Posted on 10/16/2012 5:29:36 AM PDT by cuban leaf
New State Law Gets Tough on Illegal Speeders NEW ‘SUPER SPEEDER LAW’ STARTS NEW YEAR WITH NEW FINES
(JANUARY 1, 2010) Georgia drivers should mark that date on their calendars and put a sticky note next to their keys.. January 1st, 2010. It’s the day the new state ‘Super Speeder Law’ goes into effect in Georgia. And any high-risk drivers who make a habit of ignoring posted speed limits will be the first to feel the pinch of higher state fines (called fees) on their wallets.
How much higher? The new law titled HB160 tacks-on another two-hundred-dollar state-fee for any driver convicted of speeding at 75-or-more on any two-lane roads.. OR convicted of speeding at 85-and-over anywhere in Georgia. Those new state fees will be in addition to any local fines already in effect in the jurisdiction where the speeding offense occurs.
Who is a SuperSpeeder? Under the provisions of this new Georgia law, any driver convicted of violating HB160 will now be classified by the state as a ‘Super Speeder’ and subject to an additional fee. The new ‘SuperSpeeder Law’ is designed to get tough on high-risk drivers who’ve been endangering other motorists and ignoring warnings to slow down. On average, there’s a speed-related death-a-day in Georgia!
The ‘SuperSpeeder Law’ established the new state fees to help police put the brakes on Georgia’s dangerous and illegal speeders. Failure to pay the ‘SuperSpeeder’ fee results in an additional $50.00 fee and the suspension of the offender’s driving privileges and license. ‘SuperSpeeder’ is a highway safety law designed to save lives on our roads by changing the way illegal speeders drive in Georgia... by slowing them down within legal limits.
And these new fees will save lives another way. Fees collected under the new ‘SuperSpeeder Law’ will be used to help fund Georgia’s trauma care hospital system where approximately sixty-percent of all trauma-care-patients are crash-related. Now for the first time, ‘SuperSpeeders’ will help pay for the hospital beds where their crash-victims are being treated.
Drivers need to remember: There are safety reasons for posted speed limits. Any time motorists drive at illegal speeds they put themselves, their passengers and others at tremendous risk. Crash forces double on impact with every ten mph increase in speed above fifty. Speed reduces the amount of available time needed to avoid a crash. Georgia’s new ‘Super Speeder Law’ and fees go into effect January 1st, 2010.
VIEW PHOTOS AND NEWS FROM ATLANTA & COMPANY INTERVIEW WITH GOHS DIRECTOR BOB DALLAS ON THE SUPER SPEEDER LAW
VIEW PHOTOS AND COMMENTARY FROM THE LATEST SUPER SPEEDER NEWS CONFERENCE IN COLUMBUS HERE
VIEW PHOTOS AND COMMENTARY FROM THE SUPER SPEEDER NEWS CONFERENCE KICKOFF IN ATLANTA HERE
LISTEN TO GOVERNOR SONNY PERDUE'S PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE SUPER SPEEDER LAW HERE (30 SECONDS) AND HERE (60 SECONDS).....
LISTEN TO THE .10 SECOND, .15 SECOND, .30 SECOND, AND .60 SECOND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUPER SPEEDER TODAY....
My 22 yr old daughter has a super speeder trophy from GA. She has graduated from the School of Hard Knocks with honors. She no longer speeds in GA.
I used to be just like most of you, driving 5-10 mph above the speed limit. However, in these tough economic times, the police are looking for any revenue they can get. Plus, it doesn't take any less time to get where you're going.
The only exception is those crazy speed trap towns like Golden Meadow, LA, or one of those small towns in Central Missouri (has Northern Hospitality and Southern efficiency), where they hide speed limits behind trees, change speed limits every 100 ft or so, then you have to be on extra special guard.
This law is great!! I am so sick of people, especially teens, who are in a big hurry to get NOWHERE. The fees/fines are reasonable enough. Don’t wanna pay it?? Then quit speeding!
spoiled, instant gratification culture.. can’t wait to get ‘there’ for some reason
The US interstate system is nearly 9 times longer than the autobahn system. The fatality rate on the autobahn is roughly double that of the US.
