speed study last year. The study found significant speeding problems in the school zone. Community input was vital in deciding to proceed with this technology, which is expected to significantly reduce speeding.

The system will monitor speeding and help law enforcement with Amber Alerts and tracking sexual predators or fugitives near the school zone. Officers will verify all recorded footage, and those cited can appeal the decision in court.

The system will focus on drivers exceeding the speed limit by more than eleven miles per hour. Before it is fully active, the police will run a 30-day warning period and launch an educational campaign about the system.

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