GA Hwy 41/US 27 Alternate North of Town

Greenville, Georgia•May 31, 2015•1 Comments

Travelling south on GA41 as you get closer to town, the speed limit drops 55>45>35. There is really nothing in the 35 zone that warrants such a restriction. You are also on a slight downhill grade. The officer sits at an old car wash on the left, which is exactly where the drop to 35 starts. It’s best to ride your brakes in and plan on already being at 35 when you get to that sign. This is a classic small town speed trap that’s ideal to gouge money from unassuming out-of-towners. I live 2 hours away and it’s not really feasible to take half a day to ask for mercy from their “court.” The officer and the ticket both use language to make sure you know that they will have your license suspended if you do not pay the ticket. The ticket is for 54 in a 35 which seems to be a common number on this board. The fine (paid online) is an outrageous $207. This revenue generator is a shameful abuse of authority.

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I was passing through on HWY 27/41 in Greenville today on my way home from vacationing in Florida. I was coming in line with several other cars (my car at the end of the line) through the section of the highway where the speed goes from 45-50-55 mph and this patrol officer comes flying behind me out of no where (the citation says "car wash" which seems to match the description from others' tickets on the Speedtrap website). Now I believe I was at around 55-60 coming through the 50-55 zone and she stayed she clocked me at 65mph. Then proceeded to ask me if I wanted her to calibrate her radar to make sure it was accurate, which of course she said it was. I explained to her that my GPS said 55mph was the speed limit and that I had never been down this highway before. She offered no empathy, only gave me a 20 mph over citation and said I could go to court or pay online. Obviously I won't be driving almost 2 hours back to go to court. It seems very fishy to me.
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