What caused the Florida Drivers License website to crash?
Florida drivers overwhelmed the state’s computers as thousands tried to get licenses and registrations ahead of large fee increases. Get Adobe Flash player Desperate to avoid higher fees that take effect Tuesday, Florida motorists clogged driver’s-license and tax collector offices across the state, leading to long lines and crashing the state’s overwhelmed computer system. By day’s end, the state temporarily closed citizen access to its “Virtual Office” website until 8 p.m. That allowed regional driver’s-license offices and county tax collectors to serve the people who had waited for hours. It was already too late for many. “I’ve had heavy traffic all day, with 60 people waiting for long periods, and it hasn’t helped that the system keeps going down,” said Fernando Casamayor, Miami-Dade’s tax collector. Broward’s tax collector couldn’t be reached. Callers to his office were frequently greeted with busy signals. Casamayor, like tax collectors and other officials throughout the state
