A police officer was caught using his lights and sirens to get to work while driving at speeds up to 124 miles per hour, all because he was late for work. The internal affairs investigation used the GPS tracker in his patrol car to verify his speed. He was caught when other officers saw him driving by with his emergency lights on. I applaud those officers for trying to be good cops.
I want you to consider that the new law in Florida declares a person to be a “super speeder” for going 50 mph or more over the limit or traveling at 100 mph or more. “Super speeding” is a criminal offense.
In the end, the cop in question was given a slap on the wrist when he received a three-day unpaid suspension, lost his take-home police vehicle for 30 days and was placed on six months of employment probation. I’m sure he also was given a good, stern talking to. The police chief said GPS can’t be used to establish speed, therefore they couldn’t do anything more.
Under Florida Statute § 316.2398, the unauthorized or improper display of emergency red warning lights by a volunteer firefighter on a private vehicle is a nonmoving traffic violation, and results in mandatory dismissal from their firefighting organization.
Why aren’t cops held at least to the standard that volunteer firefighters have to follow?
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Joe · July 25, 2026 at 12:52 pm
“Under Florida Statute § 316.2398, the unauthorized or improper display of emergency red warning lights by a volunteer firefighter on a private vehicle.”
Wow, different states different rules. When I was a volunteer F.F. the most we could have was a metal plate mounted above/below your license plate showing which FD you volunteered for. I guess it was so the cops wouldn’t tow your vehicle when you were at an incident.