New Strict Florida Law On Excessive Speeding

[Treasure_Hunter]

Be forewarned, watch the excessive speeding in Florida, fines and penalties go up July 1st

Harsh fines, and up to 90 days in jail: New strict Florida law that affects all drivers goes into effect soon​

Benjamin ThompsonMay 24, 2025


"With the law taking effect July 1, the landscape for Florida motorists is about to shift—especially for those prone to driving far above the speed limit.

The law makes it very clear what is considered an unsafe driving. Anyone who gets caught traveling 50 mph over the speed limit, driving 100 mph or more when passing or changing lanes, or going 35 mph over the limit on roads that aren’t highways will now be in a lot more trouble than previously.

The new guidelines are easy to understand but important. If a motorist is caught for the first time, they could go to jail for up to 30 days, pay a $500 fine, or both. People who do it again get a harsher punishment: up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, if they get caught within five years of the first offense. And it doesn’t end there: anyone who get a second conviction may expect to lose their driver’s license for at least 180 days, and suspensions can last up to a year."

 

[achanceforgold]

Be forewarned, watch the excessive speeding in Florida, fines and penalties go up July 1st

Harsh fines, and up to 90 days in jail: New strict Florida law that affects all drivers goes into effect soon​

Benjamin ThompsonMay 24, 2025


"With the law taking effect July 1, the landscape for Florida motorists is about to shift—especially for those prone to driving far above the speed limit.

The law makes it very clear what is considered an unsafe driving. Anyone who gets caught traveling 50 mph over the speed limit, driving 100 mph or more when passing or changing lanes, or going 35 mph over the limit on roads that aren’t highways will now be in a lot more trouble than previously.

The new guidelines are easy to understand but important. If a motorist is caught for the first time, they could go to jail for up to 30 days, pay a $500 fine, or both. People who do it again get a harsher punishment: up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, if they get caught within five years of the first offense. And it doesn’t end there: anyone who get a second conviction may expect to lose their driver’s license for at least 180 days, and suspensions can last up to a year."

Hahaha

You have to love Florida highways.
You are in trouble if you go 50 mph over the speed limit on the highway or 35 mph over the speed limit in town.

I actually have been pulled over twice for going to slow in the fast lane on I-95. I was only doing around 75 mph near Daytona.

I was actually on a Highway in Illinois that was 55 mph the other day.
And people were really driving that slow.

You got to love the Free State of Florida!

 

[ToddsPoint]

The whole state will be like the Waldo FL permanent speed trap! Slow down and stay safe out there. There were more people speeding on I-44 between SW MO and St. Louis than I’ve ever seen before. It was a madhouse. Semis were passing me and I was doing 75.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I owned home in Columbia MO, while working in Chicago, drove round trip every week, 385 miles each way for 18 months. Drove to Chicago on Sunday afternoons, home on Friday mornings, worked graveyard shift 11pm-7am.

I-55 was usually a nightmare. going up starting 40 miles from Chicago. On way home had St Louis nightmare as it was usually after 4pm time I got close to St Louis. And Columbia is 125 miles west of St Louis.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Back in 1989 I got pulled over on Chamberlain Pkwy near the “new” airport in Ft Myers, I was doing 105 in a 35mph zone. Cop asks me why I was going so fast. I told him I was late for work.
He told me to leave earlier next time, and to be careful. No ticket, not even a written warning.

 

[UnderMiner]

Speed limits need to be outlawed, people should instead be trained how to drive safely at fast speeds in order to get their licence to begin with. The problem is our licensing system is a joke where they just give everyone a driver's license and then they crash because they don't know how to drive (at any speed).

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Back in 1989 I got pulled over on Chamberlain Pkwy near the “new” airport in Ft Myers, I was doing 105 in a 35mph zone. Cop asks me why I was going so fast. I told him I was late for work.
He told me to leave earlier next time, and to be careful. No ticket, not even a written warning.

You got lucky... I was doing 110 in my 55 Chevy Bel Aire on I-70 in Missouri, saw State Trooper make U-turn on opposite side just as I approached a hill, got off at next exit before he caught sight of me again.....I was late for a Bob Ross painting class.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Speed limits need to be outlawed, people should instead be trained how to drive safely at fast speeds in order to get their licence to begin with.

The problem is people don't have common sense. I pick my spots to drive fast. The roads around here are winding, so you cannot drive fast all the time. And I never speed in the rain or snow. Way too easy to wipe out. The bad drivers and the 16 year old rugrats don't understand that and end up wrapped around a tree. The worst ones take out someone else who wasn't speeding. My area is full of crosses and tributes by the side of roads to memorialize people who didn't have common sense. That's why we have speed limits.

