US Highway 231 near Interstate 20

Youngstown, FloridaSep 25, 20060 Comments

School zone. No pre-warning. Police in hidden in median before zone watching for out of state tags. This is the main route into Panama City Fl. Ticket was given to my wife at 1:45 PM, well before school let out. The school was not visible from the school zone. The speed limit was 20 MPH on a four lane hwy. My wife was in the flow of traffic and doing a reported 39 MPH. He was behind her with his lights flashing as she went by the sign. She was slowing down because she saw the school zone sign. There was no pre warning of a school zone. She was clocked immediately as, or even before she went by the sign. She was cited for 15 MPH above the speed limit. She was behind another car in traffic. The town has a large police force, doubtlessly financed by this enterprise. The officer was rude and admitted that they had a full time officer at this school zone because they had so many violations. If they want to protect students, they should have better signage. this has greatly upset my wife and ruined her vacation. I think we will skip Panama City in any future vacation plans.

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