So, what I intend this thread to be is the place where we post any and ALL information regarding traffic enforcement in the ATL-area that we see/hear/know/experience.

In other words, here's what we want:

- Locations where cops sit
- Locations they patrol more heavily (ie, like GODDAMN Barrett Pkwy :mad: )
- Times/days when they are at certain areas
- Tactics cops might use to fool you (ie, getting off on an exit and right back on)
- Types of detection devices used (radar, laser, pacing, etc)
- Bands of radar used by specific departments (ie, State Trooper uses moving K-band)
- Moving radar analysis (do they have front AND rear moving, etc)
- How to identify cop/trooper cars, like what dept are what color, what types of cars they use, how to identify at night, and other tip-offs
- Jurisdiction rules (ie, can a Dekalb cop pull you over in Gwinnett?)
- ANY other kind of intelligence you can offer

This will become THE resource for helping to avoid speeding tickets and problems from "The Man."

I can't post now, cuz it's leaving time, but I have a VAST wealth of intel to offer as soon as I get a chance to sit down and type it all up.

Well, folks, let's hear it. It's us against them, and I intend to help us in the lead.

Peace

I hear in barrett parkway they don't like to see m3's popping the clutch or chirping from 2nd to 3rd :dunno lol, but in the Sandy Springs area cops mostly have radar (I have never seen laser used here) and cops tagging people is very rare. In the Dekalb section of Dunwoody the Police have laser though. Going Downtown from 400 there is a cop that sits at the toolbooth in the cruise card lane now and then... Thats all that i've encountered that have frequently been there.

Do NOT drive 316 at excessive speeds unless you are in a pack of cars. Crazy speed traps, especially towards the 85-side. Next time you're driving on 316, take note of the concrete pads every few miles. They're there for a reason, ya know?

One tactic they like to use is parking under the bridges there, which, again, have large pads under them, so you can't see them until it's too late!

My best advice...speed in a pack. Don't seperate yourself from a crowd, even if you have a V1, Passport, Bell, or whatever. Find yourself a "rabbit", someone to act as bait, and be ready to get on the brakes hard when your detector goes off.

Don't drive in the fast lane unless you have to...kinda obvious, but still good advice.

316, mostly the part closer to I-85, and I-85 between Chesire Bridge and I-285. 85 South seems particularly bad.

I just don't speed too much on the freeways anymore.

I do see more motorcycles though doing WELL over 100mph.

The best time to wind it out seems to be Sunday morning 6am to about 10am.

The past month or so Alpharetta police have been out in force on 400. I regularly see police between exits 7 and 13, specifically on the weekends.

I have ONLY been targeted with laser. No radar. Be wary of ANY car parked on the side or in the center median. Detectors are useless. If it goes off he knows your speed.

Other places of note are 285 WB at Ptree Ind. I have seen Doraville PD and ST's at this intersection.....they love to grab people after merging from 85. 85 NB after 316 and before 985...sitting in the center median against the wall. At both of these locations there is a slight hill so you can't see them until its too late.

Took the words about Alpharetta cops RIGHT outta my mouth Atl3!! And if any of you ever travel on the main roads adjacent to 400, watch out for North Point Pkwy, inbetween exits 9 and 10. Around Kimball Bridge. They are just sneaky sneaky. They ride around in their black cars at night so you can't see them until BAM. They like to hide in office building parking lots too.

Around Andretti they're pretty bad too. Watch out on the backroads up there.

On Roswell Rd. around the Annex (duh) they've been out like it's hunting season latley. ONe of em got me on Sunday for making an illegal left turn out of Publix! The bastard just followed me until I turned into my apartments... grrr. You'd think they'd spend their time looking for bad guys, ya kno?

A little more nother on 400, exit 16 I think is where the GA State Patrol is and I just got pulled over last Sunday morning by one of their Troopers for speeding. :( No ticket though. :)

And goin South on 400, there is a motorcycle cop that sits right off the ramp going up the the MARTA station.

Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. I'll jot some more down as they come to me. :) Watch out out there.

In Cobb beware of white Z-28's taunting you to race (techincally entrapement) Cobb County Police have a few of them and they love to full county coffers.

Also stay away from Barrett (San Francisco treat) Parkway (sorry Ron) there are more cops and ricers there than anywhere I have ever been.


FD

On 400 south coming from 285 there is a motorcycle cop that hangs out under the bridge before the toll. I have made it a habit to check the shadows for him once I come over the hill. He is off of his bike and only pulls out the laser to tag people he thinks is speeding.

20 is bad about the cops parking near the inside wall, if you come around one of the corners you will not see him until you are almost past them.

Downtown cops usually only worry about HOV lane, but the speed limit is 45 in some areas of 85/75.. be careful!

Cops also like to sit on the bridges on 400 N behind the signs.. I came through doing about 90 and the guy tagged me, I watched as he radioed me in. Came over the hill and 6 police cars where on the other side. And each one had someone pulled over. My lucky day, they where to busy to pull me over.

Careful about cops that have people "pulled over" I saw a cop that had a Monte Carlo pulled over with his lights on, but he was standing in the front of the police car hitting people with laser. The Monte Carlo was empty!

Originally posted by zeit00
Careful about cops that have people "pulled over" I saw a cop that had a Monte Carlo pulled over with his lights on, but he was standing in the front of the police car hitting people with laser. The Monte Carlo was empty!

SNEAKY BASTARD. Never seen that b4.

Also be careful of cops posing as land surveyors with a laser on a tripod (although you really should back off in a construction zone or by a surveyor anyway - a human body can do a lot of damage to your bimmer).

Going 285 west from 85 South at the Peachtree Industrial Exits. There are multiple doraville police in all black malibu ss using laser. I've been tagged many times during the early morning hours, 1 - 2 am, both weekdays and weekends.

ok...

lets just say that anywhere in kennesaw is a bad place to speed. Seems like we all know aboout barrett pkwy. Weksnds are rice fest.car shows there. Starbucks and US Play are the "hot spots." Chastain is another place that the pinhead drag racers resorted to after barrett got to hot. Cobb pkwy (rte. 41) Baker rd. Jiles rd. Main St. and Moon Station are suicide if you're gonna speed, but like I said, all of Kennesaw is bad.

Cobb County, state cops and kennesaw cops often set up radar on top of the Wade Green or Chastain road bridges over I75 and have massive speed traps.

Cobb County, sate boys and Marietta cops set up on the north loop aor south loop I75 overpasses and setup big ol' traps.

Also beware that on I75 the speed limit mysteriously goes from 65 to 55 between the barrett pkwy exit and the wade green exit. Then it goes back to 65.

There is a Marietta/Canton (rte 5) entrance ramp onto 75 that is divided by a wall for a good distance before you merge into I75 traffic. The cops love to hide bahind the last bit of wall there and radar.

I know i am leaving a few out because i haven't driven the highway in a few days. i'll add some more later.

also....for the most part, state, cobb etc use k-band with the exception of Marietta that mostly seems to use laser.

From a previous thread, here are some locations people offered:

- Usually, you will see them with the Dekalb po-po sitting on the median on the on-ramp from Shallowford to 85S. They will sit in packs and nail person after person there.

- I saw this lone state trooper at the bottom of that long, sloping downhill between Shallowford and Clairmont on 85S. He was sitting in the grass off to the right, just before you go into that sweeping righthand curve at the bottom of the downhill. Basically, right before the Clairmont exit.

- It gets worse! I saw a cop that had someone pulled over on 400 near the tollbooth. But there was nobody in the car and the cop was leaning out pegging people with the laser!

- I285 WB at the ptree ind offramp. Side of the road. Seen several there.

- I285 WB at the I75 offramp. Sit in the V using laser.

- Well, as I said before, the on-ramp from Shallowford Rd. onto 85S.

- Also, on 85N, around the slight righthander, just before you go under Spaghetti Junction.

- 85N just past the Pleasantdale onramp in a patch of grass to the right just before an overpass.

- 85N on the Clairmont Exit ramp.

- 85N on the left under the overpass after the Jimmy Carter Exit.

- 85N on the left under the overpass for Indian Trail Rd.

- 85N on the left under the overpass for Steve Reynolds Blvd.

- 85N just over the hill right past the Pleasant Hill Rd. exit.

- Thanks dude. Also, another heads up. Po-po has been told to crack down on speeding around the Grady Curve, the downtown connector. I've NEVER seen them here before as it is very congested and there are exit/entrance ramps all over.

- all this weekend the po-po have been setting up traps on 75 in the Chastain area. saturday they had cops shooting radar from the bridge over the highway, and today (sunday) they had an airplane trap goin' on the SB lanes of 75. I passed by there and there were at least 10 people pulled over at the same time with cop cars taking off after others. This area is very dangerous to speed through on the weekends.

- I got nailed 400NB after the toll plaza during a busy weekday durung lunch rush hour. The cop chased me all the way pass 285 just before exist 5a. I didnt see him anywhere nor did I aware he was chasing me. He said he saw me "HAMMERED IT" coming off the toll booth, which I did, I think I hit 100 for a few second and slowed down and cruised, and next thing I looked up my rear view mirror and here comes a state troper on my rear bumper. He was pissed. He clocked medoing 33 over on a 35mph zone, which was BS since I only notised a 45mph speed sign about 300 yards after the tool plaza. I contested the ticket and got it knocked down to a non moving violation. I was lucky.

