Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Speed Traps

Motorcycle officer near SW 104th and S Meridian and S Mac Author. Usually near end of buisness day when traffic is moderate from FAA campus. Road has no homes or schools unlike areas less than 1 mile away that doesn’t seem to get much patrol coverage. Mac Author has posted speed southbound different than posted speed northbound. This particular officer has really been more noticable in the past week and appears to be really busy with tickets.

The stretch of I-44 from Turner Turnpike all the way south to where I-44 splits off and connects with south bound I-35 is a very popular speed trap for OHP and Oklahoma County officers. OHP prefers to use unmarked vehicles. This is a popular area for catching drug traffickers so heavy enforcement is maintained on the speed limit which is 65 on I-44 until you get near the I-35 split where it immediately drops to 60 in hopes of catching motorists possibly trafficking illealge drugs. They like to park under the bridges in the shade in unmarked cars where they won’t be noticed easily. Sometimes OK county will be there also.

I was going home from work one evening when I was passed by a fellow motorist between I-44 and May Ave on Hwy 37 (SW 134th St). This other motorist was obviously going faster than I was, but yet I was the one that got pulled over for speeding. The officer stated that I was going 61 in a 50 mph zone. I mentioned the other motorist that had passed me earlier had to be going faster, and the officer matter-of-factly stated that the other motorist was clocked at 57 (which is still speeding by the way), but he said I was doing 61. If one does the math in this situation, that means I should have overtaken the other motorist, however I did not. The officer was quite annoyed that I dared to question him and proceeded to write me a ticket instead of considering the facts of the situation, that maybe I was the one doing 57 and the other motorist ahead of me was doing 61, but instead he decided to pull me over since I was easier to catch up with? Obviously I know that doing 57 in a 50 zone constitutes speeding, however shouldn’t first person they clock as speeding get the ticket? How do they decide WHO gets ticketed…by the type of car they drive? Older car versus a newer car? I’d love to know the answer to this one!

Motorcycle cops sit on the embankment on the backside of the overpass. Also sitting on the left shoulder under the bridge in the shade, very hard to spot. When you see them it’s too late! I see them work this area most mornings during drive time.

You never know for sure but sometimes the radar will be set up in the driveway of a house half way between May & Penn on the north side of Wilshire Blvd. OR on N. Penn between Wilshire Blvd & Britton Rd.