A DRIVER has been left fuming over a worn and pothole filled road that hasn’t been fixed for four years.
Carol Pasquarosa, who frequents the road, says it is riddled with potholes – and is seemingly getting worse.
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Speaking to My News 13, she said: “This road was supposed to be milled over four years ago.”
But when she contacted the city and county officials, she was given the run-around.
“They each blame one another,” she added.
She revealed that she’s even researched who’s in charge of that stretch of road – resulting in the county and city agreeing to cut the distance and each be responsible for a portion of it.
Furthermore, Pasquarosa requested a traffic signal that’s broken at Mara Loma Boulevard and Babcock Street to be fixed.
She added: “This signal was supposed to be operational over a year ago and it has been delayed.”
The road in question, Babcock Street, located between Mara Loma Boulevard and Capital Drive in Palm Bay, Florida, is 4.9-miles long and is a four-lane highway, and serves as a major commuter road for Palm Bay.
According to reports, Brevard County is said to be in charge of the faulty traffic signal, but they claim a permit to fix it has been held up due to site contractors in the area taking out a sidewalk needed at the intersection.
A developer has since resubmitted the permit to have the sidewalk reinstalled, which was needed before the county would sign off on the traffic signal.
That work, under a single permit, has now been approved by county staff.
Pasquarosa says she just wants both the city and county to step up, adding: “I hope someone is held accountable and ensures safety.””
This comes as motorists who are victims to predatory ‘wreck chaser’ tow truck operators can now bite back – thanks to a new law.
A major city is getting serious as its council unanimously advanced a measure giving drivers new rights to sue rule-breaking tow operators.
If it passes in the full City Council next week, the ordinance could even give predatory tow operators a taste of their own medicine, allowing police to seize the tow trucks themselves.
A wave of fresh rules was already put into effect in 2021 to target criminal gangs that operate tow companies, as well as tow truck drivers who scam accident victims with aggressive schemes.
It meant tow trucks needed to get city licenses, while also prohibiting them from pulling up to crash scenes to solicit business.
The measure was pushed after a series of dangerous speeding and red-light running by tow drivers ended in a nearly catastrophic crash.
What does Florida’s license plate law say?
Driving on a public roadway with customized license plates is illegal in Florida.
Florida Statutes Section 320.061 prohibits the unlawful altering of a license plate.
The law states that altering or obscuring the following items is illegal:
- Motor vehicle registration certificates
- License plates
- Temporary license plates
- Mobile home stickers
- Validation stickers
Drivers cannot mutilate, alter, deface, or change the color of the plate in any way.
You can also not apply or attach the following to the license plate:
- Substance
- Reflective matter
- Illuminated device
- Spray
- Coating
- Covering
- Other material interfering with the legibility, angular visibility, or detectability of the license plate
Nothing should interfere with the ability to record any feature or detail on the plate.
“A person who violates this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318,” the law states.
The penalties for the violations include a $60 fine, three points on the driver’s license, and additional county fees.