Jurisdiction

Cape Carteret, North Carolina

Speed Trap Location

State Highway 24 Between Cape Carteret and Bogue

Nearest Reference Point

n/a

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time

Level of Enforcement

High

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

2/2001

Between Cape Carteret and Bogue ther is a school zone there that is marked 35 all the time and you will see the speed limit sign change from 55 down to 35 without warning. This is a four lane road that has just been built there and they need to give more warning. Be careful.

Comment (7/2002): I drive through Cape Carteret often and there is a very high probability that the local Barney will be sitting somewhere in the shadows near the school. The speed drops from 45 to 35, or 25 during school hours. He'll be waiting for you.

Comment (9/2002): True, that "Barney" will be waiting for you and WILL get you if you come through speeding and/or driving carelessly and recklessly. Drive safely and obey the speed limit and you'll probably find that "Barney" will wave and offer a polite smile.

Comment (1/2003): I drive daily through Cape Carteret in both directions. Coming from Jacksonville, traveling eastbound on Hwy. 24 the speed limit is 35 in Swansboro, moves up to 45 just over the bridge for at least two miles and then drops to 35 as you cross Hwy 58 in the congested area. The speed stays at 35 on past White Oak Elementary unless it is school hours which then it is 25. The speed moves back up to 45 after going through a traffic light for at least another mile before moving back up to 55mph. There is no reason at all to be doing 55 in Cape Carteret with those long slower speed buffers on each side of town.There is plenty of warning, just alot of people that think the speed limit doesn't apply to them.

Comment (02/2009): As one of those Barney\'s that constantly \"trap\" you poor unsuspecting speeders who can\'t be bothered to look on the side of the road, especially in an area you are not familiar with, because you\'re too busy talking on the phone or with your friend or significant other or just don\'t care, the police department has no say in what speed limit is posted. That is up to the town board and DOT. As a member of the Cape Carteret Police Department and a town resident of 22 years, I can tell you exactly where each speed limit sign is. While traveling east bound there are two 35 mph zone signs until you pass the elementary school. While traveling west bound, there are a total of three 35 MPH signs posted, and two REDUCE SPEED AHEAD signs. The notion that the area is not properly posted is ludacris. The reason it is 35 MPH through there is because it is a school area. People are coming in and out of that particular place all day long and all year long. As the traffic officer, I tend to give people a 10 mile buffer and usually don\'t even pull anyone over and cite them until they reach 15 miles over the speed limit. The other officers in this department write even fewer tickets than I do. One in particular will even reduce each ticket he writes to nine miles over so it won\'t effect your insurance. Yet another is more likely to issue a written warning than a citation. If you must speed, just keep it at ten over, during the day, until you exit my city limits. Once out of Cape Carteret, I don\'t care how fast you go. It\'s your life.

Jurisdiction

Cape Carteret, North Carolina

Speed Trap Location

State Highway Hwy-24

Nearest Reference Point

State Route Hwy -58 intersection

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time of day

Level of Enforcement

Moderate

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

11/2005

The trap is set up for east bound traffic on Hwy-24. The trap is just after you clear the series of three traffic lights just past the McDonalds and as you head into what seems to be a clear open road. They hid on the left side of the road in either the Real Estate Office or just beyond in a school parking lot. This should be 45mph at this point but is left at 35mph just to trap the unaware. The target is unfamiliar beach traffic or Marines going to Camp Lejeune or Cherry Point.

Comment (7/2002): I drive through Cape Carteret often and there is a very high probability that the local Barney will be sitting somewhere in the shadows near the school. The speed drops from 45 to 35, or 25 during school hours. He'll be waiting for you.

Comment (9/2002): True, that "Barney" will be waiting for you and WILL get you if you come through speeding and/or driving carelessly and recklessly. Drive safely and obey the speed limit and you'll probably find that "Barney" will wave and offer a polite smile.