- This morning on the way into work, there was a state trooper sitting right at the Clairmont Rd. ON-ramp on 85N, just before the sweeping left-hand curve in the interstate. He was shooting laser (of course... that's all the staties use anymore) because I didn't get a peep out of my Passport. Just goes to show you how absolutely USELESS laser detection is. To defend against laser, you need laser SHIFTERS (active).

- 400 is a daily commute for me during the week. You really have to be carefull cuz those damn bike cops just hide under the bridge going SB and you really can't see them till it's too late. I've never really seen a cop going NB, knock on wood.

- I always saw cops sitting on 75S about 1 mile past where 285 merges w/ 75. There is a big hill for about that whole mile, so it is very easy to get up to 80-90mph without thinking about it(while keeping up with the flow of traffic).... in a 55mph zone!

- A place where I see them a lot is on the off ramp on 285E from Powers Ferry. They sit on the off ramp and shoot laser at 285E traffic.

Once everyone adds all the input they have to add, I will compile a nice list of everything the ATL-area driver needs to know to help avoid speeding tickets.

I've got TONS more info to add. Gimme time. I'll do it piece by piece.

man, I forgot another one. From any of the acworth exits to barrett parkway ( and a bit south) because the little airport is there, the cops use the stopwatch and little airplanes to check speed too.

120 West (Roswell Rd) as soon as you cross into Cobb Co from Fulton Co, there is a Cobb Co cop sitting on the right hand side about 100 yds into Cobb Co. It's also around a little curve so you wouldn't see him until the last second. I usually see them in the mornings on the way to work, but I am going East.

It's not everyday, but it's always the same spot.

HTH :)

State Troopers

These guys, throughout the state of Georgia, use laser exclusively when they are stopped on on-ramps, medians and side roads. However, when they are moving, they will either pace you or use their moving K-band radar. I have never picked up a Ka-band from a State Trooper, but I won't rule that out just yet. I HAVE picked up moving K-band from them, though.

Their cars are all the same color scheme, as we all know -- blue and silver. Most all of them have light bars on the top, but not ALL. Some of them do have vehicles that do not have the light bar on top, so they are harder to pick up. Usually, they will have multiple antennae sticking up out of their car, so that's another clue. They are all Crown Victorias, from what I can tell.

Additionally, there are motorcycle State Troopers. Their bikes are upright, with a verticle wind deflector. They have the side storage compartments on them, as well as a prominent blue light affixed to the top of a verticle pole on their rear section. These guys cannot shoot radar while moving, but they CAN pace you. Usually, they will have laser and hop off their bike in the median or on the side of the road.

Gwinnett Traffic Cops

These cops, as far as I can tell, are different from the regular Gwinnett cops, because they are only about traffic enforcement on the highways through Gwinnett County. Their cars are navy blue with silver lettering, rather than the typical white with navy writing. I can't remember what kinda car it is they use, but it's not the Crown Victoria or Impala. I *think* I've also seen a few Tahoe/Suburban traffic cops.

These guys shoot laser exclusively, from what I can tell, though I did pick up a K-band from one of the SUV ones.

Hot spots for these guys include 85N under the first overpass past Jimmy Carter; the Indian Trail overpass; just over the hill at the Beaver Ruin overpass; the Steve Reynolds Blvd overpass; just over the hill at the Pleasant Hill overpass. Watch out in the mornings for these fools!

Gwinnett Regular Cops

These guys roll in their white with navy blue writing Chevy Impalas. Some have lightbars, but some do not, so be watchful of all white Impalas.

I do not know if they are equipped with laser or not, but I would suspect NOT, since Gwinnett has dedicated traffic enforcement cops which do use laser. These Gwinnett regulars use both K-band and Ka-band radar. I *think* they have moving radar, because I've picked it up from cars that were on the scene of an accident, which indicates it's coming from their car, rather than a radar gun.

Dekalb Cops

These guys have those pewter-colored cars with yellow writing on the sides. They run in Crown Vics and possibly Mercury Grand Marquis (can't remember). Not all of them have lightbars on the tops, so be careful. The color of the car is very distinctive, so that should be a dead giveaway.

They will shoot laser from the side of the road, but often use K-band and Ka-band. I don't think I've ever picked up a moving radar from one, but don't rule out the possibility just yet, until further "research" can be conducted.

I think it is important to note something that I've noticed in this section. Travelling 85S in the evening rush hour, PLEASE be careful when approaching and passing the Shallowford Rd. exit. In fact, strain your eyes as SOON as the exit comes into view and peep the large concrete median that forms the merge at the on-ramp for 85S, just past the overpass. In a collaborative effort with State Troopers, I've seen as many as TWENTY (yes, you've read that right) Dekalb cops lined up on that on-ramp with three State Troopers on motorcycles tagging laser, then radioing to the next waiting Dekalb cop. Now, don't assume it will only be on this day, but I've noticed that Wednesday evening seems to be their favorite day to do this. I've already seen this three times this summer, and that's in addition to seven or eight times last summer -- everytime on a Wednesday. Literally everytime I approach that exit, I'm looking as far ahead as possible to see if there's anything sitting on that concrete median. If so, I'm slowing my ass down, regardless of whether or not it turns out to be a stalled car. That trap is deadly -- I've seen 10 cars waiting, with 10 others having people pulled over in that next mile of road. BE CAREFUL!

Atlanta/Fulton Police

These guys run in their white cars with black writing and red striping on the side. Not all have lightbars, but most do. They use the same cars as Dekalb, it seems.

I've only ever picked up one moving radar from an Atlanta cop and it was Ka-band. Assume they all have K- and Ka-band moving radar. I don't believe they have laser and I rarely see them patrolling the interstates.

Two items to note here:

1) Be careful on Peachtree, north of Phipps Mall on weekend nights. Starting around midnight, I've seen an Atlanta cop sitting in the condo/apt. parking lots, shooting radar at people coming both ways (south and north). I think they are watching for speeders and drunk drivers come from/going to Buckhead.

2) There are DARE cops that sit in the median or off to the side at the 75/85 NORTH split. They will sit there after midnight, starting on Wednesday evening and running through Saturday evening. They are looking for speeders and possible drunk drivers. Be careful when travelling the connector north in the late evening.

Cobb County Cops

These guys use white Crown Vics. A good number of them do not have lightbars on top and those cars will haul ass -- they are specifically used for this special task force which targets unsuspecting enthusiasts (ask me how I know) and ricers alike. They are white cars with yellowish writing on the sides.

These guys will shoot laser on the side of the road, as well as having moving K- and Ka-band radar.

Stay away from Barrett Pkwy. I have nothing more to add here.

DOT Cops

These guys sit on the inside median and wait for solo drivers to come along in the HOV lane. I do not think that they worry about speeding, but I always slow down when I see one. I've never picked up a radar or laser from these fools.

Proceed at your own risk with regard to speeding around them... I've passed a few on the interstate, obviously speeding and they didn't even flinch.

Don't use the HOV lane if you're solo. It's not worth the risk that you'd come around a curve or over a hill and they'd be sitting there waiting for you.

-Alpharetta publicly announced that they have become a speed trap. They've hired more cops and bought more laser units. The cars vary from Dodge Intrepids to Crown Vics to Ford Explorers, they are either white or black. I got dinged by laser on North Point Pkwy southbound just below Kimbal Bridge Rd.

-Duluth has operated it's police dept as a profit center for years. They have various cars, with lots of Firebirds, plus some Explorers and some motorcycles. They are all black with gold outline lettering and the finest lightbars that your money can buy. They announced recently that red-light cameras will be installed at P'tree Ind and Pleasant Hill. The first of many.

-Doraville runs laser on P'tree Ind north of 285. They will sit at Tilly Mill on the southbound side. I've also seen them on 285 eastbound in front of the GM plant. They seemed to just be looking at the 285 traffic and don't realize how fast I get on the entrance ramp from PIB.

For you Atl guys and gals that come into Athens to party:

If you com in on 316, watch out for the cops that sit on Epps Bridge Pkwy. They sometimes sit past the Lowes and WalMart at the bottom of the hill @ the A/C repair shop or near the top of the hill in the driveway to the Old Folks Home. They also like to sit in the parkinglot of the old K-mart and the Heyard Allen GMC lot on the Atl Hwy.

If you come in on 78, be wary of the motorcycle cops that sit under the tree in front of the new Cycle World west of the Athens "mall". I'll think of more spots later

A couple of good websites:

http://www.speedtrap.org/

http://www.motorists.org/index.html

And just for the record, ALL of South Carolina is bad, especially with their Z28's.

I know not too many of you guys drive on the south side of town, but if you are headed northbound on 75 just past the Old Dixie Highway exit they sit in the divider between the entrance from 19/41 and 75. You come around a right hand bend and can't see them until it's too late. They use that place at all different times, no apparent pattern. If they aren't there, still be careful there's a female county cop that likes to sit on the left shoulder about a 1/4 mile past that point. You crest a small hill and she will get you before you can see her. Ask me how I know about that one. She's usually there from about 11 am 'til just after noon.

Update:

I had earlier reported that Dekalb Cops did not likely use moving radar. Well, this morning I picked up a handful of instant-on moving Ka-band radar blips from a Dekalb cop.