Another of Ga’s little tricks:
You are from out of state and get a traffic ticket. Never going back to Ga, so you ignore it. They find you guilty, but can not take your out of state license (no jurisdiction), so they issue you a Ga drivers license, and revoke it.
The revocation shows up next time you go to renew your license, or if stopped on another traffic violation anywhere in the country. Gets real expensive and painful to get the revocation removed.
One of the sites I visited was looking for people to include in a class action suit. You are right about the double Jeopardy thing. How can you respond to a ticket in the mail that you didn’t know was coming and never reaches you, BTW? And if you are from out-of-state, ignorance of the law IS an excuse.
spoiled, instant gratification culture.. can’t wait to get ‘there’ for some reason
If only it were that simple. And I wish that was all there is to it.
The fees/fines are reasonable enough. Don’t wanna pay it?? Then quit speeding!
I actually have no problem with the fine. In fact, that is not even the issue for me.
The issue is how they do it. And that is a very big deal.
Chicago, for years, allowed people to blow through highway tolls without doing anything, but saving the who and when for every single offense. Then, YEARS later, they sent people tickets and threatening warnings to pay or else. Many, MANY people were sent five figure bills, some DEEPLY five figure.
Imagine doing 79 in a 79 for years, even passing radar cops who ignore you. Then one day you get a “collective” speeding ticket for $25,000. And you pay or they take your license and your house. That is the moral equivalent of what happened in Chicago, and what is happening in Georgia is of a similar spirit.
I have no problem with them tacking this onto the ticket, but it should be done BEFORE the person agrees to pay the ticket and not fight it.
See my post 28. I don’t have a problem with the extra $200, IF it is part of the actual citation you receive.
This is what happens when the DUI money they enjoyed for so many years starts to dry up a little.
Here’s an idea- go under the speed limit. If the speed limit is 55, go 54 or less. If the speed limit is 65 or 70, go 1-10 mph slower.
The only risk is hitting a deer. But since it is clear at least 30 yards on either side of the road, I’m not too worried about that.
79 in a 79 = 79 in a 70
When I got my first license, in Alabama, going 25mph over the speed limit on any road in that state would automatically get you arrested and charged with reckless driving. That came with a huge fine, a bit of jail time, and possible revocation of your license. That was the story, anyway, I don’t know for sure if that was actually the law. Since that was during the days of the 55mph maximum speed limit, 80 was the magic number on the freeways.
The solution is scofflaw
Correctamundo! The counties in GA that have Interstates running thru them see only fat wallets going by - not citizens that deserve the “protect and serve” sales pitch.
“The counties in GA that have Interstates running thru them see only fat wallets going by “
Try speeding in West Virginia as an out of stater and see where that gets you. LOL
Don't know where you got your info, but it appears to be incorrect.
Autobahn fatality rates are about 25% lower than US interstates.
On the out of state thing. When GA suspends you they also notify your state of the suspension and update the NDR/PDPS (National Driving Registry/Problem Driver Pointer System) operated by the federal gov’t. So when you renew your license, update it, your state checks the NDR/PDPS and if your name is there, no new license. And your state may decide to suspend you as well until business with GA is taken care of too.
Also with GA, their window tint law applies to out of state vehicles too.
I drove through GA last January and knew about the super-speeder fine. I kept my speed at 80, not bothered but was pulled over in TN for 81 in a 70 mph by a local. There was a lot of traffic from FL/GA border to TN/GA border on I-75. Saw much more local cops on the interstate than GA State Patrol.
> You are from out of state and get a traffic ticket. Never going back to Ga, so you ignore it. They find you guilty, but can not take your out of state license (no jurisdiction), so they issue you a Ga drivers license, and revoke it.
> The revocation shows up next time you go to renew your license, or if stopped on another traffic violation anywhere in the country. Gets real expensive and painful to get the revocation removed.
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