Davidson, North Carolina Speed Traps
East Rocky River Road
Davidson Police love to get cars on this road, both moving and stationary. Favorite spot on the road seems to be between Kistler Farm Road and the neighborhood entrance in the long driveway. PSL is 45
Exit 30 I-77 Bridge & Goodrum Rd
Police in both unmarked and marked cars hide out of site at both ends of bridge. Speed limit is 25 mph. Lots of tickets given. Road into the village is 25mph also, and police cars hide between parked cars shooting radar gun at traffic in both directions. Police cars hide at night with lights off near high traffice areas to catch drivers not coming to a complete stop. Davidson is a speed trap.
Griffith Street near US Highway I77 exit 30
Limit was decreased from 35 to 25 in the last 11 months. I was hit for 38 in a 25. Local newspaper featured this in a recent article �Davidson: Sleepy college town or �Speed Trap�. Very strict enforcement policy.
US Highway 115 near Griffith Street
When the local police in this sleepy college town aren’t shaking door knobs and answering alarm calls they are enjoying their favorite past time – writing tickets. The speed limit in town does not go above 35 mph. Enforcement of the speed limit and any other minor infractions can be quite rigorous. I believe that the police in this town are competent in their jobs but do have a "Napoleon Complex" since their calls for service are low and it leaves a lot of time to write citations. The Town of Davidson is small and is known as a great place for older officers to prepare for retirement and relax. Checkpoints are not uncommon either, especially on the I-77 exit ramp by Griffith Street, or the cut through road between Griffith Street and Hwy 115 that goes over the RR tracks.
Griffith Street near Interstate 77
Getting off the highway at Exit 30, you pass thru two roundabouts on Griffith St, heading towards Davidson College. Davidson Police are very frequently sitting just past the 2nd roundabout, by the park, between the roundabout and Beaty St. The speed limit is 25 in the roundabouts and STAYS 25 when you leave them. I’ve seen cops at multiple tims of day; yesterday I saw 4 cars pulled over on a Sunday afternoon.