Radford, Virginia Speed Traps

I used to live in Muse Hall and I would see them flag down people all the time from parking lot D. The cops will just sit there and talk to each other and run their radar until someone exceeds the limit too much. You are probably safe at 30mph but I wouldn’t go over it. Enforcement is usually at nighttime, but I’ve seen it in the day too.

Right at where Grove hits 6th Ave (the first street on your left past Taylor’s Office Supply), they will sit in a parking lot across from 6th Ave and run radar there right at the bend in the road. I’m not sure if this is the only place they run RADAR on this road or not, but that area seems like a good target.

They run RADAR a lot on the stretch of Route 11 up until it hits Sheetz, and then also you will see them on Route 114 (Walmart, etc). Usually they are before it turns to 55mph though. They are often in the area across from McDonalds, or also I’ve seen them right as you come onto the bridge. Note that if you get a ticket on the bridge, you should probably fight it unless you were the only car on it or the cop was right behind you. This is because that bridge is so long, there is nowhere that the cop could park and get a reliable reading until you are almost off of it.

As you go down Jefferson Street (long hill) they will get you if you are doing so much as 30mph even though the limit is 25mph. They sit in a parking lot at the bottom of the hill. They usually pick on college students.