Bakersfield, California Speed Traps

Between california ave and stockdale hwy. they hide behind parked cars. the speed limits very low and its sometimes crowded making you feel like you need to hurry up.

Motorcycle cop with gun hiding at the white lane overpass on ramp

As you exit west bound SR178 and merge onto SR 204, or golden state as it’s also known, there is a posted speed limit sign of 45 on the actual curve of the off ramp. A motor cop will sit in the parking lot of the County Parks and Rec next to the car dealership fence on the furthest north end of the parking lot under a tree. He shoots radar, if it’s a car they are shooting lidar. The speed quickly changes w/ in 20 ft to 40 mph just at the end of the off ramp, so if you were going 45 exiting off the ramp and you hit the end of the ramp and don’t slow down, boom, ticket time. I think the exit is suppose to be taken at 25 actually, so there are approx 3 signs there giving different mph. Definetly a speed trap. I got ticked New Years day on my way to work 2 yrs ago.

Motorcycle officer parks in from of houses about midway between Wilson Road and the Plaza. He stops cars after pointing his radar gun on traffic both to and from the Valley Plaza Mall on Castro Lane, near Echo Ave.

Go East on Snow Rd in between Coffee and Golden State, there is a motor bike cop that hangs out on the side streets watching the 8am rush….just about every morning on the way to work I see him on the side of the road giving someone a ticket.