Miami, Florida Speed Traps

SMPD units usually on the west side of the road at sw 80 st. underneath the Metrorail, shooting radar and laser at southbound traffic. Favorite times are 2am to about 4am, trying to catch the party crowd coming back from Coconut Grove and South Beach.

All along Hammocks BLVD, specially going down the bridges. They park on the grass and get you as you speed down the hill. Also becareful for the curves, they wait for you at the end of them. Becareful by Coulter Tech Center, near 147th ave, that’s where many people speed.

During long or holiday weekends. MPH is 40 but late at night not many people travel on that road and is tempting to drive fast. Cop is in the median and he will catch you going in either direction. Also, the street is dark, so you will not see the cop until he is handing you your ticket.

A bunch of troopers, maybe 10 to 15 sit in the median anywhere between the toll plaza and the exit and catch people comming from the overpasses. Could be anytime of the day, speed limit is 60 but most people go atleast 70 because its not a very busy stretch of turnpike

Police officers park their motorcycles behing a large vehicle (i.e Van). The area is a few yards before entering a bridge to enter the downtown area. Traffic generally moves expeditiously yet safely in this area. 30mph is an urealistic speed limit and the officers are aware that in the AM rush hour that speed limit will be largely ignored. Meanwhile traffic in this area can generally be viewed as safe, the officers take advantage of the posted speed limit to exploit us consumers. Speeding tickets should be used for wreckeless driving and not for taxpayers on their way to work everyday. Speedtraps should be used in areas where there may be drunk drivers and this way they will serve the purpose intented of “making the road a safer place””. “