Never Pay That Miami Traffic Ticket
Good news for anyone ever caught by the red-light camera trap in Florida intersections.

July 13, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Good news for anyone ever caught by the red-light camera trap in Florida intersections.

According to Gray Rohrer of Sunshine State News, State Rep. Larry Ahern is back on track to get his bill, HB 149, through the legislature and on into law next year.

Ahern's bill would increase the length of time a light stays yellow based on the posted speed limit. As Rohrer reports, "a yellow light in an intersection with a 45 mile per hour speed limit should last five seconds," with a maximum of six seconds at intersections with higher speed limits.

In other words, drivers will have the luxury of actually getting through intersections before the light turns red and a ticket comes in the mail. Drivers will also not have to slam on their brakes and risk getting rear-ended by tail-gating traffic just to avoid a ticket.

But there's another possibility:

In addition to nearly passing HB 149, the Florida legislature nearly repealed most of the red-light camera law itself, which might have addressed many of the problems Florida drivers face when it comes to automatic - dare we say unconstitutional? - red-light camera traffic tickets.

Longer yellow lights or a repeal of the red-light camera law (or both) may be possible in next year's legislative session.

Regarding HB 149, Ahern said, "We had a lot of support for it and I felt it was something we could get done," as Rohrer reports. And even if the red-light camera law is repealed, Ahern would continue to support HB 149 on the basis that longer yellow lights would increase safety for Florida drivers.

In the meantime, Florida drivers are still getting traffic tickets for all sorts of things, including getting caught by the red-light camera.

Call our Miami traffic ticket attorneys. Just because you were mailed a ticket (or were pulled over and ticketed) doesn't mean you were in the wrong. The Florida legislature almost repealed the red-light camera law for a reason. As Rohrer reports, Ahern's constituents - he's heard "numerous complaints from motorists" - have called or written to complain about turning right on red (which, after a stop, is perfectly legal) and getting issued a ticket.

Never pay that ticket without a fight.

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