If it wasn't for my Passport 8500, I would've been fucked. I had JUST worked my way over to the far lefthand lane and I had about 1.5 miles of clear sailing ahead of me. I was about to take it up to my typical cruising speed (ahem... WELL above the 55 MPH speed limit) when I picked up the first blip. I looked to see where it was coming from, as I gently lifted off the gas pedal to avoid accelerating. Another blip. There he was, about 0.5 miles behind me, coming around the curve that I had just come around myself (the gradual, sweeping lefthander just past the Clairmont on-ramp on 85N).

Good thing, because I slowed, moved to the right and cruised at about 70 MPH (which is notably slower than much of the traffic with me). He sailed on by me and pulled over a Mistu Eclipse that had gotten on the highway right in front of me. He had worked his way to the far left lane and accelerated well ahead of me with a series of assholish maneuvers. Were it not for my Escort, the Dekalb cop would've pulled me over as I accelerated up to a high rate of speed... never even getting to that Eclipse.

Moral: Dekalb cops *DO* have moving radar. It is Ka-band. Maybe some K-bands out there, too.

ok i will put my .02 in this.

Gwinnett but especially in the Duluth area
They have gotten new Gwinnett Co. cars which are dodge intrepids (white with blue stripe down the side), and the duluth cars are dark blue or black pontiac grand prix, but Gwinnett also has the well known impala and luminas. The DUI task force cars are luminas but are painted a dark blue, and they also have a ford exploder painted the same way. Gwinnett likes to sit on old norcross road in various areas, as well as boggs rd in front of the apartment complexes in various areas as well. very sneaky the nazis are. lol This is all I can think of of the top of my head for now, will add more later if I think of any.

also some of these cars are coming with the lights integrated in the roof of the car so you can really see them until you get close.

Dang this is good stuff.

On Concord Rd (Spring Rd) DO NOT speed (this is the road where the NOPI store is). They are all over and just yesterday, I saw motorcycle cops on the sidewalk.

As stated, where the 75/85N splits (where the new bridge is being built) that SOB, just waits. Since the road goes up, then comes down, your speed increases naturally and he can choose whoever he wants. If your speeding and u think he might get ya, go 75N, he would have to go over ALL LANES to get ya.

75S right after the Cumberland BLVD exit, ATL and State Patrol sits up the hill on the side (right after u pass the bridge over the Chatahoochee).

75S after the Paces Ferry Exit. THey have calmed down here but they sit once a month.

75-S right after the RIVERDALE RD exit, Clayton County has black cars sitting in the median where 285 merges. Also BEFORE Riverdale Rd, they sit in the median on the LEFT SIDE (right under the bridge before 285).

19-41 Tara BLVD, DO NOT FUCK AROUND at night, especially weekends, they are out there period. Just do the speed limit.

BTW, those SOBs should be visible for 400 feet correct? They can't just hide and not be seen.

They can't pace you for more than a 1/4 mile correct?

The HOV cops CANNOT give tickets for speeding.

Today DeKalb County was working 285 eastbound a few miles west of the 85 junction, around the North Peachtree/Savoy Drive area.

Two coppers had two cars pulled over, a third cop was rollin around in the far right lane.

Had traffic messed up traffic all the way back to Ashford Dunwoody.

on speedtrap.org---one of the alpharetta police officers told me that they were on this and i just checked it tonight

ps alpharetta popo ONLY use laser... they got rid of their radar a year or so ago(i suppose one or 2 could still be using it but i doubt it)


"Watch out for the black and white with no lights on it. Fear him, he had no facial expression and a monotone voice. It was like talking to your executioner. "



haha i know that guy!!! he's fucking awesome!! he alawys asks me where he should sit and he told me he's gonna try and get me some day cause he knows which ways i go to and fro work...


"Alpharetta Must have 1000 motorcycles and 2000 cars because you can not drive without seeing one of them. It usually has some guy in it who says he is with the traffic enforcement unit. Those guys are on a mission and they are hardcore. BEWARE the wrath of these guys. "



uhh they don't have very many cars and momos actually.... they have very few and its prett ymuch only 2 of them taht give lots of tickets, the rest just patrol around Traffic enforcement unit is a very small department there... they have about eeeehhh 7 people. They are all pretty nice guys but the if you get pulled over by one of them in particular you WILL get a ticket, he says its pointless to pull someoone over and NOT give them a ticket.



the guy that i've referenced to in many of these sections writes an INSANE amount of tickets in a day.... he always has his laptop and shit updated first. he's currently the only officer that has a printer in his car (soon more of them will). we also just got new laptops in and he will be the first with a new laptop.




my advice- don't speed in alpharetta (oh also don't speed in duluth they are pricks)



ps - alpharetta police cars = dodge intrepids and crown vics which have either a black with white hoods / roof/trunk or all white (not all their cars have lights on the roof so watch out for that)

ford explorer that is all white

they have a few unmarked cars- old lexus, few dodge intrepids(all black)... they all have limo tint and i think all of them have front license plates that have white numbers on them


they have bmw bikes that they just got.... i don't even think they've marked em yet.




:D


i know more but not really needing to post it....

Man... everybody pretty much has the rest of the northside covered.

I'll throw in my routine speedtrap info... my morning commute is Sandy Springs to Woodstock, so I'm usually on 285W and 75N in the mornings, and EVERY morning for the past three weeks, I've passed the same GSP car, always in the same general area: in between N. Marietta Pkwy (north loop) and Canton Rd (hwy 5) exits. FYI, if you're going through there between 8:00am and noon, watch out... he's there somewhere, I promise. :D

Evenings (weekdays): I-575 and I-75 merge, there's occasionally a bike-cop (GSP or Cobb Co, I'm not sure which) who likes to SIT on the retaining wall with his gun out. You can't even see his bike as you cruise past @ 20mph over, because it looks like some moron sitting on the retaining wall... when all of the sudden you realize he's pointing a gun at you. :dunno

from one BMW owner to all you out there, I have a question in regards to a recent event I would say Im not too fond of. Please excuse me for posting here but I figured it would be noticed easier. My license was suspended a month ago for a second no proof of insurance charge within a 5 year period, even with proving insurance. I only found this out when I got arrested for it. Heres the scoop of what happened:

I was in the PUBLIX parking lot at 2:30 AM Friday night waiting for my friends to meet me there before going home. An officer came into the lot asking me what I'm doing and I explained. She then followed by asking me for ID so that she may know who I am, read my license and gave it back to me telling me to have a nice night. She then drove off and 20 minutes later after finding out my friends could not come, I left the parking lot and only 500 feet away was pulled over. She asked me to step out without asking for my license again and told me I was under arrest for driving on a suspended license. I had no idea my license was suspened and did not see the notice in the mail until 3 days after I was arrested . Could this in anyway be entrapment since she knew it was suspended and she could have warned me ahead of time or instructed me not to drive. It seems like she memorized my license number upon giving it back to me and pretended like she knew nothing when all of a sudden out of the grass on the side, she pops her headlights and comes after me. I felt like the whole thing was a setup and I could have been warned beforehand, I would have even told her to take the keys or even impound the damn car in order to assure her I WILL NOT drive.

Hope to hear some feedback

she could have just remembered your name... they don't have to have your licensse number to run you....


she might have not run it intill she pulled away and then ran it... realized it was suspended (i don't believe they can tell WHEN it got suspended, at least not on our system they can't)


when she realized it was suspended and saw you driving she pulled you over.... cheap but thats how it goes..



of course i'd go to court and try and prove to them that you didn't get the notice that you had suspended license intill after you were arrested for it being suspended (ps- shouldn't you have found out at your court date when it was suspended, not in the mail???)



one of the police officesr i was working with tells me that he's had to rechase people down becuase he didn't look at the computer very closely and didn't realize till after he gave the ticket and let them go that it was supsended...

well i was told by the judge my license would not be suspended and I could keep it as long as I proved insurance, which I did. She remembered either my name OR license number and the reason I know she set me up is she waited only 500 ft away from where she first made contact with me on the grass with her lights off. I found this out when I passed and caught a glimpse of her patrol car almost in the woods jumping out to come behind me as soon as I drove by.

Correction, they can tell when it was suspended. She showed me on the computer as I was in cuffs - they suspended it the day of my court hearing. Meaning the judge was not correct by telling me I could keep it because I found out that for a 2nd or subsequent no proof of insurance charge within 5 years, a license is suspended for 3 months. I found this out few days after I was arrested.

However the point remains whether or not I was set up and the way she waited for me and came out from nowhere to pull me over then arrested me without asking for my license again seems like she knew what she was doing ever since she ran my name.

However the point remains whether or not I was set up and the way she waited for me and came out from nowhere to pull me over then arrested me without asking for my license again seems like she knew what she was doing ever since she ran my name.

She needs a real job pulling a stunt like that. Get a lawyer, she needs to get what she deserves.

Just piss in the back of the cop car. They really hate that.

Saw Georgia State Patrol near Shallowford on 85 south around 3pm.

Noteworthy since I've only seen DeKalb County there before. I usually see GSP more down around the Chesire Bridge/Connector area.

Why Shallowford on 85 south? It's a very hot spot. I think it's because they get the heavy flow from 285-> 85 south and the 85 south traffic inbound to downtown. They can set a high "paranoia" level by maintaining high visibility there.

Was he on that big median separating the on-ramp to 85S from the actual 85S lanes? That's where they have those HUGE Wednesday evening traps set up.

I see GSP there when they have those. There's two or three GSP bike cops shooting laser then radioing to 20 waiting Dekalb cops. When I say 20, I am not exaggerating...

