Traffic Spots

Monday, Feb. 16:
Airport-Pulling Road and Horseshoe Drive North – Red-light running
Santa Barbara Boulevard and Coronado Parkway - Speeding
Golden Gate Parkway and Livingston Road – Aggressive driving

Tuesday, Feb. 17:
U.S. 41 E. and Lely Resort Boulevard – Aggressive driving
Golden Gate Boulevard E. - Speeding
Immokalee Road and Oakes Boulevard - Speeding

Wednesday, Feb. 18:
Pine Ridge Road and Logan Boulevard South – Red-light running
U.S. 41 N. and Old U.S. 41 – Red-light running
Collier and Green boulevards - Speeding

Thursday, Feb. 19:
Goodlette-Frank Road and Orange Blossom Drive - Speeding
Davis Boulevard and Shadowlawn Drive – Aggressive driving
U.S. 41 E. and Thomasson Drive – Red-light running

Friday, Feb. 20:
Airport-Pulling Road and Ponce De Leon Drive – Aggressive driving
Naples Boulevard - Speeding
Livingston Road at North Collier Regional Park - Speeding

Drive Safe In The Fog

A fog advisory is in effect from 5 to 9 a.m. Friday morning.

The fog will not lift until after sunrise or mid-morning.

FHP has placed signs along the road on I-75 warning motorists.

Use caution when driving.

Red Means Stop

When the yellow lights on the school bus are flashing, that’s your sign to slow down.

When the red lights on the bus are flashing, that’s your sign to stop.

To make sure motorists heed these signs, throughout the school year, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office will be cracking down on motorists that pass school buses that are stopped to load or unload children.

Does Your Car Fit?

CCSO-trained specialists go through a 12-point checklist to help senior drivers make sure they are properly “fitted” for their cars and make sure they are driving safely.

To schedule a Car Fit session please call 793-9155, or e-mail us at trafficsafety@colliersheriff.net

Traffic Enforcement Spots

Monday, Jan. 19:
Vanderbilt Beach Road and U.S. 41 North - Red-light running
Airport-Pulling Road at Rustic Oakes Circle - Speeding
U.S. 41 North at Immokalee Road - Aggressive driving

Tuesday, Tuesday, Jan. 20:
Santa Barbara Boulevard and Golden Gate Parkway - Red-light running
Golden Gate Boulevard at 21st St. N.W. - Aggressive driving
Wildflower Way - Aggressive driving

Wednesday, Wednesday, Jan. 21:
Airport-Pulling Road and Poinciana Elementary - Speeding
S.R. 82 and S.R. 29 North - Speeding
Livingston Road at Immokalee Road - Red-light running

Thursday, Jan. 22:
Collier Boulevard at Beck Boulevard - Red-light running
Hunter Boulevard and Coronado Parkway - Aggressive driving
Golden Gate Parkway and Santa Barbara Boulevard - Red-light running

Friday, Jan. 23:
25th Street Southwest and White Boulevard - Speeding
Immokalee Road at Logan Boulevard - Red-light running
Golden Gate Parkway and Livingston Road - Red-light running

Move Over, It's The Law

Florida Statute 316.126 requires drivers to move over and away from stopped emergency vehicles.

The purpose of the law is to protect law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS workers while they are on the scene of an accident or other roadside emergency.

Under the law, drivers must:

* Approach cautiously when an emergency vehicle is stopped along the highway with its lights flashing.

* Move away from emergency vehicles when traveling on a multilane highway.

* Slow down to 20 mph below the speed limit or to 5 mph when the speed limit is 20 mph or less or if changing lanes safely is not an option.

Traffic Enforcement Spots

Monday, Jan. 12:

Immokalee Road and Palm River Boulevard – Speeding
Sunshine Boulevard and 16th Place Southwest – Speeding
Rattlesnake Hammock Road and Hawaii Boulevard – Red-light Running

Tuesday, Jan. 13:

23rd Place Southwest and 42nd Terrace Southwest - Speeding
U.S. 41 North and Pine Ridge Road – Red-light Running
Everglades Boulevard – Speeding

Wednesday, Jan. 14:

Desoto Boulevard and 4th Avenue Northeast – Speeding
Palm River Boulevard and Palm View Drive - Speeding
Collier Boulevard and Verona Lane – Speeding

Thursday, Jan. 15:

Orange Blossom Drive and Livingston Road – Red-light Running
Santa Barbara Boulevard at I-75 overpass – Speeding
Main and South First streets – Aggressive Driving

Friday, Jan. 16:

Lakewood Boulevard and U.S. 41 East – Red-light Running
Airport-Pulling and Vanderbilt Beach roads – Red-light Running
Oakes Boulevard and Vanderbilt Beach Road – Aggressive Driving

Don't Toss Butts

Did you know that it’s a crime to toss a lit cigarette from a car?

It is.

Offenders could be arrested and charged with a first-degree misdemeanor.

Deputies are on the lookout for motorists who toss cigarettes or any other lit substances onto Collier County roadways.

It is a violation of Florida law to throw, drop, or dispose of a lighted match, cigarette, cigar, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance onto a roadway, or any substance that could cause a wildfire.

The discarding of lit substances can cause major environmental, social and economic damages.

The loss of habitat, homes and even lives can result from discarding a lit substance onto a roadway.

Red Means Stop

When the yellow lights on the school bus are flashing, that’s your sign to slow down.

When the red lights on the bus are flashing, that’s your sign to stop.

To make sure motorists heed these signs, throughout the school year, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office will be cracking down on motorists that pass school buses that are stopped to load or unload children.

Traffic Enforcement Spots

CCSO Traffic Enforcement Spots for Jan. 5

Monday, Jan. 5:

Golden Gate Boulevard at Big Cypress Elementary - Speeding
Airport-Pulling Road at Rustic Oakes Circle - Speeding
U.S. 41 North at Immokalee Road – Aggressive driving

Tuesday, Tuesday, Jan. 6:

Santa Barbara Boulevard and Golden Gate Parkway – Red-light running
Goodlette-Frank Road at Center Street - Speeding
U.S. 41 North at Vanderbilt Beach Road – Red-light running

Wednesday, Jan. 7:

Airport-Pulling Road and Poinciana Elementary – Speeding
Collier Boulevard at Cedar Hammock Road - Speeding
Livingston Road at Immokalee Road – Red-light running

Thursday, Jan. 8:

Collier Boulevard at Crystal Lakes Drive – Speeding
Hunter Boulevard and Coronado Parkway – Aggressive driving
Golden Gate Parkway and Santa Barbara Boulevard – Red-light running

Friday, Jan. 9:

25th Street Southwest and White Boulevard – Speeding
Immokalee Road at Logan Boulevard – Red-light running
Collier Boulevard at I-75 – Red-light running

Is Your Car's Equipment Safe?

Is your car’s brake lights working properly?

What about turn signals and windshield wipers?

Collier County sheriff’s deputies are cracking down on vehicle equipment violations.

Checkpoints will be conducted throughout the year to raise public awareness about the dangers of driving an unsafe, ill-equipped vehicle.