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Some of those hills they run radar on on McGinnis Ferry are illegal for them to do so. I gave aforementioned friend a copy of the radar use regs when his girlfriend got a ticket. It can't be more than a 7 percent downgrade. The girlfriend went to the county, got the road plans that showed a 9 percent downgrade where she got nailed. She took a copy of the law and the plans to court. Case dismissed. We figured they would quit running radar at that spot, but they still do, figuring that most people won't know that.
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Actually, just guestimating grades, [i][b]NONE[/b][/i] of their 3 favorite spots on McGinnis Ferry are legit per that 7% grade law.
The way I figure it, though, is that if it takes me an extra minute or two to get to my apartment complex at the top of the hill, but keeps me away from a court hearing and a missed day of work, it's in my best interest.
In fact, at the bottom of that hill before Buford Highway is where my accident was. I was cruising along at 60 or so, and some jerkoff pulled out from Burnette Road on the right, crossed the median, and t-boned me in my driver side door.
Now they have that new intersection they finished a few months ago at Peachtree Industrial - they'll sit for hours waiting for some poor sap to run that red light.
I'll give them some credit, though - they aren't [b]NEARLY[/b] as bad as the Alpharetta PD that patrols on Windward Parkway.
the_reject