Charlotte, North Carolina Speed Traps

There are two large hills where a driver is likely to pick up speed if not paying attention. The limit is 35 MPH. Police cruisers frequent this area after dark running in both directions.

At night, traveling south or north bound I-85, a trooper will sit at the end of the concrete divider between the north and south bound lanes where it ends coming from McAdenville heading towards Charlotte. Coming from Charlotte you will pass Belmont Abbey and the north and south bound sides will split with a median between instead of a concrete divider. It will then run back together and the state trooper sets at the end of the next divider going from Charlotte to Gastonia, NC. He usually is there at night (No Headlights, No Parking Lights, No Interior Lights). A very nasty surprise to anyone speeding on the north bound lanes.

Watch Out On I-85 — I’ve noticed they are sitting in the dark more and more waiting in their new solid black unmarked Chargers hiding in the shadows.

Coming past the scale house at approximately 1:00 in the morning 1-3 state troopers can sometimes be seen hiding behind the building point at the exit shooting radar at the speeders blowing by the scale house. You have been warned!

Troopers Usually Sit Facing the Outerloop and are invisible until you get just beneath the bridge For SUVs and invisible until you pass the bridge for Sedan/Coupe style cars, Usually a Crown Vic and Dodge Charger Tag team, One Sits as One pulls. I have seen them Pull from the Inner Loop too though. Typically around 7am-3pm It just depends on the Day.

CMPD frequently sits in the parking lot of a church on Archdale, near the bridge over the creek