Speeders beware: crackdown on Georgia highways

 Watch out for this guy on the highways this summer.

The governor’s office began a systematic crackdown today on the state’s major arteries in an effort to encourage drivers to slow down.

As part of an overall campaign to increase highway safety and reduce roadway fatalities, law enforcement officials are out in full force along highways I-75, I-85, I-285 and I-20 poised to catch speeding commuters.

Today’s effort is part of a larger initiative, called the 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic), which began in May to step up patrolling around the summer holidays and will conclude following the Labor Day weekend.

DeKalb County also began their own month-long initiative today, putting their focus on the “Move Over” law – a national effort which requires drivers to change lanes or reduce speed when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle.

The National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund reports that more than 150 officers have been killed by motorists along American highways since 1999.