Originally posted by BimmerDawg
Do NOT drive 316 at excessive speeds unless you are in a pack of cars. Crazy speed traps, especially towards the 85-side. Next time you're driving on 316, take note of the concrete pads every few miles. They're there for a reason, ya know?


Everyone I know that lives in Athens tells me this but I have never seen a cop on 316.

I have seen a lot more cops in the East Cobb area, Sandy Springs and from Delk to North Ave on 75.

In the mornings, watch for GSP and Gwinnett Traffic cops on 316 in BOTH directions before/after Sugarloaf Pkwy. They love to lurk in this area and just nail people.

Saw two bike GSPs this morning with laser. They were about 1/4-mile before the Sugarloaf exit on 316 East. There's a slight hill about 1 mile before the exit that you just can't see over. They sit on the other side of that and nail people as they crest the hill.

:mad:

OK, from the areas I drive you have tagged most of the 5-0's.....coming from fulton into cobb on roswell rd (marietta hwy) in the church driveway, 400 SB right after the glenridge exit under the bridge (trying to catch people late to work in the AM around 9-10am)...Roswell is a bad place to speed PERIOD, I never never seen so many cops, good thing I am friends with the lieutenant commander.

Hellrot...I feel your pain on NP Pkwy south of kimball bridge, I was dinged by laser there too...60 in a 40....615.3ft with laser...any ideas on how to fight? My court date is Aug 20.

75 NB right after the Canton/ HWY 5 exit.....the HWY curves to the left and when KSU is in session look for a white camaro around the bend.

In Roswell 2 places I travel frequently... Riverside Rd. crossing over Roswell from Azalea... around Midnight-2am black DUI Roswell police hidden off the side of the road, same car going NB in the reversable lanes from the river....look out, Roswell is VERY VERY sneaky

Originally posted by Sparc_it
75 NB right after the Canton/ HWY 5 exit.....the HWY curves to the left and when KSU is in session look for a white camaro around the bend.



good heads up, I've seen the same camaro at the same spot.

heres mine,

75 northbound between the Acworth and Wade Green exit.

Beware, anyone with tint, wheels, or anything flashy. Me and including 3 other cars were stopped at the same time yesterday afternoon.

K9 unit sits in the grass median looking for vehicles transporting narcotics and stolen merchandise.

Apparently my car fits this criteria. Gave me a warning for my tint, which was just an excuse just to pull me over and search my car.

Asked me if he may search my car, I didnt have anything to hide so I complied. Search turned up negative and he let me go.

officer was very polite though.

Originally posted by Sparc_it
Hellrot...I feel your pain on NP Pkwy south of kimball bridge, I was dinged by laser there too...60 in a 40....615.3ft with laser...any ideas on how to fight? My court date is Aug 20.


Other than getting a lawyer, you can't win against laser in Alpharetta. If you have a clean record for 10 years then they will dismiss the case if you do an online traffic school. If you have some points, they will reduce to 14 over (which gives no points and, I believe, no DMV record) if you do traffic school.
What's your record look like? Also, you can get it postponed, they are usually very over-booked.

i just found out that they they still have some radar in alpharetta, however they are phasing it out (i saw a list of which officers still have it and when they are getting laser) all of them will have laser by 2004.

Asked me if he may search my car, I didnt have anything to hide so I complied. Search turned up negative and he let me go.

officer was very polite though. [/B]

If you have nothing to hide, that's the best time to refuse a search. Make them work for it. It's a travesty that they get away with these tactics.

They need probable cause. Period.

Hellrot....this is my first ticket in 3 years, which means 0 points on my license. I have already had it postponed 1 time, i am gonna try again in a day or 2 to get it pushed back further. $280 for 60 in a 40.....they are stickin it to me

Loganville Cops

These guys drive white/navy Crown Vics with a lightbar on the top. They do have moving K/Ka-band radar (forgot to look which it was).

Athens-Clarke County Cops

These guys drive those grey Crown Vics with the funky-looking lightbars on top and the rear, just above the rear window. According to info from Geordie, they do not run moving radar. More to come on them...

Saw this sighting yesterday...

Peachtree Industrial SB right at the Tilly Mill exit there was a cop gunning people. No one was bitting though because of the traffic.

Word to the wise - if everyone else seems like they are going just too slow, especially in Atlanta, there's probably a reason.

The best radar/laser detection that you can have is your eyes.

Observe traffic WELL ahead of you at all times. If people begin to hit their brakes in numbers, then you should, too. The likelihood is that it's a cop or a wreck or heavy traffic. In any of these scenarios, you have to slow down anyways.

I can't tell you how many tickets I've avoided going over hills or around curves by paying attention to what the brake lights of those in front of me are telling me.

A radar/laser detector isn't an excuse to get lazy. Maintain vigilent watch of:

- Brake lights ahead of you
- Medians
- Shoulder
- Overpasses
- On/off ramps

The detector is simply another tool in your fight against "The Man," not a replacement for a keen eye and a wealth of intel (as given in this thread).

Bump. Any more new info?

HOV/DMV cops can not....no radar or laser....only there to enforce safety....teh visible and 400 feet shit.........whatever cops dont care, they just wanna fuck u over

Yeah, I've zoomed by the DMV cops many times and they turn a blind eye.

I am assuming they are only there for HOV-lane enforcement and commercial vehicle (18-wheelers, dump trucks, trailers) enforcement.

I saw the FIRST BLACK COBB CTY MUSTANG COP ON 75 YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!! watchout!

What year of Mustang? Light bar? Markings?

Details, man. Details.

new mustang....drive out tags, no spolier, blue light bar on top....they JUST took delivery.....thats all the info i have for now

GWINNETT COUNTY

Will start to use helicopters for clocking people. When this will happen I have no clue, but they will have helicopters clocking people and cops in random areas ready to go and stop the violator. Bunch of BS if you ask me, that totally violates that 400ft thing. I guess we'll have to start driving around watching the sky. Freakin nazi's.

"Stop the violator!"
- PCU

Originally posted by amy011079
GWINNETT COUNTY

Will start to use helicopters for clocking people.

64%

Originally posted by Ron17
64% ??? what do you mean 64%? 64% what?

It's some inside joke between Ron and Geordie. There's a whole thread semi-devoted to it... bah, let them be stingy with their humor ;)

Think 1337 h4x0|2

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=1337

I C now... 64% is very 64% IMO

Originally posted by rwindleyme02
Saw this sighting yesterday...

Peachtree Industrial SB right at the Tilly Mill exit there was a cop gunning people. No one was bitting though because of the traffic.

Word to the wise - if everyone else seems like they are going just too slow, especially in Atlanta, there's probably a reason.


They are always there. You should pretty much not speed on Peachtree Industrial any where any time. North or South! Bound to get tagged.

Jason

Originally posted by Ron17
Think 1337 h4x0|2 ok i found this definition for part of that. you trying to tell us something ron?

1337
"leet" Click once to rate this definition: (votes: 11)

Focking gay at this day and now only used by nerdy a$$ kids who need to grow up

gayness

:lol:

Oh, BTW Amy, there's something wrong with the 2nd pic in your sig. I'm seeing an x.

Y'all are missing my point.

"1337 h4x0|2" is not the intent of 64%.

You only have to think about that type of speak to decipher what 64% is.

yeah i dunno why its doing that. damn thing some days its ok others it won't show, i guess i will just take it off. thanks though!

well if I "make" it show me the picture it just comes out blank. What is it?

its of Uga the university of georgia mascot.

Bah! you don't need that on your sig anyway... ;)

... it's better you took it off, anyways. :stickoutt

haha we posted that at the same time!

Jinx! :)

No, it's just that we are proud of our school. I can't blame you fucking dorks for not having anything on your screen about Tech. ;)

This is always fun...

I have everything on my screen that anyone could need -- me and two M3s.

:smiliecap

Where are those two M3's, BTW? ;)

Fourth Page Ownage! :buttrock

Well, one is in shambles. Where's your first one? :95

The other is at Global Imports BMW being looked at.

I know this. Just playing! :D

well ron, and rwindleyme02 neither one of ya'll know what your missing....a football team that is actually worth a crap. :D

if i had seen these posts about 1337 before geordie told me what 64% was, i would have realized



i feel foolish for not picking up on it.

whats is300 girl doin in here?

she's lost.

Gwinnett also uses white Dodge Intrepids with navy blue writing, a light bar and a ram on the front. Apparently, they don't have an anti-chase policy in Gwinnett. :az:

Also, saw a State Trooper on 85 N, just off the Clairmont Rd. on-ramp this morning. Shooting laser, of course. Almost nailed me, cuz I pulled out from behind a car, but I was to the right, so I think he was shooting the fast lane. Phwew.

This morning I saw DeKalb County on I-85 S just south of Shallowford.

I also saw a Trooper pullover I-85 N just north of Clairmont.

Originally posted by Ron17
Also, saw a State Trooper on 85 N, just off the Clairmont Rd. on-ramp this morning. Shooting laser, of course. Almost nailed me, cuz I pulled out from behind a car, but I was to the right, so I think he was shooting the fast lane. Phwew.

Originally posted by count_schemula
I also saw a Trooper pullover I-85 N just north of Clairmont.

I thought my spidey sense was tingling...

316 from ATL to Athens was ridiculous at around noon today. 3 cops, one right before the speed limit changes to 65 in the median, one right after the speed limit changes to 55 (nobody goes 55 here) and one in between.

