Super Speeder Law

[Black R]

you guys do realize this is a thinly veiled scheme to generate revenue for things that already occur, right? :/

[EL42]

wow,how about my speedometer light went out last nite. guess i better fix it before the first.lol

[Nateds16]

i dont like the law bc i think the dumbass that are running over 85 on the highways are just going to run and kill more people.

[kain]

if they run, then that means they are hiding something.

[teh_mugen18]

if they run, then that means they are hiding something.

or that they're trying to avoid getting that "Super Speeder" mark slapped on their driving record...

[DirtyMechanic]

you do know the fine is only 200 extra dollars right. geez some of you people are so dense. wtf

[speedminded]

that is a horrible way to view things and that mentality is why everything is so bad now. the govt takes away rights and freedoms and grows more and more powerful bit by bit; because ppl dont care because it doesnt affect them in the short term.

Is driving a right?

Is it your right to be in anyones house you choose? Is it your right to wear your shoes if they ask you to remove them in their home? The road isn't yours and it's not your right to drive on it, it's a privilege and if you don't like the rules of it you can simply not drive.

What about GA400? I thought it was 65mph and only two lanes past exit 12 or so...haven't been up that way in a while

This law effects people all over Georgia, what does it matter if most of those roads aren't in the metro area?

I think the law should be about speed vs speed limit, the number of lanes and speed alone don't seem all that relevant to me. It seems more sensible to just raise the fines based on the current system than enact a new law which creates a seperate criteria.

Who is the superspeeder?
A. Amanda who is going 85 in a 65, four lane road
B. Charlie who is going 73 in a 35, two lane road

Tell me how that makes sense..

Where the hell is 400 a 2 lane road?

i just think if they are going to do this, they should raise the speed limit at least 5mph. then add the 5mph to how fast you have to be going for the SS law thing. get what i'm trying to say?

5mph? You do understand mph stands for miles per hour right? The length of Highway 400 is 53.75 miles. That means driving the ENTIRE length from Dahlonega to Buckhead 5mph faster saves a grand total of 4 minutes. Seriously? Then driving to Seattle from atlanta 5 mph faster would barely save 3 hours of driving for 40 hours.

A friend got pulled over for going 4 over yesterday LMFAO. No ticket just a "where you going in such a hurry, slow it down."

Bullshit.

Normal court fees yeah, they can go to shitty things like building statues of dead politicians in a park, this law(Super Speeder) however was developed JUST for funding to a cancer society for children or something along those lines.

Trauma hospitals.

you do know the fine is only 200 extra dollars right. geez some of you people are so dense. wtf

Exactly. The law is only adding $200 to the fine of those that are excessively speeding. It doesn't mark the offender in any way any more than a ticket today.

[quickdodge®]

Where the hell is 400 a 2 lane road?

Should have read further down. I took care of that already, lolol. Later, QD.

[Njobe]

5mph? You do understand mph stands for miles per hour right? The length of Highway 400 is 53.75 miles. That means driving the ENTIRE length from Dahlonega to Buckhead 5mph faster saves a grand total of 4 minutes. Seriously? Then driving to Seattle from atlanta 5 mph faster would barely save 3 hours of driving for 40 hours.

that would be 4 minutes and 3 hours you didn't have before. do you know what 3 hours are? 180 minutes, 10,800 seconds, or 10,800,000 miliseconds.


the point i was trying to make is, cars today are built to go faster then cars a decade ago. if you are going to up the fines why not up the speed limit at least 5mph. that way you are going 85mph now and get the extra $200 fine, but if the extra 5mph would be there you wouldn't get it unless you were going 90mph.

[quickdodge®]

the point i was trying to make is, cars today are built to go faster then cars a decade ago. if you are going to up the fines why not up the speed limit at least 5mph. that way you are going 85mph now and get the extra $200 fine, but if the extra 5mph would be there you wouldn't get it unless you were going 90mph.

