Georgia is warning this weekend's St. Patrick’s Day and spring break revelers ahead of time that I-75, from Tennessee to the Florida line, will be swarming with radar detectors on the lookout for speeders on Friday.
Spokeswoman Katie Fallon said it will be a “high visibility enforcement” Friday from Ringgold in north Georgia to Lake Park in south Georgia and will cover the 350 miles of I-75 in between.
"Super speeders" will have a new appreciation for green if they are caught. In 2010, Georgia’s super speeders law went into effect. Going 85 mph or more on most Georgia roads -- including interstates -- will cost a speeder an additional $200. On two-lane roads, meaning one lane each way, the extra fine kicks in at 75 mph.
The $200 is in addition to whatever ticket the speeder gets from local jurisdictions for going over the speed limit. Those local tickets tend to be well over $100.
Super speeders won’t know right away about the extra fine. The driver will first get the local jurisdiction ticket. The state will then send a letter notifying the speeder of the $200 fine, which must be paid within 90 days of the letter's date or the offender faces a license suspension.
Fines for traffic citations issued by the Georgia State Patrol are set by the local courts. State Troopers do not set the fines and do not collect traffic fines, according to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
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