Greenville, Texas Speed Traps
Twenty miles east of Greenville, Texas on Hwy 69
There is one four way stop in tiny Point Texas. We saw ahead not far from stop a highway patrol had a car pulled over. We pulled up to the stop and stopped. A one ton truck was on our left turning left. We pulled up to see past the truck but were behind the stop sign and not in the intersection. Then we went through the intersection. A local police pulled us over about a half mile from stop. The infraction was for stopping on the marked line at the stop sign. Ticket was $203.
I30 Between Royce City and Greenville
The previous message is no lie! I have gotten pulled over twice in this area exiting to go into Greenville. One incident the Highway patrol was in front of me at least 3 cars and he pulled aside waited for me to pass then pulled me over just to tell me that I merged in a unsafe manner and that it caused the vehicle behind me to have to hit his breaks in a unsafe manner. I was shocked to hear that one!
Johnson St. & Picket (Downtown Greenville)
City police sit in the Smoke House parking lot waiting for a victim to come over The Audie Murphy overpass, speed limit is 30 MPH, but coming down backside of this bridge, your vehical and gravity cause you to increase speed. You will have trouble seeing the trap as a tree by the Smokehouse hides the patrol car.
Lee St. & Wright St.
This one is a great place to get caught! This is where Lee St changes to a one way and you have to turn right onto Wright St. The patrol car (sometimes Officer on his motorcycle) are hiding behind the old Texaco station, as you turn you can’t see them but they’ll see you! Don’t get distracted by the old Train Station & the must turn right, you will get caught in the trap!
State Highway 34 near FM 1570
Greenville Police and Texas DPS frequently sit in the shoulder or the parking lot of the car wash waiting for speeders. The speed limit used to be 50 until 2.5 years ago, but local businesses wanted people to slow down in order to notice the businesses (go dig through the Herald Banner if you want proof). Because these mostly rundown businesses want you to notice them, many people have been forced to pay fines to drive a speed that was perfectly acceptable for decades.