I generally travel from Michigan to Southeast Missouri at least 5 to 6 times a year. I drive using a radar detector at all times and normally average 80 mph down I-57…until I get to Pulaski County. When I get there, I drop down to 64 mph…and set the cruise control.

If you are traveling during a holiday weekend it’s HIGHLY advisable that you don’t risk speeding through there. They don’t cut the grass in the median just so the deputies and state police can hide in the grass. They sometimes park on the overpass with a “spotter car” that checks the speeds…then relays them to the “chase cars” on the ground.

Lastly, speeding through a construction zone is an automatic $375.00 dollar fine, plus the cost of the ticket and court costs.

Do not…I repeat, DO NOT SPEED through Pulaski County Illinois!!!!