Again, as I said earlier, be smart. On all 3 occasions, I was speeding with everyone else, but driving in the right hand lane in the middle of the pack. The pullover I witnesed was the cop pulling over the last car in the pack in the left lane. KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS!!!

Words of wisdom.

if there is 3 lanes and an 18 wheeler in the middle...stay to the right in his blind spot......no one will find u there ;)

Originally posted by Sparc_it
if there is 3 lanes and an 18 wheeler in the middle...stay to the right in his blind spot......no one will find u there ;)

Yeah, do that. You might have more serious things to worry about then than a speeding ticket. ;)

Saw Doraville on I-285 West right at Peachtree Industrial. Traffic was so heavy, I don't know how he would know for sure who he tagged, but those Doraville meatheads don't care. They just love to bang out tickets and let god sort 'em out.

Lately at around 5:30ish, there has been one as soon as you turn onto 120 (Marietta Hwy/Roswell Rd) at the Square from Hwy 9 (Atlanta St).

You start building up speed going down the hill, and that's where he's catching everyone.

Originally posted by UR2SLOW
Lately at around 5:30ish, there has been one as soon as you turn onto 120 (Marietta Hwy/Roswell Rd) at the Square from Hwy 9 (Atlanta St).

You start building up speed going down the hill, and that's where he's catching everyone.


hmmm i'm confused 120 = abbots isn't it? or does it continue all the way around and change names... i've never followed it completely through i hate georgia and their inability to name roads IE hwy 9 = atlanta street, alpharetta highway and i think 1 other name


i can't remember if i mentioned this earlier but your post reminded me of it. going from hwy 9 towards ga 400 on old milton parkway. you see the police station on your right and you are at the pinicle of a hill. my advice... don't go down the hill fast.



another spot: i thought for sure i was gonna have a ticket in my hand for this one.


going down old milton away from ga 400 and away from hwy 9. after north point parkway up on the right the guy was sitting at the end of a parking lot. i was in a decent amount of traffic, thought he was just a car waiting to pull out, didn't really give it a second look because i was changing lanes to check out this car ahead... (mercdes with a beast v12 yow!) i speed up to catch with him going probably about 65 in a 45. i look up and to the right 'oh shit its an alpharetta popo' followed by 'ohhh its xxx, i hope he pulls me over so i can give him shit'


oh speaking of the COA, they just called me up saying they(tech services) have a new project and they were wondering if i was interested in working on it.. it'll be so nice to be back in the COA, i'll give you guys all the updates i can about the popo activities :redspot

Originally posted by punknamedjimmy
hmmm i'm confused 120 = abbots isn't it?

same 120 but just different part.

I'm talking about Downtown Roswell :)


I've been here for 3 years and still can't figure out GA's road system. Is that what they're teaching at Georgia Tech... how to confuse the foreigners!??!?!?!

yeah i figured out where you were talking about.



i've lived here for 11 years and i still get confused sometimes




IE 120 loop and 120 = 2, verrrry different roads lol

Here's a new one. Haven't seen this in my ~ 2 years of driving to work...

Peachtree Ind. Blvd. heading north from Buckhead. Right before the Jimmy Carter Blvd. exit there was a cop sitting at the crest of the hill under the overpass.

Don't know what he might have been using b/c I don't have a radar / laser detector.

TWO DOT cops had a single passenger car pulled over on 85N this morning between Jimmy Carter and Indian Trail.

Why, I ask, would it be necessary for two of those fucks to work a single HOV lane violation (because that's the only thing DOT cops pull passenger cars over for)?

I'll tell you why... so that each of them could get in their little pot shots, while the driver sat there at their mercy. I assume there was much belt-hiking and chest-sticking-out going on at that stop.

:rolleyes:

God, with each passing day, I come to loathe traffic enforcement (not cops, in general, mind you... they often put their lives on the line to maintain some civility in society) more and more.

New one...

Two Gwinnett traffic cops sitting in the grass of the off-ramp of 85N for Indian Trail. One was shooting laser... the other waiting for a signal to go get someone. They were in the white cars with the navy blue writing.

Typically, they sit up under the overpass there and shoot. Now, I have yet another location to scan for them.

Here is a new one frm yesterday...SB on 75 coming from Kennesaw.

On TOP of the overpass of HWY 5/Canton Rd. I believe was a cop shooting laser at everyone on the highway

About half a mile down 1 camaro and 1 cruiser on LEFT and RIGHT LANES pulling people over tagged by the guy on the over pass!!!!!

DO NOT underestimate the sneakiness of those cobb bastards..
very sneaky, very sneaky indeed

Ron this is a really GREAT thread - thanks for putting it together. I just sat here and read the entire thing; lots of good info about the Atl area. You covered the only trap I experience on a regular basis - the one on 75s just inside 285 after you cross the river. They sit on the right, pretty much every weekday from 5:00pm till ~7:00pm. Its kinda of sneaky considering that they are trapping AGAINST the flow of traffic - I guess thats their point..

Anyway, kudos for generating such an immensely useful thread.

Originally posted by atlDinan3
Ron this is a really GREAT thread - thanks for putting it together. I just sat here and read the entire thing; lots of good info about the Atl area. You covered the only trap I experience on a regular basis - the one on 75s just inside 285 after you cross the river. They sit on the right, pretty much every weekday from 5:00pm till ~7:00pm. Its kinda of sneaky considering that they are trapping AGAINST the flow of traffic - I guess thats their point..

Anyway, kudos for generating such an immensely useful thread.

oh yea, I remember this one now from when I worked downtown....

400 SB from Glenridge-85 connector......3 SPEED TRAPS TODAY!!

1. Under the bridge before the toll booth 1 Fulton Co. cruiser shooting LASER

2. Around the gentle left hand curve right before the lenox exit 1 Atlanta City cruiser....radar is my guess (no detector) I didn't see anyone shooting laser.

3. Right before 400 dumps into 85 there were 2 GSP shooting LASER in the median...1 facing NB, the other facing SB....

Watch out...the Alpharetta Autobahn is no longer an Autobahn

Oh yeah, saw another cop pulling someone over on Peachtree Ind. Right before Jimmy Carter.

My deduction, "Do not speed on Peachtree Ind."

Yeah in '99 I got a ticket for 112 on Peachtree Ind. :(

Ok, everyday this week that Fulton Co. cruiser has been under the bridge before the toll booth shooting laser and pulling people over...

Lesson learned?......don't ever speed on 400SB in the AM

Yesp, you almost have to assume that there is a cop there. You can see him at all.

Signed up for the forum just to participate in this thread. I drive regularly between East Cobb and Downtonw/Midtown. Most of my experience is with Cobb County Police.

Cobb Co police recently got me on I-285 South between 75 and 20. Claimed he paced me from 600 feet and 2 lanes over, which I find highly doubtful. He said he routinely hops on and off the highway looking to come up behind speeding motorists.

Commonly see Cobb Co police on the median on EW Connector using Ka band radar. This road is sppedway, with people routinely driving 70 in a 45. They sometimes have teams of officers pulling over entire packs of speeding cars.

Interesting note, from another forum (I am copying this. I did not post it originally):
"Short story: If you are cited for speeding in GA, you may be able to get it thrown out; From Westlaw: OGCA 40-14-9: "No speed detection device shall be employed by county, municipal, or campus law enforcement officers on any portion of any highway which has a grade in excess of 7%"

Used this trick last month to get a 41 in a 30 disposed of from Johnson rd/Va. Highlands area.

So If you are gunned on even a mild incline, it could be beneficial to take pictures and challenge. Radar/Laser would be inadmissible in court. "

Also:
"There are many situations where a city or county cop isn't allowed to ticket for speeding...

40-14-8: City or county cops can't ticket for less than 10mph over the limit.
40-14-6: After crossing city or county lines, proper signs must be posted before they are allowed to ticket. This one creates lots of free places to legally speed. ;-)"

Nice post RedWing.

The grade thing is a great find. I know small town cops camp out down hills and where the speed limit changes.

Your car sounds nice. Any pics? Post 'em on the board in my sig. :D

Basically, extended freeway speeding and even bursts of speed are getting tough. Plus it's the county doing the pullovers. I theorize they are collecting revenue to pay for all the OT resulting from all the terrorism activities and to make up for tax revenue shortfalls.

As heard from Alpharetta clerk.....Municipalities are now allowed to make their own laws, thus voiding/changing/ or extending state laws.

count_schemula:

Will try and post pics soon - don't have any decent ones at the moment.

The police are out in full force lately, perhaps to generate income for the county as you said. They are only doing their job - I don't blame them. But the flip side is that I have the right to do everything I can within the bounds of the law to avoid tickets. This means radar detectors and knowing the applicable law as well as possible.

Two on Peachtree Road.

One is the Kroger/Starbucks strip mall just north of Brookhaven Marta. Sometimes motorcycle cops will sit in the parking lot, blocking the entrance no less and shoot southbound traffic. The speed limit is 35mph, so that's an easy kill.

Further south on Peachtree, down near that odd Bar-B-Q plave and the antique shop, same thing, motorcycle shooting radar at the southbound traffic.

Originally posted by count_schemula
Further south on Peachtree, down near that odd Bar-B-Q plave and the antique shop...

:95 Where now?

PS - Do said cops shoot laser or radar?

I don't know what they shoot. They are motorcycle cops. I don't have a radar detector.

