I have not had a traffic ticket since I was 17; I am now 58. I was stopped in Nichols, S.C. at the end of the month, and written a ticket for 48 mph in a 35; this is a quota that has to be met. I was NOT speeding. This is how this town brings in money. So U may want to avoid this place all together. It is sad, but true that in 2012 the South still allows this kind of stuff to continue.

This is a greatly used link to Myrtle Beach. Driving 40mph as the sign posted was noted. I was stopped by an officer in fatigues and a SWAT type vest with the pistol strapped to his chest. Asked what is the problem, he said I was traveling 39 mph. So what is the problem. It's a 25mph residential and business district. My front bumper is at a sign displaying a 40 mph when I stopped. Never saw a 25 sign officer. Oh it's on the block I had just drove through. So SWAT officer Barney lays a $133 ticket on me. Oh, send the money to the police dept. or go back by the police station and pay the ticket. This town has 388 residents. Sold 3 homes in the town in 2012. Population down 10% from 2000 census. So I guess I just bought Barney a helmet to go with his other garb. What an absolute rip off. If the town is broke, hang a donation bucket on a post with a sign saying GIVE or Meet Barney at the City Limit. Oh yes, they need to purchase a City Limit sign as I couldn't find that either.

Invoke your right to see the radar gun. You are 100% within your rights to see the speed displayed on the gun. Not to mention now since the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that you also 100% within your rights to film, make sure you take video of that speed. Also get an attorney. I would rather fork money to an attorney than a corrupt towns judicial system!