I shot your "point" down when you tried it on me. It doesn't matter what the car manufacturers make the cars speed go to. The government can set the speed to whatever it deems necessary. Maybe the car companies should start making their cars not go so fast. Later, QD.

[Total_Blender]

the point i was trying to make is, cars today are built to go faster then cars a decade ago..

Not everyone on the road drives a brand new vehicle. There are plenty of 1960's/1970's vehicles on the roads with bad tires and 4 wheel drum brakes. Also, aside from emissions in the Metro counties, vehicle inspections are not required. If it has 4 wheels and all the lights work, then whatever POS you find at the junkyard is probably street legal in most of the counties.

[Njobe]

I shot your "point" down when you tried it on me. It doesn't matter what the car manufacturers make the cars speed go to. The government can set the speed to whatever it deems necessary. Maybe the car companies should start making their cars not go so fast. Later, QD.

i know that's why they should deem necessary to change the speed limit or why not pass a law saying car companies can't create such high powered cars. since they're throwing around new laws lol

Not everyone on the road drives a brand new vehicle. There are plenty of 1960's/1970's vehicles on the roads with bad tires and 4 wheel drum brakes. Also, aside from emissions in the Metro counties, vehicle inspections are not required. If it has 4 wheels and all the lights work, then whatever POS you find at the junkyard is probably street legal in most of the counties.

i don't see much of 60s/70s cars

[Doppelgänger]

I don't agree with most aspects of is crap Perdue is pushing. Seriously, 85 in a 70 zone is nothing, but you'll get popped with an extra $200 for it yet you could do 60 in a 45 zone and not get labeled a "super speeder" but I'd be willing to bet that it is far more 'dangerous' to do 60 in a 45 than doing 85 in a 70. Perdue is just an idiot, plain and simple.

They would make more money if they went after assholes on cellphones. Fuck, I say nail people who text while driving with $400 fines....that income would eclipse the $200 super speeder bullshit.

[speedminded]

I don't agree with most aspects of is crap Perdue is pushing. Seriously, 85 in a 70 zone is nothing, but you'll get popped with an extra $200 for it yet you could do 60 in a 45 zone and not get labeled a "super speeder" but I'd be willing to bet that it is far more 'dangerous' to do 60 in a 45 than doing 85 in a 70. Perdue is just an idiot, plain and simple.

They would make more money if they went after assholes on cellphones. Fuck, I say nail people who text while driving with $400 fines....that income would eclipse the $200 super speeder bullshit.

No way to prove it, anyone can simply say they were dialing their phone and not texting. However someone that has a phone up to their ear is breaking a law that is been around for decades yet it's never pursued in that way.

[Doppelgänger]

No way to prove it, anyone can simply say they were dialing their phone and not texting. However someone that has a phone up to their ear is breaking a law that is been around for decades yet it's never pursued in that way.

In that case... nail all the fuckers who hold a phone while driving. Not that using a hands-free device is any better either.

My point really is that there are sooooo many other things that could be used to make roads safer and generate revenue (note the order I said this). But it's simply the fact that tagging people for speeding is MUCH easier and takes less effort to yield revenue generation. Sadly, they see dollar signs before anything else and then tag some little excuse to it to spoon feed the general population into thinking they are trying to make a difference. People that drive dangerously slow cause a good number of accidents. I can say how many times I've seen these idiots doing 40-45mph (and sometimes less) on a normal flowing interstate and in middle of the road causing cars to go everywhere trying to avoid hitting them. Also, look at the types/locations of fatal accidents when you're watching the news. Heck, just yesterday there was some fatal accident yesterday in DeKalb by someone who slid of the road and whacked a tree... on a two-lane road and they weren't speeding. Many fatalities end up like this. I had a friend killed when they flipped their SUV going 25mph. All I am saying is that I see more fatal accidents reported that do not involve excessive speeding (not to say they weren't doing a small amount over the post limit) and happen on side streets as opposed to interstates.

