Florida Scales?

Ok overheard a discussion/ass chewing today and was curious on some views and insight from everyone here.

Student driver got red light on pre pass at flordia scale, did the 35mph through the section before it splits into 2 lanes. He claims he didnt see any lights on and not sure what to do followed the truck infront of him to the left lane which was the non rolling scale lane. He said there was a sign and signal stating on red stop but the got green light to exit.

His trainer is freaking out and the student is now to thinking that they didnt get scaled when they were supposed to.

I asked if any dot or any police officials came after them or anything like that to which they replied no and that they had passed a highway patrol about 4 miles down the road as well.

My view is that they are probably good and nothing is going to happen. I think they would have gotten stopped as they tried to get back on the road or would have gotten stopped by the highway patrol farther down the road if there was an issue or if the student had screwed the scale lane choice up.

The trainer believe that they werent going to chase them but are going to mail a citation ticket. What you guys say?

Hmm, if he didn't see the lights pointing to either bypass or scale he may have been to close to the truck in front of him. Either way, if they wanted him to scale they would have red lighted him in the bypass lane and directed him back to the scale. That's why that light is on the bypass lane.

I don't know how many people realize but there is a small set of scales on the off ramp to the scale that takes a quick axle weight. If it's within as pre determined weight close to the max axle weight, you get the scale. If he was close enough on weight they really wanted to take a look, they would have chased him down. I've been driving either straight truck's or tractor trailer for over twenty years and have yet to see an officer chase down a truck that ran a scale. Not to say it doesn't happen but not as often as people think.

Bottom line is I don't think anything will become of it.

Terry thats what I think too. The big indicator to me was he didnt get red lighted on the by pass exit light and the lack of response from dot down the road.