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Speed Traps in Vergennes, Vermont

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State Highway 22A near Cemetery, immediately inside city boundary.   Vergennes, Vermont

I was given a ticket for going 44 miles and hour in a 30 mile zone. I was traveling in a caravan with a friend who was behind me who said he thought I was actually going between 35 and 40. I saw the 40 mile sign as I approached the town, but unfortunately I did not see the 30 mile one (though my friend saw it).
30 mph is lower than most of the other towns we passed through on that route, which were mostly 35. And there were a couple of very interesting follow-ups. When we got to our event, another friend told us that they had been sitting next to a woman in a restaurant in Vergennes who was complaining to her companions that she had just gotten a ticket for going 44 mph in a 30 mile zone. And then when I told another person there that I had gotten a ticket he laughed and asked "Was it for going 44 miles an hour in a 30 mile zone?" because the same thing had happened to him some months before. He said Vergennes is famous for it. So I think it is a trap.

The fine is exorbitant in my opinion, but clearly they target people from out of state because they know you won't come back in order to go to court (The fine varies apparently from $28 to $1128, but the 'waiver' to avoid court is $123). A pickup truck in front of me was actually going faster than I, because it pulled away from me, (which is partly why I didn't slow down more - I was just driving with the traffic), but it had Vermont plates. Very interesting indeed!
So watch very carefully for 30 mph signs when approaching Vergennes, so you can keep from contributing to the city budget! Or better yet, avoid Vergennes altogether. From NY you can take a ferry across from further up Lake Champlain, and spend your tourist dollars in NY instead of Vermont, which is what I'll do if I ever go to Vermont again.

Jun 10, 2007   Vermont   0 comments

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State Route 22A near US Highway 7   Vergennes, Vermont

Heading North into Vergennes on State Route 22A, 50mph turns to 30mph... enforcement is either parked in the small access to the cemetary on the left or the gravel parking lot on the right. Also, less than 1/4 mile from that, there is a driveway to a deserted house. The Vergennes PD back their cars into the shadows during the evening hours and clock north and southbound. YOU CANNOT SEE THEM before they see you.
Once through Vergennes, before 22A ends at US 7, there is a small pull off on the west side of the road where the PD clocks. Once again, sneaky and not visible. Consider Vergennes VT one huge speedtrap. Do yourself a favor and do 30 or lower... There is no talking your way out of a ticket here.

May 5, 2005   Vermont   0 comments

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Route 22A   Vergennes, Vermont

Any road in Vergennes. The PD is relentless in their speed enforcement.

Apr 3, 2003   Vermont   0 comments

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VT Route 22A northbound just inside city limits   Vergennes, Vermont

Speed limit goes from 50mph to 30mph. Police will sit just in front of the Vergennes City Limits sign, a pull off over the hill that sneaks on you and just before the bridge over Otter Creek in the city center. Vergennes City PD are ruthless. I have been stopped for 31 in a 30 and ticketed. If the sign says 30, do 30. Exploitive doesn't quite cover it!

Apr 20, 2002   Vermont   0 comments

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