Blackville, South Carolina Speed Traps
US Highway 78 near main Road
Coming from the west on Hwy. 78, the speed limit drops from 55 to 35. The cops sit in the grass just behind the 35 mph sign, and anyone who hasn’t slowed down yet gets a ticket.
US Highway 278 near Heritage Parkway
City of Blackville, SC Speed suddenly drops from 55 to 35 and they’ll be waiting on the corner by first stoplight usually, or behind the bushes around a curve
US Highway 78 near US Highway 78
Entering the city from the west side, on highway 78, the speed drops from 55 to 35 and the police sit right behind the speed limit sign.
Hwy 78, between Augusta and Charleston
On the Augusta side of town, they will sit and trap people within 100 feet of the speed limit change sign. Officer stated speed I was driving, then the ticket said something higher. The fine for 54 in a 35 is $150. My advice is to avoid all towns on Hwy 78 as they are all in on revenue through speed traps, etc. The businesses in the small towns want more people to pass through, but then the local police are so aggressive I’ll never return. If you are travelling to Charleston, just take I20 to Columbia and then I26 to Charleston. It is 60 miles farther, but at 70mph,it will work out the same timewise and be $150 cheaper.
US 78
Typical money maker that will continue until Legislature ends kick backs to towns for tickets written. This has been going on forever!