If you\u2019re speeding in school zones in Miami-Dade County, it\u2019s becoming less likely you\u2019ll get a ticket from a police officer. Chances are you\u2019ll be flagged by a street camera monitoring speeding in school zones.<\/p>\n
Of the more than 76,000 speeding tickets that went out between January and March, 68% were made by a privately-owned camera system, according to the Miami Herald.<\/a><\/p>\n Police officers levied fewer than 25,000 fines.<\/p>\n The cameras are set up on streets outside schools. They monitor and flag drivers all day, not solely during school pick-up and drop-off hours. <\/p>\n Florida law says the speed cameras can issue tickets if a driver is going more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. When a school zone is active, the speed limit is 15 mph, so driving at 25 mph will land the driver a fine. Outside of that time span, the measure for the ticket is zooming 10 mph over the posted speed limit sign. <\/p>\n The company running the camera system keeps a slice of the $100 of ticket revenue. The rest goes to local and state governments.<\/p>\n