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Permalink Reply by The dusty buffalo on February 8, 2012 at 10:40pm

Yeah what crutch said after what I said then snipe said too. And yeah what capri said after I said what I said.
We at Georgia abate are trying to get more information on the check points. I hate that it was reported in an article about my friend who got killed because of a cage which clearly dispels the reasons they want check points. Sheesh.

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Permalink Reply by Crutch on February 8, 2012 at 11:26pm

Good answer...

The dusty buffalo said:

Yeah what crutch said after what I said then snipe said too. And yeah what capri said after I said what I said.
We at Georgia abate are trying to get more information on the check points. I hate that it was reported in an article about my friend who got killed because of a cage which clearly dispels the reasons they want check points. Sheesh.

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Permalink Reply by Tommy on February 9, 2012 at 11:18am

A much better and more scenic ride,  Especially from Jax down.  Great suggestion Capri!

Capri142 said:

  You can avoid I95 completely and still come down the east coast of Ga on RT17 it sort of parallels 95 but is only a two lane road with a speed limit of 55mph.  It runs thru several smaller Georgia towns. If you stay on it all  the way into Yulee Florida You can pick up A1A there and it is a straight shot down to Main Street Daytona Beach....It will take a lot longer but it is a lot less stressful.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Jay2TheRescue (Moderator) on February 9, 2012 at 11:51am

I understand that its not the businesses' decision directly, but the choices of the state's citizen's elected officials, and the state gains income from the income and sales taxes.  If the businesses are effected, the elected officials will have to do something, or else they won't get re-elected.

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Permalink Reply by maytag on February 9, 2012 at 12:33pm

Why? Because when the business community is impacted, they will bitch at the pols about it. They are more likely to listen to business owners than to us.

Real Sniper said: 

My questions: Is it the businesses who are doing this?  If not, then why impact them? 

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Permalink Reply by The dusty buffalo on February 9, 2012 at 2:56pm

i didn't vote for them. we have a highly conservative state government here. this was a way to spark some funding for the state GSP through a grant that was available from NHTSA

Jay2TheRescue said:

I understand that its not the businesses' decision directly, but the choices of the state's citizen's elected officials, and the state gains income from the income and sales taxes.  If the businesses are effected, the elected officials will have to do something, or else they won't get re-elected.

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Permalink Reply by The dusty buffalo on February 9, 2012 at 3:00pm

the businesses won't notice if no motorcycles stop for fuel on 95 unless they are directly informed of this issue, their business will be as usual. they will eventually notice that their income from that "time period" was lower than at the same time last year, but i don't believe it's as noticeable from their stand point because they're so spread out the length of the state. the harley shops in savannah and brunswick will probably notice, but i bet most people who would stop there will stop there anyway because they have to have their dose of harley shop regardless of what the state GSP is doing. and given that the majority of people head to daytona in their trucks, toy haulers and trailers, those folks will or won't stop because they have full tanks from s.c. or would stop anyway because it's time to fill their tanks. like i said, we have a state ABATE meeting saturday 11th and this issue will be discussed. 

maytag said:

Why? Because when the business community is impacted, they will bitch at the pols about it. They are more likely to listen to business owners than to us.

Real Sniper said: 

My questions: Is it the businesses who are doing this?  If not, then why impact them? 

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Permalink Reply by mikey on February 24, 2012 at 11:55am

I live 20 miles north of the Georgia \ Florida line along I-75. Every county\community along I-75 gets a large amount of its revenue from speeders.  If you drive 5+, don’t think for a minute they won’t stop you.  If you are in a construction zone the fines are even higher.  And heaven help you if you are driving fast enough to be designated as a super speeder.  You may be going to Florida, but your cash is staying in Georgia!

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Permalink Reply by instagator on February 25, 2012 at 10:22am

I always try to avoid the interstates unless time is the issue. Some of the best "Mom n pops" type eaterys are off the beaten path...

Tommy said:

A much better and more scenic ride,  Especially from Jax down.  Great suggestion Capri!

Capri142 said:

  You can avoid I95 completely and still come down the east coast of Ga on RT17 it sort of parallels 95 but is only a two lane road with a speed limit of 55mph.  It runs thru several smaller Georgia towns. If you stay on it all  the way into Yulee Florida You can pick up A1A there and it is a straight shot down to Main Street Daytona Beach....It will take a lot longer but it is a lot less stressful.

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