South Carolina police/Speed traps (Charleston, Greenville: 2009, crime, wedding)

[gaflsc]

Originally Posted by LSU Tiger Z71

Its stupid to respect the ridiculous speed limit laws in this country.

I go as fast as I want and will fight any ticket I get. Tickets aren't going to stop me from speeding, I consider it my tax for driving faster than everyone else.

[burr]

Originally Posted by CarolinaWoman

Going to Myrtle Beach, McBee SC has always been a speed trap. They wouldn't charge you with speeding, if you paid cash right there on the spot. Their city budget was written annually around the revenue from traffic violations.

In 2006 law enforcement tactics in McBee brought about a criminal investigation by the SC State Attorney's office. A state grand jury indicted McBee's police chief and town judge on public corruption charges. According to the S.C. Attorney General's Office, the town would drop criminal cases if accused wrongdoers would pay cash or deed over their cars. Reminds one of Doc Hollywood when Michael J. Fox was stranded in Grady, the Squash Capital! The police chief resigned and the judge was suspended. The mayor said McBee has accounted for all the money or valuables involved ($100k.)

McBee, is about 95 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach and it is still a speed trap ... the signs posted 35 MPH and they mean 35 or less ... no leeway ... but at least they don't make you sign your vehicle over to them but the $$$ will hurt your wallet.

If you think about it, who's whining about the hotel/motel tax (at least 15 % added to your bill every damn where) at the destination (the beaches) of travelers to the state. For puttin' up with all the crazy out of state drivin' and general kickin' up dust thru our 'wide spot in the road', you need to keep your speed down, OR you'll pay our 'tax' to get to the beach.

Personally, and I hope I'm not jinxin' myself, I haven't had a moving violation since 1976 - doing 38 in a 35 (this is true). And I do 78 on I20 all day long.

[usc_gal98]

Hwy 544 in my area is the biggest speed trap. I got my first speeding ticket on there a couple of months ago.

[gaflsc]

Cottageville, Colleton Co. 'Nuff said.

[Greenville]

I have not read this thread, but can tell you with confidence that Newberry often has highway patrol parked on the side of the interstate with their radar on. My radar detector picks up signals there all the time.

[sunstrider]

Originally Posted by bernsee

I got stopped twice in 1 weekend, once because they said I didn't come to a complete stop at the end of a highway ramp before making a turn and the other for driving 44 in a 30, which I thought was a 35.

It's not a speed trap if you're speeding knucklehead. You didn't stop when told to and you admitted you were speeding. You were doing almost 15 mph over the speed limit. Doesn't matter if you thought your ONLY doing almost 10 mph over. Anything over the speed limit is speeding. Most cops will GIVE you 5 mph over but not 9 and definitely not 14.

Slow down dummy and you won't get tickets.

[trinkit]

Originally Posted by elvislives

I have driven over a million miles in every state and every interstate and I have never had a ticket or accident. Why? Because I obey the law!!! Quit your belly aching and pay the ticket and stop being irresponsible and you want get another. Gee what an Occums razor that solution is.

BRAVO! 14 MPH over the speed limit is hardly "2 miles over the speed limit" -- using the words of the OP's post.

Love that: kwitchurbellyakin!

[trinkit]

Originally Posted by bernsee

I can't be looking at my speedometer every 2 seconds because the speed limit changes so quickly in the small SC towns. Would the cop prefer that I look at my speedometer instead of the road?

That's what cruise control is for. Use it if you don't want to watch your speedometer.

[Buckeye in SC]

Originally Posted by trinkit

That's what cruise control is for. Use it if you don't want to watch your speedometer.

plus, using cruise control helps you get better gas milage

[radamus]

I was given a fraudulent ticket in Jamestown South Carolina. I have no intentions of paying it without making the State of South Carolina and the 97 citizens of Jamestown suffer in some way (legally of course). Some states are taking legal action against the cops and justices of the peace who perpetrate these kinds of frauds, including filing criminal charges and making them do jail time. A state like SC that's so dependent on tourism and retiring northerners would be wise to do the same.