Harleyville, South Carolina Speed Traps

At the outskirts of the town of Harleyville sits a "Barney Fyfe" type of cop with no uniform or marked car. Just a dirty shirt and a truck with a blinking light. Out well past the town area is a speed limit sign behind a bush, but "Barney" is out by the interstate, because he knows there’s no logic to a speed zone in that area and the pickings are easy. He writes his tickets for being a 35 MPH zone although the sign says 45 MPH. When you go to court the saga continues when instead of calling cases (and they have many) they just ask if anybody wants to settle for half the fine. Why bother to explain that the ticket is incorrect anyway? I’m sure the judge would have the same attitude as "Barney". It’s best to avoid this town as we now do.

Going East(or West) on US Highway 178, just as you past the Town of Harleyville sign. The sidewalk ends and the road narrows signifying the end of the town, but the town speed limit (45mph) does not end there. The town limit extends past that point. The town police sits on the left side of the highway just past where the sidewalk ends. You can not see them until it is too late to reduce your speed. They are mostly there late night and early morning (11pm-6am)