If you’ve got a lead foot and a South Florida zip code, consider this your official warning: Operation Southern Slow Down is back, and law enforcement is out in full force. Running now through Sunday, July 20, the annual crackdown targets speeding and aggressive driving across five southeastern states, including Florida, and aims to make highways safer during the busy summer travel season.

In Miami, that means extra patrols, more checkpoints and zero tolerance for anyone mistaking I-95 for a Formula 1 track. The Florida Highway Patrol, in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, is intensifying efforts to curb the type of unsafe driving that contributed to 437 fatalities statewide in 2023.

Operation Southern Slow Down isn’t just about tickets (though last year’s campaig

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