Florda Judge rules flashing headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is a form of "protected free speech." | |
Chrit (OP) User ID: 15366081 ![]() 05/29/2012 01:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florda Judge rules flashing headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is a form of "protected free speech." Here is the law itself, very vague. [link to law.onecle.com] (7) Flashing lights are prohibited on vehicles except as a means of indicating a right or left turn, to change lanes, or to indicate that the vehicle is lawfully stopped or disabled upon the highway or except that the lamps authorized in subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), and (9) and s. 316.235(5) are permitted to flash. I'm only human, it's my biggest flaw. We must all realize a sink a chair and a pillow are all luxuries of home and a soldiers helmet takes the place of all three. |
Chrit (OP) User ID: 15366081 ![]() 05/29/2012 01:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florda Judge rules flashing headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is a form of "protected free speech." The wiki is even updated. In Florida, headlight flashing is protected free speech pursuant to the First Amendment. [23] Additionally, on January 1, 2013, §316.239(7), Fla. Stat. will be amended to legalize headlight flashing.[24] [25]. In 2005 and 2011, judges in County Court held that flashing a vehicle's headlights is not a violation of §316.239(7), Fla. Stat. [26][23] [link to en.wikipedia.org] I'm only human, it's my biggest flaw. We must all realize a sink a chair and a pillow are all luxuries of home and a soldiers helmet takes the place of all three. |
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ISLANDIA User ID: 1483387 ![]() 05/29/2012 01:57 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florda Judge rules flashing headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is a form of "protected free speech." I was busted about a year ago. Since the violation was not considered a moving violation I could not appeal the infraction... It was considered a misdemenor of sorts Illegal use of Lights. $214.00 Martin County Fl. |
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Chrit (OP) User ID: 15366081 ![]() 05/29/2012 05:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florda Judge rules flashing headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is a form of "protected free speech." I was busted about a year ago. Quoting: ISLANDIA Since the violation was not considered a moving violation I could not appeal the infraction... It was considered a misdemenor of sorts Illegal use of Lights. $214.00 Martin County Fl. That is exactly the issue; they were getting mad at people for slowing traffic and were openly ticketing people for warning other drivers. It was suddenly not about safety of the public but about money generated from tickets. I have a feeling this might spread to many more states, Florida is a central point for many law changes. I'm only human, it's my biggest flaw. We must all realize a sink a chair and a pillow are all luxuries of home and a soldiers helmet takes the place of all three. |
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CrazyMiranda User ID: 15075010 ![]() 05/30/2012 01:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florda Judge rules flashing headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is a form of "protected free speech." Flashing headlights is a sure sign of a gang initiation and or activity and should be punishable as such. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13363335 ![]() When I moved to south Florida in '93, I was told by friend to never, ever flash my lights at any car w/o lights as it was a gang initiation and I could be shot by that car's occupants. It was even on the news in Palm Beach county. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1533862 ![]() 05/30/2012 01:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Florda Judge rules flashing headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is a form of "protected free speech." Good. Speed traps shouldn't be about making money. They should be about making people slow down. The mere presence of police make people double check their speed, and if someone flashing their headlights to warn of a speed trap makes that other driver slow down, then the result of the speed trap is the same. They slowed down. |