Goin' down to Georgia...

[stlcardsfan]

In Savannah and have been for the last couple days. Absolutely beautiful town! The Spanish Moss and Palm Trees that shade the streets, thickly blooming Azaleas in the town squares and town houses are unlike any other city I've ever seen. People are so friendly and dining is wonderful! Anyway, I've noticed A LOT of K-Band Radar in the Savannah area along with a few RLCs (picked off by the 9500ix).

Going down from Atlanta to Savannah and you all pretty much called all the speed traps. Going through Pulaski Co. (I think) I was going about 80 in a 70 when the 9500ix alerted to K-Band threat. Soon up the road sheriff crested a hill in the oppo. lane.

Next threat was going through the infamous Laurens County in East Dublin. Cruising along at about 78-79 in light traffic, I start getting medium strength I/O 35.5 Ka blips. All the sudden a blacked out Crown Victoria shows up in the opposite lanes of traffic on I-16, jets across the median and pulls onto my lane of traffic just behind me (I was getting nervious) then he floors it past me (big relief) goes probably a quarter mile up the highway and lights up my ex-rabbit who I had decided was too fast for me. While I'm watching the cop speed up to the Accord a second Laurens County Crown Vic jets across the median and starts hitting me with I/O 35.5 until he gives up and crosses the median again. Scary stuff.

Finally, I had a flashing lights save. Was just outside of Savannah running 80 in a 70 and had just crossed into Chatam Co. when this minivan I noticed was flashing his lights in oncoming traffic. Slowed down to about 3 or 4 over and a half mile up the highway saw a Crown Vic using no radar monitoring my lane of traffic. Would have been caught.

[bill3956]

Thanks for the information - going to Dublin tomorrow

[srtga]

[QUOTE=
Going down from Atlanta to Savannah and you all pretty much called all the speed traps. Going through Pulaski Co. (I think) I was going about 80 in a 70 when the 9500ix alerted to K-Band threat. Soon up the road sheriff crested a hill in the oppo. lane.

Next threat was going through the infamous Laurens County in East Dublin. Cruising along at about 78-79 in light traffic, I start getting medium strength I/O 35.5 Ka blips. All the sudden a blacked out Crown Victoria shows up in the opposite lanes of traffic on I-16, jets across the median and pulls onto my lane of traffic just behind me (I was getting nervious) then he floors it past me (big relief) goes probably a quarter mile up the highway and lights up my ex-rabbit who I had decided was too fast for me. While I'm watching the cop speed up to the Accord a second Laurens County Crown Vic jets across the median and starts hitting me with I/O 35.5 until he gives up and crosses the median again. Scary stuff.

Finally, I had a flashing lights save. Was just outside of Savannah running 80 in a 70 and had just crossed into Chatam Co. when this minivan I noticed was flashing his lights in oncoming traffic. Slowed down to about 3 or 4 over and a half mile up the highway saw a Crown Vic using no radar monitoring my lane of traffic. Would have been caught.[/QUOTE]

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Glad you enjoyed Savannah (Sugartown on the CB). I usually travel there a couple of times a week. Too busy working to enjoy it much

[stlcardsfan]

Welcome to my world

Glad you enjoyed Savannah (Sugartown on the CB). I usually travel there a couple of times a week. Too busy working to enjoy it much

BTW there is a red light camera at the intersection of De Renne and Abercorn. You wouldn't know because you don't have a 9500ix!

[geekmedic]

All city/county police agencies cannot write you a ticket unless you are going 11 mph over the PSL unless you are in a school or residential zone (speed limit <35 mph).

GSP, however, can write you for 1 over. I know several LEO's and troopers, and most are waiting for the big fish. Almost all tell me you're safe if you are going less than 15 mph over.

Be very cautious of speeding >85 mph on Georgia's interstate. The governor recently signed a "super speeder" law that fines you $250 extra (I think that's correct) in addition to the speed fine. If you're on a two-lane road, going >75 mph will get you a super speeder ticket.

GSP is notorious for using laser from the rear. They sit on the entrance ramps and will laser people as they go by or will use VASCAR to time people's speed (you'll notice the white lines marking the distance they use for VASCAR -- they're present at every interstate entrance). As others have mentioned, GSP also uses a lot of I/O.

One of the things I hate is when a trooper sits on top of a bridge and clocks people as they approach or pass the bridge (some do it from behind, but most get you approaching them). A 1/2 mile down the road will be about 10-20 troopers and locals who will be waiting.

[stlcardsfan]

All city/county police agencies cannot write you a ticket unless you are going 11 mph over the PSL unless you are in a school or residential zone (speed limit <35 mph).

GSP, however, can write you for 1 over. I know several LEO's and troopers, and most are waiting for the big fish. Almost all tell me you're safe if you are going less than 15 mph over.

Be very cautious of speeding >85 mph on Georgia's interstate. The governor recently signed a "super speeder" law that fines you $250 extra (I think that's correct) in addition to the speed fine. If you're on a two-lane road, going >75 mph will get you a super speeder ticket.

GSP is notorious for using laser from the rear. They sit on the entrance ramps and will laser people as they go by or will use VASCAR to time people's speed (you'll notice the white lines marking the distance they use for VASCAR -- they're present at every interstate entrance). As others have mentioned, GSP also uses a lot of I/O.

One of the things I hate is when a trooper sits on top of a bridge and clocks people as they approach or pass the bridge (some do it from behind, but most get you approaching them). A 1/2 mile down the road will be about 10-20 troopers and locals who will be waiting.

GSP intimidates me big time. Here in TN the THP mostly run Stalker 34.7 with a little laser (similar to CA) here and there. I seldom got over 80 on my trip through Georgia (except when I was able to pull off being at the end of a 3 car rabbit )

I only had one radar contact today on the trip from Savannah to Nashville and that was in the suburbs of Nashville. C/O 34.7 THP which was .9 miles of detection.

[srtga]

BTW there is a red light camera at the intersection of De Renne and Abercorn. You wouldn't know because you don't have a 9500ix!

NO WAY!! I usually stay @ either the Extended Stay, LaQuinta or Suburban on Abercorn and work on Victory Drive. I didn't think we had ANY speed cameras in GA...

De Renne sounds kind of familiar...

[stlcardsfan]

NO WAY!! I usually stay @ either the Extended Stay, LaQuinta or Suburban on Abercorn and work on Victory Drive. I didn't think we had ANY speed cameras in GA...

De Renne sounds kind of familiar...

We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott on Abercorn close to that intersection. I even saw the camera bust 2 cars sitting at the red light.
Here it is...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...84905660377362

[bradthemad]

NO WAY!! I usually stay @ either the Extended Stay, LaQuinta or Suburban on Abercorn and work on Victory Drive. I didn't think we had ANY speed cameras in GA...

We have plenty of red light cameras, but no speed cameras.

[srtga]

We have plenty of red light cameras, but no speed cameras.

I had no idea... This means my V1 is USELESS!! ABSOLUTELY USELESS!!!



Seriously, I didn't think we had anything like that in Ga.