But it somes down to a easy to understand fact. The government did a study a number of years back and found that it's eaier and more cost effective to make new safety regulations on cars rather than educating drivers on the proper rules of the road. Those out there who are "road smart" will agree that knowing the laws will make your head explode because of the overwhelming number of people who are too ignorant or too lazy to give a damn. That's what it comes down to. We are driving in a time of road stupidity, where people thinkg it's a right. When people understood that driving was a privilege, they took it seriously and were carefule about their actions behind the wheel.

Though I think it would be funny if they forecast a budget based on revenue by the super speeder law and end up getting shafted because people actually slow down. I tend to do 10-15 over the POSTED speed limit..depending on the flow of traffic. But I might be a littlre more mindful of if in hopes that I'll hear a news story that the state isn't seeing as much revenue as it thought it would... my MFR to Perdue.

[speedminded]

The government did a study a number of years back and found that it's eaier and more cost effective to make new safety regulations on cars rather than educating drivers on the proper rules of the road.

That's what I have the biggest issue with. The state shouldn't have to eat the education fee, that should be the responsibility of the driver so cost does not matter one bit. Given the opportunity I would be the first person on the capital steps to lobby for improved driver education, much like Europe, requiring specific driver challenges like accident avoidance and skid pad training.

[japan4racing]

i was popped back in october or november for this super speeder deal...lame! cruise set on 75mph for 30 minutes, went to pass some ppl to get up to my exit and right as i eclipsed a slight hill there was a sherriff dep. clocked me at 85mph. i pulled right over and he gave me exactly 85 in a 70 on the ticket..im a super speeder now becuase i went 85mph for approx 5 seconds. now, im not saying i dont deserve a speeding ticket as i def. broke the law...but damn...i have not had a ticket in 5 years, i was not still accelerating and he would have known (i have longtube headers, no cats, and a catback on a mustang), and i pulled over as quick as i could. would it have killed the guy to drop it down 1mph and save me the $200 and the points that im sure come along with the superspeeder charge? im pissed about the whole thing really....i could go on for days about it

[redrumracer]

not really a factor to me, when and if i go those speeds its ONLY when no one else is around......or with the flow of traffic going thru columbia sc, those fuckers move going thru there lol.

[Thighs]

why would you go over 75 on a 2 lane road anyways? and 85 on any road, even I85 is no big deal, i stay under that anyways.

[Doppelgänger]

A-FUCKING-MEN
I've been saything this since talk of the SS law hit the media. Perdue is full of shit and now he's being called out on it.


quoted and posted for the lazy.

For a few months now I’ve been asking Gov. Sonny Perdue if he would like to take a little ride with me on I-75. Just a quick trip down to Macon and back to Atlanta.

Here’s why:

On May 5, Perdue signed the so-called “super speeder law.” The law provides for an extra $200 fine on drivers who get caught doing 85 mph or more on expressways; 75 mph or more on two-lane roads. Purdue said that the law was an “attempt to slow high-speed drivers and reduce high-speed crashes and trauma injuries.”

Nonsense.

The governor was simply trying to raise revenue. Why else the excited announcement that the new law would raise $23 million in fiscal year 2010?

If speeding killed, the countryside would be littered with dead jet pilots.

I could spend the rest of my allotted space here citing some of the studies that have shown that speeders aren’t a major cause of traffic accidents. What a yawner. The studies are out there, though. Perhaps you would like to take the time to read the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on July 15, 2008.

Then again, maybe not.

If you were so inclined, you would read that speeding accounted for only 5 percent of “pre-crash events.” A Virginia DMV report said that speeding caused about 2.9 percent of crashes in 2007.

Yeah, we really need that super-speeder law.

Actually, it’s more like we need the money.

So what if Gov. Perdue does decide to take that little jaunt down to Macon and back with me?

First, I’d ask for immunity. We’re going to speed on the way down. On the way back, we’ll stick to the speed limit. Maybe I’ll get him to drive.

