What is the Georgia Super Speeder Law?

The Super Speeder Law stipulates that regular speeders will become Super Speeders when they are cited for driving over 75 miles per hour on a two lane road, or 85 miles per hour on any road or highway within Georgia. Those charged as a Super Speeder will face the fines and points that come with a standard speeding ticket. In addition to standard speeding ticket fines, the state will charge an additional $200 for your excessive speed. The fine goes directly to the Georgia Department of Driver Services and is essentially an administrative penalty.

Super Speeder Fines and Penalties

In Georgia, the maximum speed limit on most rural interstates is 70 miles per hour. This means that you only need to be 15 miles per hour over the speed limit when you are considered a Super Speeder. The standard speeding ticket for 15 miles per hour over the limit will result in two points on your license.

The speed limit in Atlanta’s urban interstate is 55 miles per hour, requiring you exceed the limit by 30 miles per hour to be a Super Speeder. Four points will be added to your license for a speeding ticket of 30 miles per hour over the limit. You will receive six points if your speed climbs to 34 miles per hour over the limit. Drivers that accumulate over 15 points in a two year span will have their license suspended.

Failure to pay a speeding ticket can result in suspension of your license and accumulation of additional fines and fees. Speeding tickets can impact your insurance rates and could affect employment opportunities.

Why Was The Super Speeder Law Added In Georgia?

According to the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, lawmakers imposed these additional fees and penalties for excessive speeding because of the high volume of speed-related crashes in the state. On average, Georgia sees one speed-related death per day, and that’s in addition to the many cases of serious injuries caused by speeding. Crash forces double on impact with every 10 mph increase in speed above 50 mph.

Fees collected from the Super Speeder law are being used to fund the state’s trauma care hospital system. 63% of patients being treated for trauma in this hospital system are there due to crash-related injuries, so lawmakers believed there was a sense of justice in using fines collected from “super speeders” to help heal victims of dangerous roads.

What is Considered a Super Speeder in Georgia?

You might think the term Super Speeder would only apply to a habitual speeder that has been caught many times. However, driving over 75 miles per hour on a two lane road, or over 85 miles per hour on any road or highway can get you a Super Speeder ticket in Georgia, even if you’ve never been issued a ticket for speeding before.

There is no long-term penalty for being issued a single Super Speeder ticket, but since four points will be added to your license for going 30 miles per hour over the limit and six points if your speed is 34 miles per hour over the limit, getting multiple Super Speeder tickets is fast way to get your license suspended.

Has the Super Speeder Law Impacted Drivers?

Hundreds of thousands of tickets have been issued under the Super Speeder law since its inception. Despite the high number of those fined as Super Speeders, Georgia State Troopers have not reported much of an improvement. Georgia drivers appear to continue to speed, regardless of the financial consequences. This leaves lawmakers with a serious dilemma—if drivers do not respond to additional fines and the threat of losing their license, what will make drivers slow down? Safety officials and lawmakers across the country are considering this issue as thousands continue to be hurt or killed in speed-related accidents.

Montlick Injury Attorneys Represent Individuals Involved In Excessive Speed Accidents

The aftermath of a road accident can be chaotic, but we’re here to help. A Georgia accident attorney at Montlick can walk you through your legal options for free after an accident. A motorist does not need to have been speeding to have been driving recklessly and found at fault for injuries in a crash, but it is often a contributing factor. Different types of collisions have different considerations.