It was 3 different stops, by 3 different officers,within eyesight of each other. I Rememberwhen that was called a speed trap!

Like you NEVER speed??? Yeah right!

... where the speed limit changes abruptly to trick the driver in exceeding the speed limit. This is done by going from 55 to a much lower speed with no warning or by having signs that are hard to see. Hwy 74 has a constant 55 mph limit throughout Tyrone so in no way is this a speed trap. So drive 60 or less and don't get caught - its not rocket science (and I should know).

A perfect example of a speed trap would be where the speed limit drops to 45 mph on I-85 NB near the airport around all of that construction in Clayton County. Many cops sit and wait for people going 55+ to pass.

This just reveals the same thing Tyrone's speed limits do:

Drive the speed limit (or at max 5 over) and you won't get stopped.

Three cops within sight of each other isn't a speed trap, it's the policemen doing their job.

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"Triangle Park"? Give me a break.
They should have fixed Shamrock first.

SCHS '07. Drumline.

Please remember that the lower speed limits in work zones are for the safety of the workers. 51 GDOT employees have been killed.

Well, maybe if they worked faster or at least moved every once in awhile they'd be harder to hit...

Pentapenguin,

Great point,

Accidents in construction zones have greatly increased and most of them are linked to trucks and cars exceeding the speed zone.

Doubling of fines for speeding in construction zones doesn't seem to be working.

It's common to see cars and trucks speeding along at 70+ mph.

Slow down people!

I would rather be late for an appointment, than live the rest of my life knowing I killed someone because I didn’t slow down.

speed limit enforcement for purposes of ticket revenue or traffic deterrence instead of safety.

That's exactly what Tyrone is all about. I haven't been stopped so I'm not whining about that. It just pi$$es me off that Tyrone has to be that way. It has nothing to do with safety or protecting the public...Its revenue enhancement, plain and simple.

speeding therefore, no ticket revenue - speed and get caught you pay. The police are doing thier job!

Collecting revenue.
Traffic cop=revenue collection officer

You could just stay home and never drive again.....that would fix them real good.

where they dropped the speed limit 10 mph.
Going into Tyrone you see a sign 45mph then within sight distance of this sign is a 35mph sign.
I would say this aplies to "where the speed limit changes abruptly to trick the driver in exceeding the speed limit".
They did it all over town on the surface streets.
I'd like to see the justification for dropping the speed limit all over town at the same time.
There isnt one ! Its done to catch people speeding! Its not about safety its about money! Someone show me differently . Please.

Very reasonable, in my opinion, especially where it is actually the limit in Tyrone. If you want to drive 55, stay on the 4 lane.

If you don't think it's 35 on most 2 lanes through the heart of small towns all over this Country, you don't get out much.

Thats called enforcement, slow down and there's no problem, is there a law somewhere that says only one car at a time can give a ticket? You sound like that crybaby that wailed about getting a ticket for rolling through the stop sign, Noah something wasn't it?

I yam what I yam....Popeye

was probably not enough! Rememberwhen people owned up to making bad choices instead of whining about it and blaming it on the police?
Poor baby broke the law got caught and that is so unfair.
I don't recall saying I did not speed, but I would think if I saw one set of blue lights I would be smart emough to slow down.

But Tyrone did just lower speed limits all over town. Was this done because a traffic/road survey showed that all the roads in Tyrone were unsafe at the old speed limits? Nah, I think it had more to do with revenue enhancment.
So, dont speed or spend your money in Tyrone. Thats what I do.
When the speed limits were lowered , and I saw all those pretty blue lights out collecting $$$ , I charted an alternate route to work.
I now buy my breakfast , paper and gas elswhere.No tax $$$ from me!!!

Ok, I wasn't gonna get into this, but these are the facts.
2 or 3 years ago, the public insisted on being at the budget meeting for Tyrone, we got to come, but rather than have it in the normal area where everyone could sit down, they had it in a small room off the main one, without microphones, and this is the honest truth, the 'old watch' sat with their backs to us and we could hear very little.

At that time people couldn't even get a copy of the budget without PAYGING FOR IT! Gloria Furr, who is now on council went to town hall and asked Valerie for one in advance. She made Gloria pay for it. Later it became a stink that to even see it, you had to pay, and Gloria was given her money back. [this is the type thing that was done to taxpayers on a regular basis].

Long story short, when the budget was being discussed, Barney said loud and clear, I was there, "the police department is not pulling their weight", Chief Hays looked at Barney in amazement, as if to say, how can we generate income, we are here protect the citizens?

It wasn't 2 weeks later, the lower speed limits went up all over town. It was protested by the citizens, but at a town hall meeting, Barney stated it was to protect the pedestrians walking along the roads. It was quickly pointed out that we have no sidewalks and no pedestrians walking the road. We were over ruled, as we always were.

Do we have speed traps? You bet! Was the intent to protect the citizens or get money? I think from what I've written, the answer is obvious!

This is Exactly what I was refering to!
I wish someone could show me traffic/roadway surveys that show a NEED for lower limits , but thats Not gonna happen because thats not WHY it happened.
The Tyrone police are just doing their jobs when they hand out tickets to the "speeders" who are exceeding the new and improved revunue enhancment speed limits.
I feel sorry for them. I'm sure they went into law enforcment for other reasons than to collect revenue but that is what the job has become.
Disclaimer: I have never had a ticket in Tyrone , so I have no axe to grind. I just dont like what I see.