Hotchkiss, Colorado Speed Traps

Southbound on relatively wide downhill two-lane with gentle curves, posted limit drops from 50 mph to 30 mph for no apparent reason (light traffic, no visible homes, businesses, hazards) near mile marker 28, yet prevailing speed remains ~50 mph, which enables local police and Colorado Highway Patrol troopers to take advantage by writing multiple tickets in that area. Fines are high ($250 plus five points for 21 mph over), and Gunnison, CO judge is not prone to leniency despite agreeing that posted limit may be unreasonably low.

Cops hang out between the river and Family Dollar. When driving from Crawford to Hotckiss the speed drops to 25mph. The sign is hard to see.

Local Law enforcement wait just past the local Gofer’s Gas Station on the East Side of town. As people exit the small town of Hotchkiss, the speed limit gradually increases every 500 feet or so, they catch people as they are in the last distance of the 25 MPH section and increasing speed naturally.