School Zone Warning Light in Bad/Illegal Position.

Waldo, FloridaNov 28, 20113 Comments

In Waldo, going eastbound there is an infamous school zone where police often stalk drivers. However, there is a discrepancy in the positioning of the warning signs/light. The signs come first, right next to the road markings close to a red run down shack and a Shell gas station. These are just regular signs with no other warnings or conditions. The big surprise is in the middle of the school zone; there is a light on a sign that says the speed limit is 15mph when flashing. Instead of being before the school zone like what most Floridian cities do, the town of Waldo chose to put it in the middle of the school zone, so by the time your realize that they are activating the “slow down in school zone policy”, it’s too late. You have sped in the school zone with no chance of actually knowing they were going to enforce it (or…more politically correct…without knowing that kids are going to/coming from school). So as a warning/piece of advice, as soon as you pass the 35mph signs… begin coasting to 20-25. This allows enough room to make sure you see the yellow signs and can come to a 15mph crawl. If the lights are not flashing by the time you get to them, then it’s safe to assume that you can return to 35mph. This might be annoying for other motorists, but if enough people start doing this…someone in power might eventually get the point.

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I am in local area..you can get a ticket anywhere in the area of Waldo..We got lost near waldo ..... Had been picking pecans somewhere in the area came out some where coming into the town..seen an unmarked car setting by the road near there......was really not going that fast...but the Mr policeman said we were going 43 on the curve before we got in a 30 mile zone 43 miles an hour ..ended up with a $500 fine for no seat belts and 43 in a thirty ...My husband does not drive fast and he had slowed down and I had looked at the speedometer seemed he was going slower then he said you can talk to alot of people and there is quite a few that has received a ticket there in waldo You might forget fighting it ........... is what I was told...It's pretty bad when there is large billboards saying Waldo is a speed trap
#1Jan 04, 2012Report Abuse
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#2Feb 25, 2012Report Abuse
I just got hit by the school zone entrapment. 2 cars were going 5 miles an hour in front of me. I saw the officer and went around the 2 cars, who then put on thier turn signals for the school. As soon as he saw my NJ license, I knew I was in trouble. He cited me for 5 miles over the "posted" ( which I NEVER SAW) sign of 15 miles an hour going around the practically stopped cars in front of me. I have lived in NJ for 20 years and never got stopped for speeding and this officer cited me for "Aggressive driving???" for going 5 miles over the supposed 15 MPH zone? They think that the corruption is bad in NJ? Waldo is a horrible, sorry little town and I will never drive through it again. I hope that people will boycott their stupid town to fight this extortion and corruption by thier local "authorities". My son-in-law is an officer in NY and I have the utmost respect for the police, but in this case, the police officer I dealt with is of the utmost vile character.
#3Mar 23, 2012Report Abuse

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