As I've noted previously - now that we're in an economic depression you can expect governments to focus aggressively on law enforcement activities that generate revenue. Of course, they'll talk about it as if they're really trying to crack down on criminals and make the streets safer:

“If you want to be treating our roads like a race track… getting in the car and driving like there’s no tomorrow, you will have to pay," says Bob Dallas, director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

But they are really just in it for the money:

Lawmakers passed the so called "super-speeder bill" last session. They say it will help fund the state’s cash strapped trauma care system. Officials expect it will generate about $30 million in revenues the first year. Critics say the super speeder fine is a tax in disguise and there’s no guarantee the money will go to trauma care.

Its just revenue generation. Legislators have not agreed on how to pay for the Trauma care system, and high speeds on the freeway are a contributing factor to only a tiny percentage of the cases the Trauma system handles. There is no relationship between this law and the Trauma care system.

Georgia Super-Speeder Crackdown Starts Jan. 1 | Georgia Public Broadcasting