JSO to start writing tickets citywide for jaywalking

[thelakelander]

Just to let those know who may be interested, I was told that JSO is going to start handing out $114 tickets to jaywalkers this Monday. This will apply citywide.

[spuwho]

Just to let those know who may be interested, I was told that JSO is going to start handing out $114 tickets to jaywalkers this Monday. This will apply citywide.

I wonder how they will enforce this in St Johns Town Center?

Those are official city streets running through there.

They really need to enforce it on Beach at St John's Bluff.  People from the long term stay rooms (Intown Suites) jaywalk to get to the ABC liquor store for booze, Walgreens for meds and Winn Dixie for food. 5 people have died trying to jaywalk across there.

[strider]

This will work until the first city council person or large donor gets a ticket!

[blfair]

If you want to catch up on the rules:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.130.html

[spuwho]

If you want to catch up on the rules:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.130.html

Florida has left lane laws too, have you ever seen anyone get ticketed for that?

[blfair]

Florida has left lane laws too, have you ever seen anyone get ticketed for that?

Yep. I've seen it happen. Their licenses were actually revoked. ^{Then I woke up.}

[coredumped]

Meh, I'd prefer they ticket people throwing cigarettes out the window.

I guess JSO is preparing for the red light cameras to come down and need extra revenue...

[spuwho]

Meh, I'd prefer they ticket people throwing cigarettes out the window.

I guess JSO is preparing for the red light cameras to come down and need extra revenue...

Good point. I once saw a guy throw his butt out on the east beltway and when I came back 15 minutes later, the entire embankment was in flames.

You can't legislate common sense.

[blfair]

Meh, I'd prefer they ticket people throwing cigarettes out the window.

Seconded on the cigarettes -- drives me nuts, though I'm not against them ticketing people who are creating unsafe situations -- on the other hand, the people you find in chronic jaywalking areas like where spuwho is describing, would probably rather be doing something else.

I always slow down at the stretch of main street for a few blocks south of the MLK overpass because I know there will probably be people darting in and out of traffic crossing to/from the BP/Family Dollar and the restaurants on either side of the road.

I've also tried to stop for people in the new (ok 2 or 3 years old) marked crosswalks all along Main, and am invariably waved on by the pedestrian as someone flies around me in the adjacent lane... there is a serious lack or trust/respect between pedestrians and motorists.

At the town center I'm pretty sure people go from driving, not yielding to pedestrians, to walking across the TC, crossing streets acting indignant if cars don't stop for them.

[Houseboat Mike]

It's the backup plan to fund the pension if the sales tax extension doesn't go through...

[DrQue]

Hopefully they pull back around 7PM when the downtown streets become desolate. Waiting for a white hand when there is not an oncoming car for several blocks is preposterous.

[FlaBoy]

I would be more worried if this were St. Johns County. JSO, for the most part, seem to have a lot on their plates and work hard.

[thelakelander]

A notice from my building:

We have been advised that the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office will be actively enforcing laws relating to pedestrian crossing citywide over the next week. This enforcement effort is part of a larger initiative that aims to reduce pedestrian fatalities in Jacksonville. Fines for citations will begin at $114. Details on applicable pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular statutes can be viewed here.

Whether You’re Driving, Walking or Cycling –
PAY ATTENTION. READ THE SIGNS. LEARN THE RULES.
 
When Driving –
Drivers: BE ALERT & PREPARE FOR THE UNEXPECTED
• Watch out for pedestrians darting into traffic or crossing in places other than a crosswalk.
• Yield to pedestrians, even if they don’t have the right-of-way.
• Remember to pass or follow cyclists with AT LEAST a 3 feet barrier. F.S. 316.083(1)
• STOP before the crosswalk when turning right on red.
• Use your side and rear view mirrors often. Use turn signals to indicate lane changes.
• Be a defensive driver and watch out for other drivers who do NOT obey the rules of the road.
• Be smart when using devices. Eliminate distractions when driving.
 
When Walking –
Pedestrians: ALWAYS USE THE CROSSWALKS & SIDEWALKS
• When there is a sidewalk you are not allowed, by law, to be walking in the roadway.
 
• When a sidewalk is not available, pedestrians should walk facing traffic and along the shoulder or edge of the roadway. Do not walk in the roadway if you are
impaired or taking medication.
 
• Crossing in between intersections is called “jaywalking”. It is illegal and the most common violation committed by citizens. This violation accounts for many
crashes and fatalities in Florida.
 
• Remember if no crosswalk exists: “Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at
an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.” F.S. 316.130(10)
 
• Always LOOK BEFORE CROSSING the road. Push the pedestrian crossing button at signalized intersections to get a “WALK” signal. Without the “WALK” signal,
you will not get the extra time needed to cross safely. IMPORTANT: You must obey the pedestrian traffic signal – you don’t automatically have the right-of-
way at signalized intersections.
 
 
When Cycling –
Cyclists: KNOW THE RULES
• A bicyclist must obey all traffic controls, signals and all related Florida statutes. Bicycles are considered vehicles.
 
• When riding on sidewalks or in crosswalks, a bicyclist has the same rights and duties as a pedestrian.
 
• “A bicycle rider or passenger who is under 16 years of age must wear a bicycle helmet that is properly fitted and is fastened securely upon the passenger’s
head by a strap and that meets the federal safety standard for bicycle helmets...” F.S. 316.2065(3)(d)
 
• Bicycles operated between sunset and sunrise must “be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet
to the front and a lamp and reflector on the rear each exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of 600 feet to the rear.” F.S. 316.2065(7)
 
• “Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway may not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
Persons riding two abreast may not impede traffic when traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then
existing and shall ride within a single lane.” F.S. 316.2065(6)
 
FOLLOW  THE RULES OF THE ROAD
Remember all these important traffic laws and safety tips when driving, walking or cycling.
We ALL have a responsibility to be more careful and to know the rules of the road in order
to be safe. Don’t forget to WEAR A SEAT BELT for every car ride. It is the law and may help
prevent serious injury or even death.

[AKIRA]

Meh, I'd prefer they ticket people throwing cigarettes out the window.

I guess JSO is preparing for the red light cameras to come down and need extra revenue...

Although the fear of government revenue efforts is the boogeyman to libertarians, I think the issue is better defined as saving a bucket of money spent on exhaustive traffic homicide investigations, rather than making a few pennies on pedestrian tickets..

Just to let those know who may be interested, I was told that JSO is going to start handing out $114 tickets to jaywalkers this Monday. This will apply citywide.

I wonder how they will enforce this in St Johns Town Center?

Those are official city streets running through there.

They really need to enforce it on Beach at St John's Bluff.  People from the long term stay rooms (Intown Suites) jaywalk to get to the ABC liquor store for booze, Walgreens for meds and Winn Dixie for food. 5 people have died trying to jaywalk across there.

The interior streets of the TC are privately owned.

[Noone]

Just to let those know who may be interested, I was told that JSO is going to start handing out $114 tickets to jaywalkers this Monday. This will apply citywide.

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