Sturbridge, Massachusetts Speed Traps

Driven into Mass from CT over 1,000 times on I-84N.

MA State Police has a nearby station and they love to sit on that border. They’ve had success in catching a lot of drugs going over there … but they’ll pull you over for any reason. They seem to be ok with 70-75 mph but I see them there about 20% of the time. And lots of pulled over cars afterwards.

As you come around the curve off RT# 84 aproaching toll area the speed drops way down. There is a State Trooper sitting on the right side of the road.
By the time you see them, it’s too late

There is no speed limit sign on the entire road and yet the ticket I received was marked ‘speed as posted’.
It is enforced under the ‘if it is not posted – it must be 30 mph’ maxim., however, other roads leading to this road ‘are posted’ with 40 mph, so judging by the last sign you may have seen, you may falsely believe you are driving appropriately at the ‘posted speed’. (Don’t bother explaining it to the judge). The fact that I was under 40 mph and was on my way to the hospital (I even had my outpatient bracelet on) didn’t keep them from ticketing me.
Police have a convenient ‘hiding place’ just off the road that can not be seen from either direction until it is too late. This trap is conveniently located a half mile from their barracks so it is easy picking for them.

Rt 148 Brookfield/Sturbridge Town line. School zone either way so watch your speed.

Sturbridge PD is checking the exit ramp speeds from I84 onto route 20. Speed drops from 65 to 35 and back to 50.