Manteo is a weird town. It’s not exactly sleepy, but it’s not quite a hub of excitement, either. One thing’s for sure, the town cops there like to keep busy messing with people. A tactic they like to use is to follow you through town with their headlights off, wait til you get to the south causeway that goes to Nags Head, and light you up as soon as you start to speed up. Once you stop, you’re accused of speeding and DUI, and they’ll give you an FST as well as portable breath test, and two Dare County goons will also show up suddenly to search your car. This happened to me THREE TIMES in just over a WEEK, twice with the SAME COP! When I inquired just what the hell this guy’s problem was with me, he threatened to throw me in jail for obstruction! When in Manteo at night, just try not to attract too much attention to yourself. Might save you some money AND hassle.