Red Light Cameras Along Your Route? There’s An App For That

With the growth of mobile technology and most notably, smart phones with access to the Android Market or the Mac/iPhone/iPad App store, figured it would only be a matter of time before someone came up with the great idea of sharing information regarding speed traps and red light cameras and making it available to others [...]

Georgia Driver Stopped for Speeding Violation Tries to Excuse Illegal Substance At Stop

A driver in Thomasville Georgia was caught speeding and found to be in possession of a bag of pot. Read more about how he attempted to get out of the speeding ticket and excuse the presence of the illegal substance in Georgia in this story from WALB News.     Speeding Ticket in Thomasville Georgia?

Speeding Crackdown in Coweta County Georgia

Speeding continues to be a major problem with major consequences on Interstate 85 through Coweta County. Georgia State Patrol’s Newnan Post Commander Sgt. Lance Greene and Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John LaChance are teaming up to make the Coweta corridor of Interstate 85 safer during ongoing construction. They are planning several enforcement crackdowns to [...]

Georgia “Super Speeder” Fines On Hold Until Jan1.

Pricier driver’s license reinstatement fees go into effect July 1, but the extra $200 fines for Georgia’s “super speeders” won’t be charged until early next year. When the new fines, recently approved by the Georgia Legislature, take effect, they won’t be paid with the rest of the traffic ticket. They’ll be collected separately, with notification [...]

Speeding Fines in Southeast Georgia Can Vary By Nearly $1,000

KINGSLAND – Under the Superspeeder law Gov. Sonny Perdue signed Tuesday, motorists ticketed for driving 75 mph or faster on two-lane roads and 85 mph or faster on four-lane roads would have $200 added onto their tickets. While the super speeder fines will be consistent throughout Georgia, the starting point for the super speeder addition [...]

New Law Adds $200 To Georgia Speeding Ticket Fines

ATLANTA, GA — There’s a new law on the books to crack down on drivers who excessively break the speed limits on metro Atlanta roads. It’s been dubbed the “Superspeeder” Law and it tacks on an extra $200 to anyone caught going more than 85 miles per hour on multiple-lane highways or more than 75 [...]

Traffic Stop In Gwinnett County Ends With Woman In Jail

NORCROSS – Things quickly went from bad to worse for an Auburn woman during an early morning traffic stop on Interstate 85 Thursday. According to reports, a Gwinnett police officer was running radar near Indian Trail Road at about 12:30 a.m. when 47-year-old Gayle John sped by in a silver Mercedes, 20 mph over the [...]

“Super Speeders” Beware of Increased Fines in Gainesville Georgia

Article by Stephen Gurr, GainesVilleTimes.com Almost daily, Gainesville police clock lead foots driving close to 75 mph within the city limits. Every so often, they catch motorists going 85 mph on one of Gainesville’s more speed-prone roads, Thompson Bridge Road or Dawsonville Highway. On Dawsonville Highway, that’s 40 mph above the speed limit, Sgt. Dean [...]

I-85 Drivers In Georgia Warned

The lanes — and speeds — on portions of Interstate 85 in north Coweta will soon be dropping. The Georgia Department of Transportation is shifting southbound traffic on I-85 starting at Exit 51/Sharpsburg-McCollum Road and extending to Exit 47/Bullsboro Drive beginning Feb. 8. This traffic shift was originally scheduled to take place this weekend, and [...]

DeKalb County Traffic Tickets Misplaced

The DeKalb County Recorders Court —- one of the busiest traffic courts in the state —- has lost track of hundreds of thousands of citations, costing the county and the state possibly tens of millions of dollars in uncollected fines, according to internal court e-mails. The breakdown also let people ignore citations and not face [...]

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