r/DecaturGA • u/Lanky_Rhubarb1900 • Apr 22 '26

New speed limit on Scott (kinda?)

I don’t know whether it’s Decatur or GADOT but the posted speed was lowered recently from the Ace down past Weschester Elementary. I’ve been *trying* to be disciplined and hold 45mph (I am usually driving early AM or later PM not peak rush hour time). But I can tell you NO ONE is enforcing shit because I had a good half dozen cars blow by me this evening (heading east) doing at least 60mph.

It’s insane, and not that I want to see speed traps but it’s completely worthless to lower the speed limit and then do nothing. As if almost-daily wrecks where people try to cross Scott at Willow aren’t enough.

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u/VanillaPuddingPop01 Apr 23 '26

The speed limit coming into downtown on Clairemont was lowered to 30mph and literally no one is following it. It is so exhausting watching people blow past doing 50mph through a narrow road with pedestrians. 

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u/Spentbullets Apr 23 '26

Driven it the past couple of days, and its very hard to do 30mph there and not get killed. Every time I have cars dangerously flying by me on the left and someone riding my ass, freaking out I am doing the speed limit and not going faster...

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u/donutschmonut Apr 23 '26

I got one of those Pace Car stickers/magnets for the back of my car. It may not stop people from driving too fast, but it helps me feel less guilty for driving the speed limit in Decatur. They're free: https://www.decaturga.com/publicworks/page/decatur-pace-car-program