I have been remembering a novelty song called "Lester Goes to Ludowici", a paean to his attempts to stop the Long County law from using their trick light to ticket Yankee tourists. It got a lot of airplay in late '69 or early '70.
Ludowici was known as a speed trap, but really, they had a trick light. There was no yellow; it just went from green to red.
Refrain: "Well that's Ludowici! On Highway 301!" A great song. Lester actually had billboards put up that said "Ludowici is a Speed Trap. Travel slow" or something like that.
Posted by Kim at June 27, 2003 11:42 PMI've been thinking about it, and the light was controlled by wire by a cop sitting behind the cafe (This was in the days before infra-red).
Also, the speed limit went from 65 to 25 in about 50 feet.
I'm trying to find the album entitled "Lester Goes to Ludowici" by Ware Ruben Sr. If anyone can help me in my search, please do!
Posted by Larry Jenkins at September 17, 2003 9:09 PM