Please be careful

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>I got this via email, don’t know how accurate it all is, but for all you students at UF (my son included), PLEASE BE CAREFUL.</p>

<h2>And remember, until you’re 21, the DUI limit is basically a drop and you’re drunk.</h2>

<p>"These are new fines that were implemented on 7/1/07 for the State of Florida. </p>

<li><p>Carpool lane - 1st time $1068.50 starting 7/1/07 (The $271 posted on the highway is old). Don’t do it again because 2nd time is going to be double. 3rd time triple, and 4th time license suspended. </p></li>
<li><p>Incorrect lane change - $380. Don’t cross the lane on solid lines or intersections. </p></li>
<li><p>Block intersection - $485 </p></li>
<li><p>Driving on the shoulder - $450 </p></li>
<li><p>Cell phone use in the construction zone. - Double fine as of 07/01/07. Cell phone use must be “hands free” while driving. </p></li>
<li><p>Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts - both passengers and drivers get tickets . </p></li>
<li><p>Speeders can only drive 3 miles above the limit. </p></li>
<li><p>DUI = JAIL (Stays on your driving record for 10 years!) </p></li>
<li><p>As of 07/01/07 cell phone use must be “hands free” while driving. Ticket is $285. They will be looking for this like crazy - easy money for police department."</p></li>
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<li>Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts - both passengers and drivers get tickets .</li>
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<p>so if you're under 18, it's o.k to not wear a seatbelt?</p>

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<p>no...only the driver gets a ticket if an under 18 passenger is not wearing a seatbelt</p>

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<p>Urban legend:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/california.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/california.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>haha owned</p>

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<p>Yeah, this looks bogus lol. A ticket over $1000 for not driving drunk? Seems a bit excessive.</p>

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<p>Just go to the state.gov website and see the official laws. There's so much bogus emails out there.</p>