Jurisdiction

Bogart, Georgia

Speed Trap Location

29 US Highway

Nearest Reference Point

Burson Street

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

PM Rush Hour

Level of Enforcement

Some

Type of Enforcement

Unknown

Date

12/2005

Two Oconee County Sheriff Deputies were sitting in abandoned parking lot at corner of Burson street and U.S.29 and pulled out into traffic at a high rate of speed and sqeeling tires, almost causing an accident just to stop someone.

Comment (10/2008): Very true. Not only Oconee, but state troopers as well. The really shady thing about this trap is they position themselves at a point that\'s only a few hundred feet from where you would have to slow down anyway because of the impending red light. So it goes 65, 55, speedtrap, redlight. In other words, you get the blue lights in your rearview just seconds before you would be hitting the brakes anyway. It\'s nothing to see three or four at a time pulled over on Saturdays.

Jurisdiction

Bogart, Georgia

Speed Trap Location

State Highway 316

Nearest Reference Point

State Highway 78

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time of day

Level of Enforcement

Moderate

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

5/2006

The 65 MPH speed limit goes for 35 miles on 316 out of Atlanta until you get to Oconee County where the speed drops to 55 just before you get to the Athens Perimeter Highway (10). An Oconee County Sheriff's vehicle is poised to catch those who fail to notice the sudden drop. He parks in the same spot next to a guard rail then pounces daily on the driver. Although this is not an illegal spot, it is a great revenue generator for Oconee County as thousands of dollars in fines are accumulated daily. It especially gets the travelers coming from Atlanta to the University of Georgia sporting events. I consider any "permanent" positioning of law enforcement in the same spot almost every day a speed trap. This enforcement does not save lives, there are not schools around, nothing but a lame excuse to ticket unsuspecting travelers.

Comment (10/2008): Very true. Not only Oconee, but state troopers as well. The really shady thing about this trap is they position themselves at a point that\'s only a few hundred feet from where you would have to slow down anyway because of the impending red light. So it goes 65, 55, speedtrap, redlight. In other words, you get the blue lights in your rearview just seconds before you would be hitting the brakes anyway. It\'s nothing to see three or four at a time pulled over on Saturdays.

Comment (10/2008): Very true. Not only Oconee, but state troopers as well. The really shady thing about this trap is they position themselves at a point that\'s only a few hundred feet from where you would have to slow down anyway because of the impending red light. So it goes 65, 55, speedtrap, redlight. In other words, you get the blue lights in your rearview just seconds before you would be hitting the brakes anyway. It\'s nothing to see three or four at a time pulled over on Saturdays.