Bellevue, Washington Speed Traps

Motorcycle police unit sit in Home Depot parking lot and pull people over every 2 minutes or so at irregular times through out the day.

Officers are working the areas where people live and their kids play. They are citing people for only a couple of miles over the speed limit. I would recommend going the speed limit so you will not be ticketed.

There’s usually about 5 or 6 motorcycle cops hanging out on the strip between 405 and Eastgate, and it’s ALWAYS in the middle of the day, around 11a-4p. Used to merchandise the area, saw them every single day.

Somerset Blvd is a VERY steep 2-lane road that curves around the hill. The posted limit is 25 mph, but it’s impossible to do less than 40-45 without wearing out your brakes. 25 might make sense on a rainy night, but my mom was busted for doing 33 on a clear, dry morning. There is an automatic radar readout signs halfway down the hill, across from Somerset Rec Club. Cops like to park in the bike lanes (!) or hide around the corner on 44th Ave, near said sign.

Seconds after missing the 405 interchange, if you stay left on I-90 West, You’ll find some state patrol cars (often suburbans, tahoes, cruisers, etc) waiting to catch you. When you see people exiting to 405, do yourself a favor and slow down. You can often spot these cops much before you come near them, and if you’re really in a hurry I suggest staying in the far right lane of I-90 and getting behind a truck/some traffic so your speed can’t be properly observed. More than 50% of the time I pass this (I commute through here every day) I see either a cruiser in the median, or some flashing lights ahead (someone had already been pulled over and in the process of being ticketed). Happy driving!