MIAMI BEACH – The Miami Beach City Commission is considering installing speed cameras at school zones.
Kathy Stamos, who walks her son across Alton Road every day to South Pointe Elementary, said people don’t always follow the rules of the road.
“Look at how fast these cars are going right now. They should be going 15 miles and hour. Nobody’s going 15,” Stamos said.
Stamos said that could make something as simple as crossing the street less stressful.
“We look both ways about 20 times where you’re looking left, you’re looking right, you’re looking left you’re looking right because you never know who’s gonna stop and who’s not gonna stop,” Stamos said.
The city can explore this option after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law in 2023 that allows Florida cities and counties to install speed detection systems in school zones.
Miami Beach took bids from companies that can install the cameras. They’ve narrowed their search down to three vendors.