This other one is about 1/2 mile north of Lowes. There's a lot of construction there now, and a weird little Bar-B-Q place that always has smoke coming out of it.

Both of these cops are shooting the Northbound traffic.

Originally posted by count_schemula
I don't know what they shoot. They are motorcycle cops. I don't have a radar detector.

This other one is about 1/2 mile north of Lowes. There's a lot of construction there now, and a weird little Bar-B-Q place that always has smoke coming out of it.

Both of these cops are shooting the Northbound traffic.

You're getting your directions confused.

That construction/BBQ place/antique is SOUTH of Lowe's.

You had also said BBQ/Antiques place was SOUTH on Peachtree from Kroger in your previous post. It is actually NORTH of Kroger.

Yeah. I actually have a plan to make this thread into a Flash Interactive Map.

But for now...

Let us know when that project is complete. Heh.

BIG NOTE




sorry if this a repost but



fulton county now has BLACK police cars. i was shocked when i saw an all black fulton county police cars(prebiously all white cars).

if i had a telephoto digi i would do some recon at the cobb co "superstation" where they got all their enforcement cars of all types and post them....anyone willing to donate or ride with your cam for the good of the thread?

if i had a telephoto digi i would do some recon at the cobb co "superstation" where they got all their enforcement cars of all types and post them....anyone willing to donate or ride with your cam for the good of the thread?

Just walk up and take a picture.

If they bug you, just tell them you want to show your friend from Norway how cool our cop cars are.

:biglaughb

Originally posted by count_schemula
Just walk up and take a picture.

If they bug you, just tell them you want to show your friend from Norway how cool our cop cars are.

:biglaughb

Shit...our tax dollars pay for those cars. You don't have to tell them anything.

Peachtree northbound between Borders and the Starbucks/Kroger mall.

I only saw the pullovers, not the stalking grounds.

BEWARE! One of them was a Atlanta Police pick-up truck. No mounted lights, all embedded, and it was a white Ford F-150. On the front quarter panel it said "Traffic Enforcement."

The other pullover car was a Crown Vic.

So, I'm in Starbucks, and I'm staring at the Atlanta Police F-150, and there's a DeKalb County cop in the starbucks staring at me staring at the F-150 and so to keep the drama up and let him know that I know, I keep staring and so he keeps staring. It's official, "Traffic Enforcement" is just the lamest.

Also, it's fall, so since it won't be so hot out, I predict more traps since it will be more comfortable outside and cops can sit in their cars eating cheeseburgers for longer stretches.

Ohh.... wretched...

My friend told me that they've been out trapping Peachtree in that area full-force recently. Last night, then this morning/afternoon.

I hate them so much.

New location: (this morning)

I-85 North at Shallowford road, on the right side, right where the on-ramp merges onto the highway. Single Dekalb cop shooting laser (my radar detector didn't go off).

NEVER seen one here before in my six years of driving that commute.

Careful, the po-po be gettin' sneaky up in this piece.

Originally posted by count_schemula
Peachtree northbound between Borders and the Starbucks/Kroger mall.

I only saw the pullovers, not the stalking grounds.

BEWARE! One of them was a Atlanta Police pick-up truck. No mounted lights, all embedded, and it was a white Ford F-150. On the front quarter panel it said "Traffic Enforcement."

The other pullover car was a Crown Vic.

So, I'm in Starbucks, and I'm staring at the Atlanta Police F-150, and there's a DeKalb County cop in the starbucks staring at me staring at the F-150 and so to keep the drama up and let him know that I know, I keep staring and so he keeps staring. It's official, "Traffic Enforcement" is just the lamest.

Also, it's fall, so since it won't be so hot out, I predict more traps since it will be more comfortable outside and cops can sit in their cars eating cheeseburgers for longer stretches.

Ohh.... wretched...

Yeah, right before this section of peachtree going north after the BP there is a "Your speed is" thing. I saw it the other day and naturally sped up :devillook but to my surprise there was a cop car right next to it!

They CAN (and will) issue citations based on what those things display. Had it happen to a friend...

Don't get caught this way. That would suck.

Originally posted by Ron17
They CAN (and will) issue citations based on what those things display. Had it happen to a friend...

Don't get caught this way. That would suck.

good to know that. They just put one across from our subdivision. I was feeling kind of juvenile and wanted to have a friend of mine video me driving by it at some rediculous speed just for the sake of having the thing read like 125 or something. Not a good idea I guess. Especially when I would be getting evidence against myself on video.

BTW.....on topic.....in the last 2 weeks, I75 between 285 and exit 278 (acworth/glade road) has been the worst I have ever seen it in the 5.5 years I have lived here with cops catching speeders. They are on all the friggin bridges, allover the median and since the little airport is right there, they have a plane hovering all the time now. A friend of mine is a flight instructor and told me that they are doing a lot of speed traps from above in the vicinity of barrett pkwy and chastain

Originally posted by RedWing
Interesting note, from another forum (I am copying this. I did not post it originally):
"Short story: If you are cited for speeding in GA, you may be able to get it thrown out; From Westlaw: OGCA 40-14-9: "No speed detection device shall be employed by county, municipal, or campus law enforcement officers on any portion of any highway which has a grade in excess of 7%"

Used this trick last month to get a 41 in a 30 disposed of from Johnson rd/Va. Highlands area.

So If you are gunned on even a mild incline, it could be beneficial to take pictures and challenge. Radar/Laser would be inadmissible in court. "

Also:
"There are many situations where a city or county cop isn't allowed to ticket for speeding...

40-14-8: City or county cops can't ticket for less than 10mph over the limit.
40-14-6: After crossing city or county lines, proper signs must be posted before they are allowed to ticket. This one creates lots of free places to legally speed. ;-)"

:clap: This is great info....police codes with it. Thanks. That grade thing would be REALLY usefull in Alpharetta as most of the time its the downgrades approaching Mansell, Haynes bridge and Old Milton that are constant hotspots on 400 NB.

40-14-9...gonna have to remember that one.:D

Tread carefully tonight, everyone. Word is that a bunch of the local jurisdictions and GSP are preparing to set up roadblocks all over town tonight.

Originally posted by Atl3
:clap: This is great info....police codes with it. Thanks. That grade thing would be REALLY usefull in Alpharetta as most of the time its the downgrades approaching Mansell, Haynes bridge and Old Milton that are constant hotspots on 400 NB.

40-14-9...gonna have to remember that one.:D

Wouldn't the 7% grade thing make all tickets given to speeders coming southbound on 400 right before the toll under the bridge invalid?

Originally posted by rwindleyme02
Wouldn't the 7% grade thing make all tickets given to speeders coming southbound on 400 right before the toll under the bridge invalid?

I think thats less than 7%. But I could be wrong.

I could be wrong also... ;)

Originally posted by Ron17
New location: (this morning)

I-85 North at Shallowford road, on the right side, right where the on-ramp merges onto the highway. Single Dekalb cop shooting laser (my radar detector didn't go off).

NEVER seen one here before in my six years of driving that commute.

Careful, the po-po be gettin' sneaky up in this piece.

damn, I got freaked out this morning too by that guy in shallowford exit! My V1 didnt' go off and I was doing 85-90 on the left lane.. he had laser.. I was really lucky..
I really hate ATL traffic cops.. fuck'em...

Originally posted by rwindleyme02
Wouldn't the 7% grade thing make all tickets given to speeders coming southbound on 400 right before the toll under the bridge invalid?

It's only invalid if you challenge it. 90% of people just pay their tickets. If more would take it to court, many tickets would be thrown out. If you don't challenge it - you can't win.

20 is bad about the cops parking near the inside wall, if you come around one of the corners you will not see him until you are almost past them.

I second this. I have lived near the zoo for about 5 years now and they fuzz has been shooting radar on East and Westbound on I-20 more than ever for the past few months. They hide on embankments where you can not even see them until you are past them in the rearview.

Greg

Thanks for the info! My wife works at one of the dealerships on Peachtree and I fly down that road when I'm over there.

Also, Jocks and Jills on peachtree has the updated Golden Tee Extra for any one who plays

Originally posted by Ron17
They CAN (and will) issue citations based on what those things display. Had it happen to a friend...

Don't get caught this way. That would suck.

i've nearly topped out my car on one of those things and i've never gotten a ticket.

Watch out on 75NB after the north loop. On my way to school this morning I saw 8 Cobb County police cars, HWY cruisers and Camaros stationed on either side of the highway.

WATCH OUT Cobb police have been out in force the past 2 days. When driving in Cobb....keep an eye out!

Cobb County, Saturday morning. I-285

Single officer on Orchard Rd overpass radar/laser to the north (southbound traffic). Several chase cars on the road pulling over people left and right.

Similar tactics to what were described on I-75 above.

Cobb County or Smyrna Police

East West Connector west-bound, just after dark, police firing laser from the right side of the road after a big bend in the road.

Have seen them before here.

ALPHARETTA- NEW SPEED TRAPS!!!

Last week, Alphaghetto motorcycle cops have been seen sitting in the on the MEDIANS at the intersections of Windward + Marconi as well as Windward +Edison near the construction zones off of the 400 overpass. Laser was used at both locations.

Luckily, a Mustang (who must have had a detector) jammed on his brakes in front of me as we were headed west on Windward toward 400 when one of the motorcycle cops got him. He wheeled around after we passed and I thought he was coming after me. He zipped in front of me and pulled the stang over. We were both going about 20 over. Advantage: Motorsport brakes.....

