US Highway 231 S.
U.S. Highway 231 S. going northbound into the City of West Lafayette. After passing a bridge where speed limit drops from 45 mph to 30 mph, a West Lafayette Police car parks on the right hand shoulder shooting radar at oncoming traffic. They usually run the trap when it starts to get dark after 5pm with their headlights off.
Cop car ocassionally hide on some elevated residential parking lot on the left hand side.
Speed limit should be at least 40mph for this 4 lane highway with a center turning lane. Freeflow traffic is usually 45+ mph.
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Comments:
This area is where a US highway enters the Purdue campus area - not on campus but very close to campus. The area has a number of businesses, bars, and eateries that support the student population, and there is a great deal of pedestrian traffic. There have been a number of vehicle-pedestrian accidents in the area, one fatal one a few months ago. While this can be considered a speed trap, the drop in speed limit is justified. I would agree that some supporting signs would be in order, such as "Heavy Pedestrian Traffic."
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