First-time speeders could lose base driving privileges Published Aug. 6, 2010 By Wayne Crenshaw 78 ABW/PA ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- It doesn't necessarily take an accumulation of tickets for motorists to lose their base driving privileges. It can happen in an instant when drivers are showing a serious lack of caution. Two Airmen learned the hard way recently when they were charged with reckless driving and speeding for taking the S-curve on Richard Ray Boulevard too fast. Over the course of a single weekend one was clocked going 47 mph and the other 48 mph in the 15 mph zone. The two citations for each driver met the threshold of 12-points in 12 months for losing base driving privileges for a year, said Capt. Jonathon Murray, 78th Security Forces operations officer. "It's not just losing your base driving privileges," Murray said. "The most important thing is that you can hurt someone." The curve in the area between the fuel tank complex and the waste-water treatment plant is marked as a 15 mph zone, including flashing yellow lights. Yet drivers often fail to slow and the area has seen some accidents serious enough that cars had to be towed away. Traffic engineer David Noel said the speed limit is low in the area because of the S-curves and because trucks and other vehicles entering the roadway are at risk from motorists coming through too fast. He said the signs in the area comply with Georgia Department of Transportation standards for posting speed limits.