▁US ▁ 3 0 1 ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁short ▁cut ▁between ▁N ort he astern ▁Florida ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁region , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁towns ▁along ▁the ▁road ▁have ▁been ▁not orious ▁speed ▁tra ps . ▁The ▁speed ▁limit ▁dro ps ▁from ▁ 6 5   m ph ▁to ▁ 3 0   m ph ▁in ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁feet . ▁Many ▁have ▁accused ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁Wal do , ▁Star ke , ▁Law te y , ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁giving ▁tick ets ▁simply ▁to ▁raise ▁money . ▁The ▁American ▁Autom obile ▁Association ▁has ▁strongly ▁ad vised ▁motor ists ▁to ▁avoid ▁this ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁North ▁of ▁Wal do , ▁US ▁ 3 0 1 ▁cross es ▁Brad ford ▁County ▁Line . ▁The ▁first ▁moder ate ▁intersection ▁the ▁road ▁enc oun ters ▁is ▁the ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁County ▁Road ▁ 2 2 1 , ▁which ▁north bound ▁traffic ▁can ▁access ▁from ▁a ▁connecting ▁r amp . ▁East ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁Lake , ▁it ▁intersect s ▁CR ▁ 1 8 ▁between ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Ham pton ▁Beach . ▁Upon ▁entering ▁Star ke , ▁US ▁ 3 0 1 ▁g ains ▁the ▁name ▁Wal nut ▁Street ; ▁after ▁it ▁cross es ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁rail road ▁tracks , ▁it ▁cross es ▁over ▁onto ▁Temple ▁Avenue . ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁road ▁intersect s ▁SR ▁ 1 0 0 ▁( Mad ison ▁Street ), ▁and ▁a ▁block ▁later ▁the ▁un mark ed ▁SR ▁ 2 3 0