Lakeland drivers have exactly one month left to check their speedometers before warning notices turn into real cash penalties. The Lakeland Police Department announced Friday that its automated school zone speed cameras will begin issuing live $100 citations on Tuesday, August 11, coinciding with the first day of the new school year.
The change marks the end of a grace period for the city’s School Zone Speed Safety Program. Earlier this year, officials set up 14 automated speed enforcement cameras across eight different school entrances. The camera installations are part of Lakeland’s broader Vision Zero initiative, an effort focused on reducing traffic injuries and protecting students, staff, and neighborhood pedestrians.
Up until now, drivers caught speeding through these active zones only received warning letters in the mail…