Gastonia, North Carolina Speed Traps
NC274 (1000 Block S Union Rd
Area is a four lane NC state maintained road and has a moderate mix of business and residences. Coming north the speed limit is 45 then changes to 35 with just one sign giving a warning. The Gastonia Police work the area without mercy. Radar seems to be the main type of enforcement. Officers are generally parked on an old mill parking lot away from traffic where you have little or no reaction time to adjust your speed
I-85N and I-85S Exit 13 thru 21
The area is 2 lane for approximately one mile and is posted 55 mph and construction work zone. At the end of this,the road opens up to 3 new lanes with a median wall between north and south lanes. But guess what the speed limit stays 55 til mile marker 22 and it changes to 60 0nly. The NC Highway Patrol AND the Gastonia Police Dept. both work the area extensively. A speed in excess of 80 could result in a trip to the magistrates.