Charles Town, West Virginia Speed Traps
US Rt 340 near Old Cave Rd. (near mm 6.0)
Police sit in the median and both shoulders. There are a lot of bad wrecks there, so I see them often!
South West Street near Augustine Avenue
The speed limit as you round the small bend where South West St. becomes Augustine Ave. (The shopping center with CVS is immediately on your right.) is 25 mph. As you come around the bend it is easy to be going 30-35 mph. The police run the radar from the CVS parking lot. they park up closer to the buildings and are not easily seen. I received a ticket in this area for going 37 in a 25.
Augustine Avenue near Craighill Drive
When traveling from Rt. 340 toward Charles Town the speek limit drops from 55 to 40 to 25. The distance between the the drop in speeds in minimal and it is easily possible to be going 30-35 in the 25 zone. The police run the radar from the shopping center which contains Save-A-Lot and CVS.
State Highway 9 west near Exit Number Whitlock Road
Sets in the median just after the exit ramp to Whitlock road to Bardane. State Trooper, County Sheriff, And Ranson PD all set there.
State Highway 51 near Court Street
A state highway (WV Route 51) that runs through a residential area on the outskirts of town. Speed limit is 25 due to many cross streets and a blinding hill. Police run radar in this area due to many citizen complaints. Enforcement is usually conducted at night due to the high level of drunk driver’s passing through the area leaving Charles Town Races & Slots.