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New State Law Gets Tough on Illegal Speeders NEW ‘SUPER SPEEDER LAW’ STARTS NEW YEAR WITH NEW FINES (JANUARY 1, 2010) Georgia drivers should mark that date on their calendars and put a sticky note next to their keys.. January 1st, 2010. It’s the day the new state ‘Super Speeder Law’ goes into effect in Georgia. And any high-risk drivers who make a habit of ignoring posted speed limits will be the first to feel the pinch of higher state fines (called fees) on their wallets. How much higher? The new law titled HB160 tacks-on another two-hundred-dollar state-fee for any...

Way back in ancient history ( the mid-1950's ) There was an entity called "The Interstate Commerce Commission" ICC for short. The ICC had control of Tarrifs, operating authority, safety regulations etc for the transportation industry. The interesting part of that Commission was that most of the people on that commission were from the old "Railroad Commission". Since the railroads were seemingly under the coltrol of the Railroad Commission, they made SURE they had their own people running it. Ok, politics as usual, but when the ICC took over, they took the railroad people on board, also. All that went...