What's the intersection? I live in Cobb and know most of that area pretty well.Originally Posted by ARFNSX
Some Resources.
The O.C.G.A (Official Code of Georgia, Annotated) is available free from the State Government, as ignorance of the law is never a valid defense in the state of Georgia, one has access to the primary source and can do your own research.
You can, using your ticket code (40-6-181) Find the exact statute you were given a ticket under. Title 40 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) Chapter 6 (Uniform Rules of the Road) no. 181 (Which is in Article 9, by the way) Which is sets out a bunch of rules and then states that these can be modified by 40-6-182, 40-6-183, 40-6-188.
188 is Highway work zones, 182 is "State Speed Zones" and 183 is alteration of speed limits by local authorities.
The "Basic rules" 40-6-180 (Which we often see people cited under for "Driving Too Fast for Conditions" or "Driving faster than is prudent.") states specifically that traversing a hill-crest is one of those times when conditions of the roadway would suggest that you slow down, meaning the posted speed limit is often too high for the situation, as well as rainy conditions or at night when lighting and visibility are poor. This is how cops cite people for going ~the speed limit~ with speeding tickets (Too Fast for Conditions is pretty common actually).
Even after checking Article 11 (Miscellaneous Provisions) and reading the rule about coasting, which simply says not to cost out of gear, (40-6-246) I can't find any statute about steep grade hills and speeding tickets. I've provided where I looked and where everyone else can scour too, I've had a long day at work and my mind is fried, so maybe someone else can find it. Have at, there's your best bet besides calling a lawyer. It may even be hidden in a different chapter, though that seems odd.
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