{"id":16317,"date":"2012-12-03T10:45:54","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T16:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=16317"},"modified":"2012-12-03T10:45:54","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T16:45:54","slug":"daily-traffic-enforcement-update-december-3-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/12\/daily-traffic-enforcement-update-december-3-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Traffic Enforcement Update December 3, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Traffic Unit is providing the information listed below in continuing efforts to increase traffic safety awareness and education, plus to emphasize the importance of obeying traffic laws to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and death on Lee County roads.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, December 4, 2012, the Traffic Unit will target at least one of the following three locations for enforcement:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Homestead Road, Lehigh AcresColonial Boulevard, Fort Myers<\/p>\n<p>Williams Road, Estero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more-->Locations are selected based upon high incidents of crashes, traffic surveys and citizen complaints. The Sheriff\u2019s Office is committed to promoting traffic safety and enforcing the law. By focusing on violations such as red light running, speeding, DUI and others, motorists become more alert and are encouraged to obey traffic laws. The Sheriff\u2019s Office Traffic Unit and District Patrol Deputies enforce our traffic laws each day by issuing citations and warnings. Preliminary results from their cumulative activity yesterday are as follows:<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Citations Issued:\u00a0\u00a051<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Written Warnings Issued:\u00a0199<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Citizens can help by letting us know if they observe problem areas, aggressive or impaired drivers and by their compliance with the rules of the road. To get in touch with one of our traffic deputies call\u00a0<a href=\"tel:%28239%29%20477-1000\" target=\"_blank\">(239) 477-1000<\/a>. If you see a reckless or drunk driver while you are traveling in your motor vehicle in Lee County, dial 9-1-1.<\/p>\n<p>This traffic enforcement advisory is available each day on the Sheriff\u2019s Office website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheriffleefl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.sheriffleefl.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is reminded to \u201cFasten Your Seat Belts, be courteous to drivers and pedestrians and together we can reduce traffic related fatalities, injuries and property damage.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Road improvements, repairs and new construction are encountered every day by motorists in Lee County. That\u2019s why it is essential drivers pay attention to traffic flow, additional lanes or control devices as they approach and travel through these areas. Be attentive and help promote a safer driving environment for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Traffic Unit is providing the information listed below in continuing efforts to increase traffic safety awareness and education, plus to emphasize the importance of obeying&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}