Hillsville, Virginia Speed Traps
I77 Northbound Mile marker 19
Two patrol cars in median targeting northbound snowbirds. Posted speed limit changes from 70 mph in SC to 65 mph in Virginia.
Beaver Dam Road going East at the foot of the long hill
Police sit at the foot of the hill. Speed limit is 35, but you have to ride your brakes else you will exceed 50.
U.S. Hwy. 221 approaching U.S. Hwy. 58
Coming down hill, once you pass Route 100, approx 1 mile, the speed drops to 35mph. They sit in mini industrial park on the right!
State Highway 58 near Interstate 77
State Police sits at the bottom of a long hill. In order to maintain the posted 45 MPH limit a car would have to ride the brakes all the way down the hill.
State Route Highways 52 and 58
Town police set up at town limits to catch folks before they are aware of the extended town limit areas. Towm limits extend east and west about a mile from most congestion associated with a town. North and south limits are essentially the same. Be careful. Used as a revenue generating source not as an enforcement measure.