Nashville, Tennessee Speed Traps

Police park under the exit ramp from Thompson Lane to I-24, north bound only. One officer has a radar gun, another stands in the street, points to cars and waves them over, about six cars every ten minutes. This is not a constant presence … I only see them on occasion, but they hit hard when they are present. Speed limit is 45mph, I got ticketed for going 55.

Traveling on 4th Ave S./Nolensville Rd. near fairgrounds police like to sit at the bottom of a large hill and catch people speeding at the afternoon rush hour

Between the Woodmont/Thompson Lane interchange and Berry Road, the speed on 8th Ave. S./Franklin drops precipitously. It’s Berry Hill territory, so they’ll do periodic stakeouts to keep the city in the dough.

Every morning or every other morning there is a police officer sitting in the church parking lot or on the street that runs next to the church parking lot on Broadmoor Avenue.

In the BP gas station there is a cop that sits there during the hours of around 2:00 pm to about 3:30pm. They sit there and wait for the people who are coming down the hill doing just a little bit over the speed limit. Because there is a school zone and the speed limit is 15mph they usually get you doing anywhere from 17-20mph. They get you coming down the hill so that you automatically pick up speed. Word to the wise – Keep your foot on the brake!