On the way to Macon, my goal will be to drive up to 20 mph above the posted limit. Yup — that means 90 mph, well above the super-speeder 85 mph threshold.

Here’s what the governor will see: When I encounter traffic, I’ll slow down. No tailgating. Give me an open lane, and I’ll flip on the winkers (Brit term, I love it), move over and let ’er rip.

All the way to Macon not one single driver will have to change what he or she is doing because of my driving. Not one driver will have to change lanes or slow down to avoid me. I’ll open it up when I can, go with the flow when I must.

The governor will enjoy the ride. After all, he’s a pilot and we’ll be flying low.

In Macon we’ll hit a Waffle House and fuel up. A bowl of chili and a grilled cheese ought to do it. Then, on the way back to Atlanta, we’ll crack a window and it will be speed limit all the way. I’ll hang in the second lane from the right so I don’t have to mess with merging or exiting traffic. Since I won’t be driving a Buick or a minivan, we’ll stay out of the left lane. We’ll put the governor’s head on a swivel so he can see what’s happening to the traffic around me. He’ll see other motorists having to constantly change lanes to get around me. Sometimes they’ll use signals; sometimes not. Several times he’ll see some other motorist take evasive action to get out of the way of another driver trying to get around me. By the time we get back to Atlanta we’ll both be nervous wrecks.

Speeding tickets are easy for law enforcement. Aim your radar gun, pull ’em over and write the ticket. Targeting people who change lanes without signaling, follow too close, fail to yield the right of way and who generally can’t control a car presents greater challenges in traffic court.

Look — love the cops; really do. That guy writing me a speeding ticket (haven’t had one in 15 years) would stand between me and a bullet if need be. But when he’s sitting there writing me a ticket for speeding he’s a tax collector, not a law enforcement officer.

You want to save lives, governor? Ban the use of hand-held cellphones. Not all that flashy, but it would work.


Neal Boortz’s column will appear every Saturday. For more Boortz, go to

[Jaimecbr900]

A-FUCKING-MEN
I've been saything this since talk of the SS law hit the media. Perdue is full of shit and now he's being called out on it.


quoted and posted for the lazy.

Oh shit. I just noticed this post after I posted mine.

Good job. Neal tells it like it is most of the time.

[AdriSciontC]

Cops can also show up to court late, or not at all.... and we do that and we've got a bench warrant out for us...

[quickdodge®]

Cops can also show up to court late, or not at all.... and we do that and we've got a bench warrant out for us...

Don't show up late. Simple solution to a not-so-hard "problem. Later, QD.

[Jaimecbr900]

Folks, this is not a "cop is a bad guy" issue. This is a "the state needs the money so we're going to come up with a useless and worthless excuse to get some" issue. Speeding by itself is NOT the major cause of accidents, not in GA, not anywhere. It's been proven, researched, re-researched, studied, and re-studied. Far more people are hurt or worse yet killed every year on our roads from drunk drivers or elderly people going th opposite way down the Interstate or teenage/inexperienced/bad drivers than "speeding" EVER would. It's not speculation, it's a FACT. A fact that is NOT very popular because it causes each of us to look at ourselves and OUR capabilites, or lack thereof, which we all know is NEVER a good thing because people would have to admit their OWN faults.

Police are doing what they are mandated to do. Can't fault them for that. Fault the stupid politicians that put "laws" into place using false information and false pretences. That's who's really at fault here, not the guy/gal that would lose their job if they didn't do what they're TOLD to do.

[LizBiz]

LOL @ Purdue. He's a dumbass. I saw a sign last night off 675 "speeding will cost you" 285/75 is a free for all lol. You are going slow if you're going the speed limit.

Hopefully with this ticket increase he will think to add more po po to the force to pull over these so called super speeders. If not I doubt anything will change.

[metro larev]

i cant afford any more tickets much less if there even more

[Total_Blender]

i cant afford any more tickets much less if there even more

Exactly... just more incentive for you to drive right.

