Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Police officers are concerned about the speed in the construction zone in Beltline, AL, and are now enforcing drivers to go 30 mph limit. Drivers, who don't cut their speed to 30 mph in the Beltline, will pay the price for breaking the law.
This speed watch is going to be an 18-month project. And police officers are using hand-held radar guns in order to ensure the safety of construction workers. Hundreds of them get killed on highways every year, so police officers said that they'd rather write 30 to 35 tickets a day for speeding in the area, than allow something like this to happen.
The ticket cost to the speeding driver ranges from $150 to $190, depending on the speed. The fine alone is doubled due to the speeding in the area when workers are present.
Not to use their radar guns, police officers set about 20 signs warning of the construction and speed reductions, and more postings await drivers in the actual work zone.
But the core of the problem is that most people think that they can go 10 miles over the speed limit and not get a ticket. That's not the case here.