South Carolina police/Speed traps (York, Wagener: 2013, crimes, house)

[mariuch]

PLEASE BE CAREFUL IN SOUTH CAROLINA! ALTHOUGH, I CALLED A SPOKE WITH THE POLICE CHIEF and he was most cooperative in "reconsidering" my violation, relulting in NO POINTS and NOTIFICATION of my home state. thus, saving me far more than the violation costs. SO, PLEAD YOUR CASE for charges ARE NOT going to go away!

DRIVE SAFELY AND AVOID SOUTH CAROLINA...AT ALL COSTS!

Mariuch!

[GeorgiaGirl14]

I know some of the speed traps in SC too well.
On other country highways besides 78 in SC the speed limit would not be posted and my dad would assume the limit is 55 and go 55-60. Then we would get to a hole in the wall town and with no warning the limit would be 35 and I bet cops have pulled over people blowing in and out of the town as a tourist pretty close to the sign. (My dad said my grandpa drove into a small SC town about 1 mile over the limit and was pulled over, and this would be a while ago)
On Hwy 78 when you are going into a small town you'll get warning signs instead of nothing. This was the first time we had been on this road and the two responses I remember really well is my dad saying 30! What the h*** is going on? And then when were about to get out the limit was still 35 (or 30, you pass a number of small towns while going to Charleston from Augusta on 78) and my dad was going 50 and said "I'm looking for cops, this limit is ridiculous."
And he also complains about road conditions in SC (Although today we were in Alabama and the road we came to Alabama on was worse then anything in SC that I remember as soon as it changed to DeKalb County)
Avoid a vacation to SC, unless you like the beach. I like the beaches in SC the best.

[greenvillebuckeye]

go to Ohio sometime and drive through the small towns of Northwest Ohio where i use to live. you'll appreciate SC.

ever drive up I-75 past Cincinnati? between cincinnati and dayton ohio is ugly when it comes to how much state patrol is on the scene. the speed limit is like 55, 65 in some places but you'd better go 50 if you want to avoid getting stopped.

ive never seen as much state patrol in south carolina in 7 years living down here as i saw in one trip back home to ohio.

[USNRET04]

Originally Posted by greenvillebuckeye

go to Ohio sometime and drive through the small towns of Northwest Ohio where i use to live. you'll appreciate SC.

ever drive up I-75 past Cincinnati? between cincinnati and dayton ohio is ugly when it comes to how much state patrol is on the scene. the speed limit is like 55, 65 in some places but you'd better go 50 if you want to avoid getting stopped.

ive never seen as much state patrol in south carolina in 7 years living down here as i saw in one trip back home to ohio.

I've lived in SC for about 6 years now. I've had a couple of violations, one was speeding in a construction zone at night, with no workers at all in the area, and one for turning right on red, but not stopping long enough.

SC is not as bad as Ohio. I'm from Ohio and was visiting family over the weekend. As usual, the Highway Patrol and local police were out in full force. On one highway a speed trap was set up in both directions, something I rarely see in SC. On another, a Trooper was on the overpass clocking cars, while a cadre of patrol vehicles was waiting in the median over the hill.

And of course I was pulled over on another road that I used for years, where they recently changed the speed limit from 55 to 45 for a short distance. I was clocked at 56, pulled over by an oncoming police officer. Thankfully, he let me go with a warning since I was out of state.

Most people I've met agree that Ohio is much more tougher on violators than any other state.

[GeorgiaGirl14]

Originally Posted by USNRET04

I've lived in SC for about 6 years now. I've had a couple of violations, one was speeding in a construction zone at night, with no workers at all in the area, and one for turning right on red, but not stopping long enough.

SC is not as bad as Ohio. I'm from Ohio and was visiting family over the weekend. As usual, the Highway Patrol and local police were out in full force. On one highway a speed trap was set up in both directions, something I rarely see in SC. On another, a Trooper was on the overpass clocking cars, while a cadre of patrol vehicles was waiting in the median over the hill.

And of course I was pulled over on another road that I used for years, where they recently changed the speed limit from 55 to 45 for a short distance. I was clocked at 56, pulled over by an oncoming police officer. Thankfully, he let me go with a warning since I was out of state.

Most people I've met agree that Ohio is much more tougher on violators than any other state.

My dad is from Ohio. Heck, what I said about him seeing my grandpa get pulled over for being over the limit by 1 may as well have been in Ohio, I'm not sure. It would have been years ago (and around the Youngstown area, not the I-75 area around Cincy).

[arrgy]

SC really isn't too bad on the interstate highways, I have seen states that are a lot worse. You just have to be careful in the sections that border other states. I-95 in Jasper County next to GA is bad, as is I-95 in Camden County next to Florida. What people need to look out for are the locals on the state roads. But if you live in an area long enough you will know those spots.

[USNRET04]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGirl14

My dad is from Ohio. Heck, what I said about him seeing my grandpa get pulled over for being over the limit by 1 may as well have been in Ohio, I'm not sure. It would have been years ago (and around the Youngstown area, not the I-75 area around Cincy).

Also, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that police in Ohio no longer need a Radar Gun to estimate a drivers speed. The Court states that a trained officers guess is good enough.

Ohio court: Police estimates of speeders good enough for conviction - CNN.com

[baylovers]

Well, what do you think they did before there were such things as radar guns?

[Skyliner]

FYI...

The controversial 'Operation Rolling Thunder' is once again fully underway in Spartanburg County this week! Please drive safely.

[bucs90]

I'm gonna reveal some breaking information that will help all of you in regards to South Carolina and it's traffic laws. The government has made a HUGE mistake!!! They actually post signs that give you clues on how to avoid traffic tickets!!! Here are the interpretations of the signs:

"SPEED LIMIT XX"- Whatever number in the XX, don't go any faster. You won't get a ticket.

"STOP"- When you see this, roll up to it and stop. Not roll. Stop. As in cease forward movement.

"NO RIGHT ON RED"- When you see a red traffic light, do not turn right.

"YIELD"- When you see this, look for traffic you are entering, and let them pass first.

Now, the tricky one. They give lighted clues at intersections with white painted lines.

The white line will precede the intersection.
When you see a green bulb, you can go through it.
When you see a yellow one, you should attempt to slow to anticipate a stop. If thats not possible, you can pass through.
When you see a red bulb, you can't drive past that white painted line. They really screwed up by giving us those lights and lines to clue us in on how to avoid tickets, huh?


Now, a few that they DON'T give clues about.

If you follow a vehicle so closely that it's unsafe, you might get stopped for "Following Too Closely".

If you don't signal a turn so other driver's can anticipate your stoppage in traffic, you might get a ticket for "Failure to Signal Turn".


Hope this helps. But the mean police sure messed up by putting all those signs up to tell us how to avoid tickets didn't they!!! I wish I could see their faces tomorrow when all of us aren't getting tickets all of a sudden, they're gonna wonder how we know the ways to avoid the tickets!! You can thank me then.