Police in Peachtree City

now have updated speed limits for all roads within the

city limits, as the state has recently amended the city's

speed zone ordinance.

The city is allowed to

update its permit every three to five years for the

inclusion of new streets that meet state criteria for

enforcement of speed limits using radar. State approval

must be given before any street can be used for radar

detection by local authorities.

More than 170 road segments

are detailed in the updated ordinance, with specific

speed zones outlined for everything from state highways

to subdivision streets.

There are only two places

in Peachtree City with a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit, at

the northern and southern ends of the city on Ga. Highway

74. The easternmost city portion of Ga. Highway 54 allows

for 50 mph, as does a short stretch of Hwy. 74.

Aside from the two state

highways, only Redwine Road has a 45-mph zone. All but 14

road segments in the city require 35 mph or less.

City Council unanimously

approved the revised speed zone ordinance at the June 17

regular meeting.

While there were no major

changes in the ordinance except for new streets and time

changes for school zones, according to chief James

Murray, the monthly city report shows a marked reduction

in traffic citations from last year.

A total of 2,114 citations

and 1,728 warnings were reported for the first four

months of 1999, compared with 3,087 citations and 1,795

warnings for the same period in 1998. Accidents are up

this year, with 343 through the end of April compared to

289 last year in the same time period.

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