The police force in and around Atlanta, GA is very understaffed, for the most part. You've got to be really drawing attention to yourself to get pulled over around here, in my experience, at least. There's over 4 million people here, and maybe a couple thousand cops altogether, possibly less. With the exception of a few localized speed traps, most of them have far more important things to deal with.
On the busy Interstates thru here, it seems to me that the SLOW, inattentive drivers clogging up the lanes cause WAY more accidents than the faster, alert drivers who are going with the flow of traffic, rather than impeding it!! Obviously there's always exceptions, but that's been my observation here, and I'd be willing to bet local statistics back me up.
I've been in Georgia since 95, and have only been pulled over twice, once for turning right on red when the sign said NO, and once for doing 45 in a 25 zone that had NO SIGNS...nice convenient speed trap, eh? I went to court with pictures of the street without signs, and got it reduced to where there were no points on my record.
I'm not advocating reckless driving or driving too fast for conditions, but I think a little common sense is all it takes, from drivers AND cops.
I'd like to think I could talk my way down from a seriously expensive ticket just by telling them what kind of car I drive: "But judge, how could I have been going that fast??? I drive a 23 year-old, 2-ton DIESEL!!!!" hahaha...
Mike