Originally posted by rwindleyme02
Wouldn't the 7% grade thing make all tickets given to speeders coming southbound on 400 right before the toll under the bridge invalid?


I tried this 7% grade thing against a 69 in a 35 I got about 10 months back and the way they figure the grade is really weird. Its not like i though it would be like just more than 7 degrees above level but its not. It some gradeing system that the state made up and there aren't many roads in atlanta or metro area that are 7%. Just thought you might want to know.

Also, the original reason i pulled up this thread, I just got a ticket yesterday for doing 52 in a 35 by laser at 513.3 feet. I didn't think about it then but now i realized that he was sitting in a residential driveway when he gunned me. I'm not sure but i think i remember hearing that a cop couldn't gun from private property. Maybe i'm wrong but if anyone can help me out.... that would be great.

Thanks!

I feel ya....60 in a 40 at 613.3ft

Originally posted by Sparc_it
I feel ya....60 in a 40 at 613.3ft

Where'd you get that at?

Alpharetta....N.P. Pkwy and some side street (entrance to an office park) $280 fine :(

ouch.... :az:

court dec 19, i am not a candidate for driving school either, they went back all the way since i got my license 7 years ago and pulled up all the tix i got when i was 16,17

yeah its proly the same for me. i got 7 speeding, 3 following too close, and one passing in a no passing now.... this isn't going to be good :mad:

where did you get it?

Hoke O'Kelly Mill Road right off 78 in Loganville.... not that anyone has any fukkin clue where that is....

...in gwinnett :)

Originally posted by Sparc_it
...in gwinnett :)


yeah how'd you know

lived in atl all my life

but NO ONE knows where Hoke O'Kelly Mill is... not even people who live on it!


sprry about the thread jack... we'll stop now....:az:

Traffic enforcement sucks. Down with Five-Oh!

:flipa:

(I'll probably get pulled over today for saying that... :rolleyes: )

The most evil places conceived by man:

1. Gwinnett
2. Hell
3. Cobb
4. France

Covet thy neighbor's wife and go on a lying and killing spree? I sentence thee to an enternity in Gwinnett.

Based on my own, personal experiences (plus extensive Gwinnett time), you have #s 1 and 3 switched.

:mad111:

Death to Cobb County!

You got a piddly ticket in Cobb. Well, maybe not so piddly, but... I grew up in Gwinnett, and literally get sick to my stomach when I go up there. It's like a slowly swirling cess pool of suburban death. Your IQ drops to a negative number as baby filled Yukon's surround you and force you into the wal-mart parking lot to die.

well after seeing what everyone thinks of Gwinnett I thought it would be appropriate to let everyone know i am moving BACK to gwinnett in a week or so :D

Hey, folks!

Well, the hornets' nest of State Troopers has been stirred, so I figured now was a good time to revive this thread, which is packed full of the kind of tools (read: info) you'll need to avoid a messy speeding situation.

I had Kevlar tow and park this thread here, since it pertains to the Atlanta-area, rather than general SE forum. Enjoy.

PS -- Let's remember to behave ourselves. :)

I am sorry to get slightly OT here, but this is the one thread that has stayed on topic pretty much the whole time it has been around.

To keep it on the right track....

Marietta Police have been enforcing 75 NB and SB from windy hill to canton road lately so watch out

400 is a mess.. Saw 3 police bikes and 2 cruisers..

I second that about the Marietta PoPo on 75 between Windy Hill and 575. And they're using Laysir :eek: Watch out for em.

Watch 400, I saw 2 cars + 1 bike on the SB before the Toll, (past 285) and 1 car and 2 bikers North on 400 around exit 5-6.

This morning, I saw one State Trooper pull someone over right at the Clairmont exit on 85N. Then, I saw a DOT cop with someone pulled over for an HOV violation right at the Indian Trail exit, also on 85N.

They're out in full-force now, it would appear. Great.

This morning I saw a Cobb 5-oh fake a U-turn.....everyone slowed but me

Alpharetta in general......BLACK cars ALL shooting LASER

So, I'm cruising along on my way to work and all of the sudden, my radar detector goes from silent to pegged K-band. Uh-oh... what's up?

As I scan the road ahead, I notice a State Trooper in the far left-hand lane.

I slowed and blended into traffic. No problems for me this morning, due in part to my trusty Passport.

:clap:

As a reminder, this is the second of four weeks with an elevated State Trooper presence once a week. Today might be the day (since the police aren't usually very imaginative, and last week it was Tuesday, also). Be careful, be watchful.

I think today is the day....no state troopers, but going up 75 to school this morning there were 5 Cobb Co. cruisers and 2 Camaros. All of the had people pulled over.

I need to invest in an 8500 or V1

If money is an issue, go with the 8500 and don't look back. Purely speaking from a detection standpoint, the 8500 and the V1 are a virtual deadlock -- one being better than the other at certain types of detection and vice versa for the other.

If money is no object, go ahead and pay $100 extra for the arrows, as they would be a nice "feature."

Cobb County - Marietta, Windy Hill @ I-75

Black Chevrolet Avalanche with Light Bar

Had someone pulled right before on ramp... couldn't tell which municipality. (Tuesday, 1:00 pm, 17 February)


Also, if any one frequents Franklin Road between Windy Hill and the South Loop, watch out for biker cops... they like to sit under a shade tree (heading towards S. Loop) whilst parked on the sidewalk. I believe they are shooting laser. They usually work in pairs or threesomes.

Roswell Rd in Cobb county heading towards Johnson Ferry.

As soon as you cross into Cobb, there will be 1 car shooting laser and the other as a chase car. They have been there ALL DAY. So if you travel this route WATCH OUT!

Roswell Rd.--Just north of "ghetto" Kroger:

Two pigs sitting in the parking lot of the Insight Vision shop 50yds south of the Johnson Ferry intersection. They nailed a Mexi-ricer right in front of me last night.:pullover

cobb or fulton?

Originally posted by count_schemula
...on Peachtree Road...Further south on Peachtree, down near that odd Bar-B-Q plave and the antique shop, same thing, motorcycle shooting radar at the southbound traffic.

This guy was out again this morning. A car or cycle has been there about once a week for a while, usually on Wednesdays and Friday mornings. Looks like the new buildings they built near this area give them a good place to sit.

Originally posted by Sparc_it
cobb or fulton? Fulton

Someone may have already said this, but I'm not going to read 8 pages of stuff right now.

-Use someone that is speeding infront of you as the "fall guy"
-Stay in a pack, I read that in the beginning of the thread.
-Get a cheap scanner to find out where they are hanging out (Radio shack has a good one but eBay is better)
-Get a kick ass detector. (I read they are illegal, read it somewhere, not sure if its true b/c I see them everywhere, on my dash :) )
-Get used to what the cop cars look like, ie. Chamblee uses white patrol Crown Vics. Dekalb uses grey Crown Vics, Doraville is just pure pains in the ass b/c they got fast ass cars. Also, anyone traveling on Chamblee-Dunwoody, where that church is there, there is a subdivison where a motorcycle cop likes to hang out, watch out for that dude, he has gotten a lot of people before, mostly ricers though :)

-For anyone heading towards North Highland on Freedom PKWY, there is a speed trap there on weekends (I've seen it once but not sure if its every weekend). Poor bastards who get caught doing 70 b/c the speed limit is 35, stupid I know.

-Wieuca, do not speed here b/c the speed limit is like 25, damn rich bastards.

-For anyone in the Gainesville area, do not speed period, they love speeders up there, especially on 369 (Browns Bridge). This also applies to the Forsyth part of 369.

-DO not speed excessively on 85N in Gwinnet, speed limit is 65, 75-80 is fine in my book. Also, 85N past 985, they like to hide in the center in the bushes.

-I-985, speed limit is 70, do 80, b/c they like to get ppl doing 90.

- I75N/S inside 285, GSP likes to hang out here sometimes, seen them all the time when I drive there, go figure eh...

- Dekalb likes to hang out under the bridge on 85S going under Spagetti Junction, I mean not on the highway part, but on the inside, seen this a few times.

- ATL likes to catch people on Peachtree st just north of Buckhead, most of the time they can't be seen, bastards got me that time...

- Oh, and for those that think speeding by a cop that has someone pulled over is cool, its not, that bastard ran to his car after he seen me do 90 in the left hand lane. This was on I285 @ Ashford Dunwoody.

- Heading north/south on 141 (Peachtree IND BLVD), cops like to hang out on the other side of hills. Duluth likes to hang out on packs and just mess up traffic like a mofo. Going north that is...

This is the experiances I've had in the last two years with the traffic cops.

Originally posted by count_schemula
Peachtree northbound between Borders and the Starbucks/Kroger mall.

I only saw the pullovers, not the stalking grounds.

BEWARE! One of them was a Atlanta Police pick-up truck. No mounted lights, all embedded, and it was a white Ford F-150. On the front quarter panel it said "Traffic Enforcement."

The other pullover car was a Crown Vic.

So, I'm in Starbucks, and I'm staring at the Atlanta Police F-150, and there's a DeKalb County cop in the starbucks staring at me staring at the F-150 and so to keep the drama up and let him know that I know, I keep staring and so he keeps staring. It's official, "Traffic Enforcement" is just the lamest.

