When approaching Waldo from the south on State Route 24 the speed limit signs drop rapidly from 65 to 55 to 45 to 35. You are immediately into a school zone — 15 mph. The radar unit sits right there in front of the school. I was clocked at 29 in a 15 – a ticket cost of $294. I assume the Mayor and other town officials want their piece of the Florida tourist dollar and have found a way to get it. As a police instructor who has tought accident investigation and traffic control as well as a police administrator who has managed a police department, I find this repugnant and an affront to professional police officers and their departments.
It is poor engineering and takes the public by surprise (see the entry below about the school zone). But why fix it. It’s called redistribution of wealth. Your pocket to theirs.