I95 mile marker 48
I was traveling South on Motorcycle in far right hand lane. Patrol sitting on left side of road car facing oncoming traffic. Traffic was heavy including semis and out of state vehicles. I am from Brunswick and am very aware of the fund raiser they have going there. It is no secret to the local community. I changed lanes to get out of the way of a truck and car that had unintentionally cut me off. The officer pulled up behind me and stated I was going 89. This item seems to be a common speed for this blog. I was not going that speed. I was asked why I was going that fast, I stated to get out of danger. Officer stated that if I was getting out of the way, it would seem that slowing down would have been more appropriate. Obviously, the officer was making a case for his video. Like the other reports I too was informed to sign and it not an admission of guilt. I was shown the 1-800 pay your fine phone line and also how to pay online. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this commercialized ticket system? I was told that they use laser to detect speed. Was told it will only detect one vehicle. That is a line of un-truths. Like a statistic; can make it say whatever you want it to say. If someone in the pack of cars is going faster, the officer can at their discretion, lock in the speed detected and pull over anyone near and say it was them. If I was indeed going 89 it was to get out of danger. By pulling over a motorcycle on a busy I95 I was again put in danger by the officer. Was this officer prepared to ram the motorcycle if he (me) didn’t pull over immediately? I would hope not, but venture to say that it could happen. Quota and speed traps are not legal in GA. However, goals and projected fines are not quotas. Speed traps are impossible to prove because they are based on a % of the money that goes to the department writing the citation. This is a speed trap and not everyone who gets fined for doing 89 was going that fast; someone was, but not necessarily the person signing the ticket. I am saddened to see city and county police on Interstate 95 writing speeding tickets to supplement their wages and city budget. That is a State Patrol function for public safety. This is what policing has come to in McIntosh County, Georgia.
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