 

[robertk]

My area is full of crosses and tributes by the side of roads to memorialize people who didn't have common sense. That's why we have speed limits.

You could also make the point that even with the speed limits, they still couldn’t drive properly (hence the crosses), so the speed limits didn’t help.

Totally agree that common sense is a very rare commodity these days though.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

You could also make the point that even with the speed limits, they still couldn’t drive properly (hence the crosses), so the speed limits didn’t help.

Totally agree that common sense is a very rare commodity these days though.

The rule of thumb used is that motorists driving faster than the 85th percentile are folks that are driving too fast. That leave a lot of common sense below the 85th percentile. The bulk of people drive using common sense even when there is no posted speed limit.

 

[CoinsAndThings]

Here in Utah, speed limits are basically ignored, unless you're going over a 100. There's one local highway called Bangerter Highway where the posted speed limit is 55. And everybody, including cops, do at least 70 all the time. It seems to get crazier every day.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Speed limits are there for a reason...sometimes that reason is to catch you exceeding it, and making money for the local town. That was how it used to be in my little berg..pop. 800, and three speed cops that stayed busy. Now we have county sheriff's that, for the most part, could give a rip unless you're being an idiot.

As I've gotten older, I tend to stick much closer to the posted speed limits. Back in the truckin' days, there were indeed times I would have to "hammer down" and get somewhere, but the fact is you don't make time in towns, you make it on the open highway.

There is a long, straight, gradual downgrade going from Baker Ca. to Las Vegas, and late one night with virtually no traffic, I decided to slip the tranny into super overdrive (aka: neutral) and just let that 80,000 lbs. push me down the hill. I watched the speedo pass 90 mph. and settle into a the "MPH" position at the very bottom. Finally slid it back into 13th and kicked in a couple cylinders of the jake brake about a mile before the bottom, and had it back to 75 by the time I hit the state line.

It was thrilling, indeed, but wasn't the smartest move I ever made. The trailers run recaps, and if I had lost a couple at 100 mph., my truck, load (and me) would have been spread out over a half mile of pavement.

Now, I drive like an old geezer...

 

[ToddsPoint]

Speed limits are there for a reason...sometimes that reason is to catch you exceeding it, and making money for the local town. That was how it used to be in my little berg..pop. 800, and three speed cops that stayed busy. Now we have county sheriff's that, for the most part, could give a rip unless you're being an idiot.

As I've gotten older, I tend to stick much closer to the posted speed limits. Back in the truckin' days, there were indeed times I would have to "hammer down" and get somewhere, but the fact is you don't make time in towns, you make it on the open highway.

There is a long, straight, gradual downgrade going from Baker Ca. to Las Vegas, and late one night with virtually no traffic, I decided to slip the tranny into super overdrive (aka: neutral) and just let that 80,000 lbs. push me down the hill. I watched the speedo pass 90 mph. and settle into a the "MPH" position at the very bottom. Finally slid it back into 13th and kicked in a couple cylinders of the jake brake about a mile before the bottom, and had it back to 75 by the time I hit the state line.

It was thrilling, indeed, but wasn't the smartest move I ever made. The trailers run recaps, and if I had lost a couple at 100 mph., my truck, load (and me) would have been spread out over a half mile of pavement. View attachment 2210041

Now, I drive like an old geezer...

In the east, coming off the mountain at Monteagle TN on I-24 East the truckers did that. Once they passed the second runaway truck ramp they put it in neutral and flew down the mountain. The GA state line was at the bottom and they called it going into “Georgia overdrive!”

 

[DizzyDigger]

In the east, coming off the mountain at Monteagle TN on I-24 East the truckers did that. Once they passed the second runaway truck ramp they put it in neutral and flew down the mountain. The GA state line was at the bottom and they called it going into “Georgia overdrive!”

Drove over Monteagle a bunch of times, but never considered using the G/O..it's relatively short (about 4 miles, IIRC) and around 6%. As a rule I was a pretty conservative driver, especially when driving someone else's $150,000 tractor.

That Baker grade is only about 3%, but it goes for something like 15 miles, and is straight as an arrow. Not much to get in trouble with, except for the speed cops.

Grades on the East coast can be steeper, but they're usually pretty short, where in the Western US they can be 6-7% and run for 8-10 miles, and that's where inexperienced drivers can get into trouble.

There's a longer grade in E. Oregon called "Cabbage", and it's twisty, windy and steep for about 7 miles. It's got a couple of runaway ramps, and the speed limit for a loaded big truck (80k lbs.) is 18 MPH. Always better to be safe, than dead.