Here is an article I will start with that begins my history of Georgia Speed Traps and why the State Patrol was exempted from the Speed Trap Laws. They were exempted because their Commandant stood in the legislature and assured the lawmakers that they would never set up speed traps because they were state employees, their mission was solely to patrol the roads of Georgia not park like "Smokey" and trap people and they were offended by anyone would dare think they would ever do such a thing.
SPECIAL REPORT: A speed trap's bad rap
The WSJ Law Blog: 2006-2017
7 years ago