A new Florida law allows cities to set up slow-speed zones when streets are flooded. If someone is driving too fast on a flooded street and creating dangerous wakes, officers now have the power to hand out citations.
The new no-wake law was one of several that took effect in the state July 1st.
Kevin Batdorf, president of the Shore Acres Civic Association in St. Petersburg, said the idea for the law originated in Shore Acres…