EUSTIS, Fla. – After the Eustis Police Department became the first law enforcement agency in Florida to install and then activate school-zone speed cameras, the number of drivers detected speeding 11 mph over the posted speed limit (20 mph during drop-off and pick-up and 40 mph the rest of the time) steadily increased – exactly opposite of what Chief Craig Capri expected.
The cameras in front of Eustis Elementary School were turned on in April and allowed for a month-long warning period. Capri said 800 warnings were issued.
In May, violators began receiving $100 tickets with 1,300 tickets being mailed out…