Bakersfield, California Speed Traps
Millrock Street near Ming Avenue
Motorcycle cop sits at the corner of this unlit street catching teenage drivers driving over the speed limit on the way to the marketplace. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel on friday nights 8-10pm.
US Highway 99 near Ming Avenue
chp watch ver closely am and pm rush hour
Valhalla Drive near Fjord Drive
Two or three BPD motorcycle officers sit in the small parking lot of an apartment complex as another officer points a radar gun north. This is a school zone adjacent to the rear field of West High. They simply motion you to the curb.
Panorama Street near Bluffs
Motorcycle cop (BPD) sits behind a decorative mailbox on south side of Panorama usually and points the radar gun at E/W bound traffic. Has been also seen at the Manor Street frontage on the bluff side as well. Don’t see him for a while but then will show up again.
State Route 178 near Rancheria Road
Bakersfield Police on Motorcycle sit at the entrance to the Rio Bravo Real Estate building approx 1 mile east of Rancheria road.