Fayetteville, West Virginia Speed Traps

going north you begin to decend a hill, if you do not ride your brake down the hill you will gain 5+mph, at bottom of hill,there is a clearing on right where the officer sits. Speed limit changes several times from 65 to 50 in a few mile stretch. Watch the signs! Officer got me for 59 in a 50,,what a joke!

US 19 in WV is the worst cop road i’ve ever seen. Every town along this stretch is filled with the infamous Crown Vic cruisers. Since everyone has already commented on evil Summersville, I’ll point out that I saw tons of cops in nearby Fayettesville. I saw one waiting halfway down a steep hill and another parked in a ditch waiting to see if anyone would run a stop light. Driving a rental car w/ Mass plates, I was a prime target and had a cop follow me closely for a while. If you are from out of state and plan on taking this as the cut across toward I-79, make sure u watch the speed limit signs constantly.

The problem in Fayetteville is that the speed limit signs are confusing. It is a limited access four lane highway that has been 65 for most of the miles between Beckley and Fayetteville. The speed drops to 50 right after you cross a hill. I really thought that the last sign I saw was 55 but the officer said I was going 66 in a 50 zone. I did see the 50 sign about 50 yards ahead of where he stopped me but I had no idea I have gone by one before. Next summer when I return to the area I will check the signs. I have not had a speeding ticket since 1977. After reading all the comments I realize that there are several miles of total enforcement on 19. My ticket for going 66 in a 50 zone was 162.25 with no points

Multiple Police waiting at the bottom of a Hill on Lively St. next some restaurant called Buiscett something. On your way up the Hill there are many confusing signs ranging from 50 to 65 MPH. As soon as you come over the hill the cop will nail you with his radar gun and wait for you to pass then pull you over. As far as I can tell this goes on round the clock 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. Funny thing is that where we stopped was a speed limit sign of 65 with board nailed over it, you could plainly see that it said 65. Also after driving away I noticed that he dated the ticket to an earlier date some 7 days earlier and a a different day of the week! Thus shortening my time to respond, the ticket states one must respond 5 days prior to my court appearence. If I were you I would drive around route 19, might take a little more time but chances are you will get fined and a hefty fine it is. I saved for a year to see my family up north, thought I would drive to save money, ended up costing me twice as much cause of that podunk town.

Similar to all the complaints I’ve seen posted about the Summersville WV Rt. 19 trap. The speed drops from 65 to 50 just like Summersville. The enforcement is very high profile. I got nailed $90 two years ago for supposedly going 62 in a 50 mile zone. I’ve been back twice since then for a festival and observed their activity. It’s a nonstop operation and probably the only source of revenue for the town. This morning I left my motel at 4:45 AM and there was someone being pulled over, so it’s an around the clock moneymaker.