New School Zone Speed Camera Rules for Tampa Drivers

New School Zone Speed Cameras in Tampa

• 📍 Tampa is implementing new school zone speed cameras at 13 schools within city limits for the upcoming school year.
• 💡 These cameras aim to enhance student safety by monitoring for speeders during school hours.

Citation and Violation Details

• ⚠️ Drivers exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour risk receiving a $100 citation.
• ⏰ Camera enforcement will be active from 30 minutes before school starts until 30 minutes after school ends.
• 🚨 Even outside of flashing lights, drivers must adhere to the posted speed limit on school zone roads, especially around lunchtime.

Wider Camera Implementation

• 🏫 Over the past year, Hillsborough County installed similar cameras at 29 schools.
• 🚔 Bradenton police also deployed cameras at 10 schools, issuing over 12,000 violations in the latter half of the previous school year.

School Bus Stop Laws

• 🚌 Drivers must stop for school buses on two-lane roads or divided roads without a median.
• ⚠️ Oncoming traffic is only exempt from stopping if there is a paved or curbed median separating the lanes of travel.
• 🚦 Drivers are urged to pay close attention to all school zone signs as students return to school.