Comment (1/2003): I drive daily through Cape Carteret in both directions. Coming from Jacksonville, traveling eastbound on Hwy. 24 the speed limit is 35 in Swansboro, moves up to 45 just over the bridge for at least two miles and then drops to 35 as you cross Hwy 58 in the congested area. The speed stays at 35 on past White Oak Elementary unless it is school hours which then it is 25. The speed moves back up to 45 after going through a traffic light for at least another mile before moving back up to 55mph. There is no reason at all to be doing 55 in Cape Carteret with those long slower speed buffers on each side of town.There is plenty of warning, just alot of people that think the speed limit doesn't apply to them.

Comment (02/2009): As one of those Barney\'s that constantly \"trap\" you poor unsuspecting speeders who can\'t be bothered to look on the side of the road, especially in an area you are not familiar with, because you\'re too busy talking on the phone or with your friend or significant other or just don\'t care, the police department has no say in what speed limit is posted. That is up to the town board and DOT. As a member of the Cape Carteret Police Department and a town resident of 22 years, I can tell you exactly where each speed limit sign is. While traveling east bound there are two 35 mph zone signs until you pass the elementary school. While traveling west bound, there are a total of three 35 MPH signs posted, and two REDUCE SPEED AHEAD signs. The notion that the area is not properly posted is ludacris. The reason it is 35 MPH through there is because it is a school area. People are coming in and out of that particular place all day long and all year long. As the traffic officer, I tend to give people a 10 mile buffer and usually don\'t even pull anyone over and cite them until they reach 15 miles over the speed limit. The other officers in this department write even fewer tickets than I do. One in particular will even reduce each ticket he writes to nine miles over so it won\'t effect your insurance. Yet another is more likely to issue a written warning than a citation. If you must speed, just keep it at ten over, during the day, until you exit my city limits. Once out of Cape Carteret, I don\'t care how fast you go. It\'s your life.

Comment (7/2002): I drive through Cape Carteret often and there is a very high probability that the local Barney will be sitting somewhere in the shadows near the school. The speed drops from 45 to 35, or 25 during school hours. He'll be waiting for you.

Comment (9/2002): True, that "Barney" will be waiting for you and WILL get you if you come through speeding and/or driving carelessly and recklessly. Drive safely and obey the speed limit and you'll probably find that "Barney" will wave and offer a polite smile.

Comment (1/2003): I drive daily through Cape Carteret in both directions. Coming from Jacksonville, traveling eastbound on Hwy. 24 the speed limit is 35 in Swansboro, moves up to 45 just over the bridge for at least two miles and then drops to 35 as you cross Hwy 58 in the congested area. The speed stays at 35 on past White Oak Elementary unless it is school hours which then it is 25. The speed moves back up to 45 after going through a traffic light for at least another mile before moving back up to 55mph. There is no reason at all to be doing 55 in Cape Carteret with those long slower speed buffers on each side of town.There is plenty of warning, just alot of people that think the speed limit doesn't apply to them.

Comment (02/2009): As one of those Barney\'s that constantly \"trap\" you poor unsuspecting speeders who can\'t be bothered to look on the side of the road, especially in an area you are not familiar with, because you\'re too busy talking on the phone or with your friend or significant other or just don\'t care, the police department has no say in what speed limit is posted. That is up to the town board and DOT. As a member of the Cape Carteret Police Department and a town resident of 22 years, I can tell you exactly where each speed limit sign is. While traveling east bound there are two 35 mph zone signs until you pass the elementary school. While traveling west bound, there are a total of three 35 MPH signs posted, and two REDUCE SPEED AHEAD signs. The notion that the area is not properly posted is ludacris. The reason it is 35 MPH through there is because it is a school area. People are coming in and out of that particular place all day long and all year long. As the traffic officer, I tend to give people a 10 mile buffer and usually don\'t even pull anyone over and cite them until they reach 15 miles over the speed limit. The other officers in this department write even fewer tickets than I do. One in particular will even reduce each ticket he writes to nine miles over so it won\'t effect your insurance. Yet another is more likely to issue a written warning than a citation. If you must speed, just keep it at ten over, during the day, until you exit my city limits. Once out of Cape Carteret, I don\'t care how fast you go. It\'s your life.