Clayton, North Carolina Speed Traps

Patrols sit near Clayton High School in evening hours and on weekends.

Some nights, some officers sit in that area after the new Wal-Mart, filling paperwork, will keep radar on for people who speed in excess of 65 mph (at that area the speed changes from 55 mph, to 45 mph) and are most likely there on the weekends, catching DUI’s from the close gentlemen’s club traffic leaving the tavern after 2 am.

Watch out for a slight right curve after passing the Hwy. 42 exit. Check speed at this point (45 mph) at this point or there is a good possibility of meeting a cop sitting around the curve near an animal hospital. I pass through town on occasion and often see this one in action.

Coming into town on a country road uphill with a sharp curve the speed limit is 55 then changes to 45, within 100 feet it changes to 35, then another 100 feet it changes to 25. With a sharp drop in the speed and you’re trying to gain momentum going up a hill they are bound to catch you. They list these in the paper each week and they get at least 10 people a week. And they don’t sit and wait for you. All they have to do is drive by and they’ll turn around and catch you. Also another reason this is a trap, a former official of the town lives on this street.