Where will the Collier County's Sheriffs Department store all of those Sheriff Deputies, who hide like the KGB in bushes to swoop down on unsuspecting citizen, simply trying to negotiate traffic more often than not, bringing their children to constructive activities, rather than dropping their children off at the Coastland Center "Goth" food court, when the red light cameras are installed?

Should we expect 1 second time frames between the Yellow lights' first illumination and the flash of the red light camera? After all, at $125 per car, who needs toll gates at the Jolly Bridge!

GEORGE ORWELL "1984"

LookingForLeaders you are so wrong on where CCSO is at.

They are actually waiting at Collier County Schools...only at a few locations though.

They are at Vineyards Elementary to hand out tickets on the last two weeks in the school year. Eight police officers IN THE CAR LINE while parents drop off kids. Here's a ticket....welcome to school. Gotta love it!

They are also at Naples Park Elementary handing out tickets. Hey kids and parents....ya'll need a ticket today, and welcome to your school.

But if your kid goes to Seagate Elementary, it's your lucky day, because that was probably the ONLY school that deputies gave out Safe Summer packets to....not tickets....but Safety Tips. Hmmmmm there is a problem with the safety education going on here, because I'm sure other schools did not get this info.

But it is good to know where else we can find CCSO.

Thanks so much for the info. LFLEADERS.

Meanwhile, the election is right around the corner ladies and gentlemen....

Whhhhhhoooooooooooooooo will it be?.

Rambosk
or
Ortino...

We'll have to wait, VOTE and see.

I am happy that red light cameras will help remind people that the light has turned red, meaning they are to STOP.

Tim, your column is good, but is it an editorial column or one for facts? I have a feeling you know.

Rambosk is the only real choice beetle. Just obey the law and you will be fine and not fined.

My prediction is that Collier County will buy all this hardware and software at a cost of millions. Someone down here will make a lot money on this sale.

About 5 months into this permanent experiment, the Florida courts will rule this un- constitutional, and order refunds to people previously ticketed.

Can anyone look at Minnesota, before I see this same mistake done twice?

The only people who win are the people who sell this hardware/software to the State.

Once again, Collier County and CCSO are leading the way.

Congratulations, Sheriff Rambosk!

I should have mention this in my earlier entry, if you had the devastating experience of losing a family member or friend in an accident where someone ran a Red Light, these blogs are intended to be satire. There is no perfect answer to make all vehicle drivers instantly think about the ramifications of their choices. I just do not like how governing bodies, without doing their "homework" are so quick to impose more on hard working people who can not afford the next "road tax"! Just missing a Yellow to Red Light's switch is a function of miles driven, not a person's irresponsibility. If you drive enough around Collier, you will notice that the length of Yellow lights varies greatly. How can you be held to $125 per event, when either the light switching software or its' programmer can not have consistency from intersection to intersection?

Keeping with satire, have you ever seen a more pleasant looking addition to Collier and Naples's Public Landscape than those huge bland grey concrete poles which look ridiculous holding a tiny electronic device over the road. All I can think is the person who select those poles must consider them hard to miss targets for our elders and seasonal snow birds.

Firehauck (#6), WRONG!! Mythbusters proved that those things do not work on the red-light/speeding cameras.

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. Ben Franklin

Dont forget the craziest part. Amazing how Collier Commissioners will pass seperate legislation making red light running a civil violation so they can assess these fines using cameras. This blows my mind. As beautiful as Naples is, the cops here are way out of control, way out of control. I used to think crime was low here because of the police and the characteristics of the town. I forgot 65% of the population is over 55, thats why. This place is getting older not younger.

it cracks me up when people get angry for being busted for breaking the law...it is really funny/sad

why does hunter feel its necessary to have every deputy take a squad car home, a suv, truck, unmark car etc. the millions of dollars wasted in extra vehicles, extra gas, etc all so they can make it to the next traffic site to ticket someone? garbage!!!
last night on my street a (dead end street) there was a fender bender and there were 4 sheriff cars there.
It took 4 deputy's to see who was at fault? this is the ineptness of Hunter which Ramswaste will carry on if elected.
when did hunter ever run a raid on a business having illegals? answer, NEVER, to busy looking for a speeder more money in it!!

Brad has perfected the art of answering a simple question with 1000 words. Just imagine all the questions that are going unanswered so that he can pontificate every Friday.

...as the result of a civil law created by the Collier Commissioners....why are you blaming this on the CCSO? Solution...obey the traffic signals!

NeezDutz-You got it! Don't break the law, you dont have to worry, plain and simple

camron, if it were legal to run a red light, we would not need traffic control devices (lights) at all. Let's see. why not just have EVERY intersection in the entire US changed out to a traffic circle. Make it like some other areas in the world where traffic is a total free-for-all. Whoopee, just have fun when your little Prius and a dump truck meet in the middle. How about a school bus and an 18 wheeler?

Yup, let us just remove all those pesky laws that impede your sense of freedom. No speed limits, park where you want, drive anything that can move (golf carts, go carts, etc.) FREEDOM from the tyranny of traffic laws.

Bet the orthopedic docs would enjoy putting us all back together again. Too bad no one could afford any insurance.

Sounds like a field day for the lawyers at the expense of the taxpayer!!

Don't ya just love seeing tax dollars spent so wisely? Maybe this will incite our commissioners to increase the mill levy. Hope so, they're gonna need lots more money.

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." Ben Franklin

So, Cameron58, exactly what liberty are you giving up when you run a red light? It seems the liberty of someone obeying the law and remaining free from injury would be threatened by those who violate that same law.