Super Speeders Will Pay Extra | 13WMAZ.com | Macon, GA
The new year brings a new law that could affect how fast you drive in 2010.
The Super Speeders law went into effect across the state on January 1. That means anyone driving over 75 miles per hour on a two-lane road or over 85 miles per hour on a four-lane road will get an extra $200 tacked on to their speeding ticket, in addition to local fines.
That money will go to fund trauma centers.
Sergeant Ricky Davis with the Monroe County Sheriff's Department patrol division says the new law won't affect how they enforce speeding. He says they won't pull over more people just because the new law is in place, but they won't have mercy because of hefty fines either. He does hope it will deter motorists on Interstate 75 and other roads in the county from driving super fast.
"We've always had a problem with excessive speed through our county and we're hoping that the new Super Speeder law will help to reduce the number of traffic accidents and fatalities on the highways," he said.
The Governor's office expects the new law to generate about $23 million a year, to go to the state's 15 trauma centers.
The new year brings a new law that could affect how fast you drive in 2010.
The Super Speeders law went into effect across the state on January 1. That means anyone driving over 75 miles per hour on a two-lane road or over 85 miles per hour on a four-lane road will get an extra $200 tacked on to their speeding ticket, in addition to local fines.
That money will go to fund trauma centers.
Sergeant Ricky Davis with the Monroe County Sheriff's Department patrol division says the new law won't affect how they enforce speeding. He says they won't pull over more people just because the new law is in place, but they won't have mercy because of hefty fines either. He does hope it will deter motorists on Interstate 75 and other roads in the county from driving super fast.
"We've always had a problem with excessive speed through our county and we're hoping that the new Super Speeder law will help to reduce the number of traffic accidents and fatalities on the highways," he said.
The Governor's office expects the new law to generate about $23 million a year, to go to the state's 15 trauma centers.
