Modern automated traffic surveillance is designed to make highways safer and help law enforcement monitor vehicles more efficiently. However, automated technology can create serious consequences when a system incorrectly identifies an innocent driver. A Florida woman reportedly spent 86 hours in solitary confinement after police misidentified her vehicle using Flock license plate recognition cameras. The […]
Florida Highway Patrol Addresses Driving Lifted Trucks Across State Beaches
Big truck enthusiasts have long enjoyed ocean side coast cruising in the Sunshine State, but authorities aren’t interested in the notion of folks testing out the limits of their custom lift trucks on the fragile beach strands. Florida Highway Patrol beefs up the message: Keep off the beach with those monster heavy duty trucks. However, […]
How Florida’s Legal Reforms Unlocked a Billion-Dollar USAA Payout
For quite some time now, many drivers have unfortunately become used to seeing the costs of insurance continue to creep up each year, to the point where any savings seems like a distant memory. Given that landscape, USAA’s announcement of returning about $1 billion to its Florida members should turn some heads. Instead of simply […]