Chapel Hill, North Carolina Speed Traps

Recent accident on Farrington Mill Road heading toward Farrington Road. Over the past 10 years, I have NEVER seen a Sheriff marking traffic on this road – today, there was a Chatham County Sheriff watching

I haven’t been stopped here, but I see plenty of folks pulled over (at least four or five times a week, sometimes more). The speed limit on this portion of MLK Boulevard (formerly Airport Road) is 35, which is absurd. A safe limit that far out–between Estes and 40–would be more like 45.

Between Raleigh Road and open forest theater

Stealth car sits in the bus stop half way down the hill and will surely get you if your leading the pack. The only defense is to stay behind the leaders in the right lane or watch your speed carefully which isn’t easy in rush hour traffic headed down a hill.

LEOs sit near the bottom of the hill near the 54 Intersection, or cruise on the road itself, unmarked gray units. Speed limit is 35 mph de jure, but 50 mph de facto. LEOs writing tickets for 60-64 mph.