How to Spot a Speed Trap Location

Sometimes a speed trap location is difficult to detect and before you know it you're stopped on the side of the road and being written a speeding ticket. To avoid the ticket all together you've got to be able to recognize a speed trap location before it's too late. Here's how to make sure that you never get caught off guard by a speed trap location again.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. The most common places for a speed trap location are under bridges, medians, and u turn sections on highways. If any of these spots are around a curve that makes them even more likely to be a potential speed trap location. In situations like this extreme caution is warranted. If you look ahead and see other people's brake lights going on suddenly that is a good indication that a speed trap location is near.

2. Any place that the speed limit drops down and is near the top or bottom of a hill is a prime area for a speed trap location. The idea with that is to catch people immediately as the speed limit drops and ticket them for not following the new posted sign. This speed trap location is most common on side streets rather than highways.

3. Areas where a highway turns into a small stretch of town and then back again to highway is yet another situation where you might encounter a speed trap location. This is particularly bad for people who are unfamiliar with the area and the abrupt posted speed limit change in the new area.

4. Purchasing a radar detector is without a doubt an excellent way to spot a speed trap location. A radar detector can alert you to a possible speed trap miles ahead and is perfectly legal to own. With modern technology becoming more and more affordable you can get an inexpensive radar detector that will do the job very well.