I will agree with you guys that Perdue is full of shit (just on general principle) but Super Speeder is one of the very few things going on in our general assembly that I approve of.

[tdurr]

lol i wanna see someone fight a super speeder ticket and win.

[DirtyMechanic]

i was popped back in october or november for this super speeder deal...lame! cruise set on 75mph for 30 minutes, went to pass some ppl to get up to my exit and right as i eclipsed a slight hill there was a sherriff dep. clocked me at 85mph. i pulled right over and he gave me exactly 85 in a 70 on the ticket..im a super speeder now becuase i went 85mph for approx 5 seconds. now, im not saying i dont deserve a speeding ticket as i def. broke the law...but damn...i have not had a ticket in 5 years, i was not still accelerating and he would have known (i have longtube headers, no cats, and a catback on a mustang), and i pulled over as quick as i could. would it have killed the guy to drop it down 1mph and save me the $200 and the points that im sure come along with the superspeeder charge? im pissed about the whole thing really....i could go on for days about it

i was thinking about this on the way to NJ this past week. how much faster was i going to get there by going 75-80 vs the 70-75 i was cruising at. and i did some simple quick little math in my head... and for the safty of that 5ish mph the extra 30mins... was worth it. driving from atl to just north of baltimore in full rain sometimes straight down pouring. so yeah... well worth the extra 30mins or so. rained the whole way to NJ too... great timing i know.

Not everyone on the road drives a brand new vehicle. There are plenty of 1960's/1970's vehicles on the roads with bad tires and 4 wheel drum brakes. Also, aside from emissions in the Metro counties, vehicle inspections are not required. If it has 4 wheels and all the lights work, then whatever POS you find at the junkyard is probably street legal in most of the counties.

umm where are you seeing all these 60s and 70s cars around... i barely see any 80s cars around. 90s a lot even then its getting less and less. but 60s and 70s cars lol i think i would notice those cars.

A-FUCKING-MEN
I've been saything this since talk of the SS law hit the media. Perdue is full of shit and now he's being called out on it.


quoted and posted for the lazy.

yeah i heard Neal Boortz talk about this on the radio when the super speeder thing first go announced way back when. reps+ for finding it.

[Skorcher]

I found it, but was lazy and just posted the link instead of pasting the whole article. Thank you dopple for putting in the extra effort of actually posting the whole article. (No sarcasm, I actually mean that).

[Total_Blender]

umm where are you seeing all these 60s and 70s cars around.

My driveway

Also, I see a good bit of them out on the roads, especially '70s trucks. Particularly on the 4 lanes around Cartersville, Rome, Calhoun, etc.

[Njobe]

My driveway

Also, I see a good bit of them out on the roads, especially '70s trucks. Particularly on the 4 lanes around Cartersville, Rome, Calhoun, etc.

if you see some around the metro area let me know lol



p.s. this so called law is garbage.

[quickdodge®]

if you see some around the metro area let me know lol

I see them all the time around metro area.

p.s. this so called law is garbage.

Why? Any real reason? Later, QD.

[AnthonyF]

-Ant.

[§treet_§peed]

How often do you come through Hall Co\ounty Mike? Or go through smaller towns?

[swollix]

time to sell the Z06...

[DirtyMechanic]

i love how people think this affects everyone. and it will affect them, it only is going to affect the people that speed. if you dont want it to affect you... dont speed.... geez you people are soooo stupid.

[punkr6]

i love how people think this affects everyone. and it will affect them, it only is going to affect the people that speed. if you dont want it to affect you... dont speed.... geez you people are soooo stupid.

THIS....

[JDM_p00ky]

this should be posted for all them guys doin hwy runs after moreland avenue goin more than 100 mph and stopin at 20 mph in the middle of the fukin hwy

[Atlblkz06]

I did 105 on a 35 to celebrate the super speeder law yesterday.

FUCK THAT SHIT, its all about money. Safety my ass!