Also, it's fall, so since it won't be so hot out, I predict more traps since it will be more comfortable outside and cops can sit in their cars eating cheeseburgers for longer stretches.

Ohh.... wretched...

Yup, f-ing bastards got me a few days after this was posted. The Crown Vic got me, damn idiots got nothing better to do then terrorize the public. And the only reason I was speeding was b/c I was hauling ass with some girl in a nice IS300 :) I told the cop b/c he asked why I was speeding, he reduced my ticket from 21 over to 13 over. Still costed $156, :( Thats what happens though...

The "stalking grounds" of which count speaks is a condo/apt. parking lot on the right, about halfway between Borders and Kroger. It's one of those semi-circle drives, so they have easy in/out access. They sit there and tag people... I think with radar, because I'm pretty sure ATL-city doesn't have laser. "Traffic Enforcement" might, though. :dunno

Anyways, they also sit there on Fri/Sat nights after the bars close and watch for speeders and drunk drivers.

Typical...

One more place I forgot to mention,

I285 @ I20, theres Dekalb cops sitting there sometimes, but everytime I pass thru, they are there.

I285 @ US78, there is sometimes some Dekalb cops there too, but not all the time.

Oh well about the P'tree thing, it was fun in court though, it became an all day venture.

Seen this afternoon:

Motor Vehicle Safety cops sitting on I-85 Southbound near Buford Hwy. exit.

Also, these same MVS-types were lighting up big trucks inside the perimeter on I-20. I saw 3 pulled over inside of 2 miles!

Kepp your eyes open...

Carter

Yesterday was MVS hell. Saw about 10 of them in some weird places too.

I've never seen the MVS pull a car over, but they are still a tangible representation of the man.

Jeez saw 5 cops that had a semi pulled over on 85S.. What was that all about?

Within the past week driving from marietts to downtown I noticed a lot of regular cops and DMV cops pulling over a crap load of semi's every morning? Whats this all about? Started noticing it since monday. Today alone I saw 4 rigs pulled off to the side by a cop or DMV??

Trucks aren't supposed to be inside 285 unless their final destination is located there. I guess they're trying to crack down on offenders (trying to save time) who are mucking up in-town traffic for everyone else.

BTW, I drove from Mississippi to Atlanta on Christmas Day. I counted seven trucks that I passed in both directions.

The drive was wonderful, by interstate standards.

Originally posted by count_schemula
Yesterday was MVS hell. Saw about 10 of them in some weird places too.

I've never seen the MVS pull a car over, but they are still a tangible representation of the man.

I have seen one pull someone over right in front of me.

Also anyon on the south side watch out for Union City cops on 85 south just past the UC exit. They are lasering from the blind spots in curves and putting the motorcycles on the bridge with lasers to get both directions.

New Roswell Road Fuzz location: just north of the Weiuca intersection, I spotted a cop using laser while hiding behind the bushes in the parking lot of the Weiuca Animal Hospital last night. A friend of mine said he saw him there late at night this weekend as well.

saw state patrol pull someone over I-85N at sketti junction during morning rush hour 9am-10am...

don't usually see the state pattrol that near sketti junction, dekalb county seems to have it pretty well covered usually...

Add another to 400.

Saw a GA S/T on 400SB 1 mile south of exit 13 (141). Twice in 3 days he's been sitting way down towards the trees using laser as people round the RH bend. Watch out fur'em.

If your ever in the Dunwoody Area, beware of Womak Rd. Its a speed trap down there and I have gotten two tickets there. :pissed:

New Roswell Road Fuzz location: just north of the Weiuca intersection, I spotted a cop using laser while hiding behind the bushes in the parking lot of the Weiuca Animal Hospital last night. A friend of mine said he saw him there late at night this weekend as well.

I go to school right around there, there are cops on Wieuca all the time. If you're trying to get to the mall from Roswell Rd it's really much easier to go Piedmont->Lenox because of the police presence. Plus Wieuca's speed limit is 25 (!)

I go to school right around there, there are cops on Wieuca all the time. If you're trying to get to the mall from Roswell Rd it's really much easier to go Piedmont->Lenox because of the police presence. Plus Wieuca's speed limit is 25 (!)

People talk about Wieuca all the time, but I travel this road fairly frequently and rarely, if ever, see any cops. Perhaps it's the time of day that I travel it. Who knows? :dunno

400 is a real mess. 400 SB near toll had 2 motorcycle cops.. And they both had BMWs pulled over. :mad:

And they both had BMWs pulled over. :mad:

Proof that they just want people who will stfu and just pay the ticket and give them some money.

I have yet to read about the crackdown on the 50% of the cars that do not have valid tags and the 80% of those drivers that probably do not have insurance.

I saw this one guy hop out of his car, I'll leave his race and bean pie religion out of it cuz I don't want no trouble, but he had the handicap thing on the rear view and a fake dealer tag. He whips into a choice parking space, taking 2 spaces and hops out as fit as can be, ready to go photocopy some revolutionary fliers. I started laughing out loud and he got mad. I was gonna ask him if he had insurance, cuz' he sho' had the handicap and no tag thing down. The trifecta!

You gotta get yours, but fool I gotta get mine.

my parents lives in the Kimball Bridge development and whenever i'm there, i see cops littered on 400. thank god i have no clue where anything is so i drive not so fast but they have navigation in both their cars so that helps out. however, when i drove my Z down there, i would do what bimmerdog says, run in packs. when i get on 400, i would go over 100 easy just for fun and shut down. The RX300 and the TL can't go that fast that quickly so the best way to avoid tickets is to drive slow cars.
Hell, here in Jersey, i pass cops going 80 in the stanza and i'm sure they are wondering if their radar is off because who the hell would expect an 87 Stanza to go 80!?? hehe..
I think i should start something like this in the NJ area forum.. Good info here. i'll be sure to check this when i visit my parents next time (whenever that would be).

People talk about Wieuca all the time, but I travel this road fairly frequently and rarely, if ever, see any cops. Perhaps it's the time of day that I travel it. Who knows? :dunno

I travel Wieuca all the time between Peachtree and Roswell and I've never seen cops on that stretch...

Just a heads up for everyone in Cobb County smyrna area they just put up a camera/light at cobb 41 and windy hill. Both my Mom and I got warnings for the first time :devillook.

More news from Alpharetta, the worst speed trap town I have yet to encounter:

Red light cameras have been installed at the following intersections:

Haynes Bridge Road and GA 120
GA 9 and GA 120
Northpoint Parkway and GA 120
Hanyes Bridge Road and Northpoint Parkway
GA 9 and Academy Street

Not that I run red lights or suggest that others should, but I know things happen sometimes.

With Alpharetta's Public announcement that they have become a "Speed Trap" combined with this latest news, I am actually scared whenever I drive home from work.

:confused: I am planning a trip to Atlanta and will be traveling north fm I-10 in florida and
wanted to know how bad is the bogey presence on I-75 and where should I be careful?

tks.

Be VERY careful once you reach anything wider than a 2-lane interstate. Most of GA's summer travelers go down to FL, so they're usually extra-tight on the main routes down there.

Carter

I just passed 3 speed traps today on 85 near peachtree industrial. One guy in an Expedition was doing about 90 past one of the cops, he pulled off onto the median and let the cop drive up and give him a ticket :stickoutt

Watch out in Cobb, I talked to a piggie and he said they were stepping it up a notch with their presence over the next few weeks

Watch out in Cobb, I talked to a piggie and he said they were stepping it up a notch with their presence over the next few weeks
BUMP...I have seen a ton of cops in cobb as well over the last few days includin helicopters.

i was just at my parent's place in alpharetta this past weekend and i only saw 1 cop on 85. he had his door open and pointing the laser gun tagging each car he thinks is speeding. this was like midnight on the way home from the airport to 400.

how fast do people go down there? i was cruising at 85-95 on 400 north to the outdoor Outlet Mall and i was still getting passed!

As fast as is necessary. :devillook

J/K -- With my luck (or lack thereof, rather), I've made a concerted effort to really reduce my speed of late. I just cannot afford these tickets continually.

I came up fm Florida off of I-10 to 75 North. The worst part was on 75 before the Georgia line. Big-Ups to the Escort 8500 x50! It saved me a total of 4 times. I got hit with Ka instant on and laser fm the FHP before I got to Georgia. Once over the state line I got k and ka. Other than the rain the trip was excellent. Wish me luck on the lotto...... :stickoutt

:confused: I am planning a trip to Atlanta and will be traveling north fm I-10 in florida and
wanted to know how bad is the bogey presence on I-75 and where should I be careful?

tks.

Be careful of every overpass support. There's probably a cop behind each one. One of my friends got nailed just past Valdosta last weekend going 92 in a 65. It's a wonder he didn't go to jail.

Drive carefully and have a good laser detector..... :nono

i haven't read all the posts here, but I used to live in atlanta, so I'll share 2 locations that I noticed a lot of cops between georgia tech and 285 on 75N

75N dips and turns slightly to the left at one of the northside drive exits. 255 i think. anyways, speed limit if i recall is only 55mph here and the cops sit against the inside wall in a blind location. This is also a dangerous part of the freeway because people love slamming on their brakes when there is a cop there.

other location i've seen a lot of cops is going from howell mill road onto 75N there is a left turn HOV only lane to get on, or the right turn cloverleaf complete with metered stoplight for non HOV !slow!. A cop used to sit on the HOV on ramp at least weekly.