Jurisdiction

All counties that have hwy 17 and alt Hwy 17, South Carolina

Speed Trap Location

State Highway 17 and Alt 17

Nearest Reference Point

Mainly going thru the Frances Marion Forest

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time of day

Level of Enforcement

High

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

12/2006

I have been stopped 4 times in the last several months. I have not been going excesive speeds. I have always been curtious and pulled over just as soon as I realized I was being pulled over. They have never giving me a break. They have come out of no where each time but one. I have traveled thru 3 states repeatedly over the last several months and hwy 17 and Alt 17 have been the only places I have been ticketed. Each time they repeat they are doing it because of the high amount of accidents. I have never seen one nor the evidence of one. But if they are happening, it's most likely because drivers were passing anyone going 55 like they were me this morning on Alt 17 when I had it set on cruise controll. Reg. 17 for the most part is 4 lane. There the folks from SC/NC drive the same speed in both lanes making driving a hazard. They don't seem to realize here that the left lane is for passing and for faster moving traffic. And usually do not care that you would like to go around them. Or you have some usually a young male in a large pick up truck running up your rear and tail gating you where it's only a 2 lane.