Chatsworth, California Speed Traps

About 1 mile south of the 118 frywy. Motorcop likes to sit under tree on east side of street just past Stony Point Park.

Addtional Reports:

When you exit the 118 freeway going south on Topanga Cyn Blvd. There’s a mobile home park on the right side. A sheriff usually sits right inside watching everyone coming off the freeway and speeding down the hill.

After getting off the 188 heading south on Topanga you round the bend, you are on a downhill grade approaching the old corn stand and wood carver 2 motors sit and take turns flagging cars off the road. They don’t even give the courtesy of a chase. you are tagged as soon as you round the bend.

When you exit the 118 freeway going south on Topanga Cyn Blvd. There’s a mobile home park on the right side. A sheriff usually sits right inside watching everyone coming off the freeway and speeding down the hill.

Coming down the steep hill South bound from 118 on Topanga before Chatsworth. A motor LAPD looks up the 45 mph speed limit road. It is very easy to let it run over 45. Also watches early left turn lane entry to Chatsworth St. Heads up!

Going north on Topanga(RT 23) just south of Lassen st. there are three lanes under which the far right lane turns into a turning lane.Anywhere between 1 and 4 sheriff’s deputies on motorcycles work together using radar along with visually inspecting whether someone used the far right turning lane as a thru-lane.The turning lane comes up very abruptly and when you try to merge over a lane they pull them over for yielding too late.Between the radar and the aforementioned,this stretch of street at this particular intersection can ruin someones day in a hurry.When these guys are bored,I’ve seen them cherry pick one car after another.I hope this helps.

HWY 27 Topanga heading south coming off the FWY is a large windy downhill stretch that has two lights. One in the middle of the windy part (put there I think just to slow people down) and a second at the bottom after it flattens out for a bit. I’ve seen motor cops with radar hanging out around the light several times zapping people with excess speed coming off the hill nearing the light. The speed limit is 40MPH but its very easy to be doing 55+ on that last straight as the downgrade is pretty steep.

This is like running a guantlet. Getting off the 118 East, at the bottom of the ramp they have it posted for "No Right Turn". Problem is, it’s for times other than rush hour and for the most part people don’t notice that part. As soon as you turn the corner, there’s a LAPD motioning the unlucky ones to the side. After you pass this, there is a long downhill posted at 45 m.p.h. It’s a fairly steep hill that forces drivers to ride the brakes all the way down in order to maintain the posted limit. At the bottom there are posted at least 2 motorcycle cops with LIDAR. No mercy from those two.

Usually a motorcycle off. waits at bottom of hill, Knowing that the steep hill will easily push your speed to 60mph+. Waiting on the right just past old santa susana rd.

Two motorcycle officers on the west side of the street waiting at the bottom of the hill as you travel south which is downward.

Going southbound after exiting the 118 freeway they are prevalent in the evenings when coming down the hill from the freeway, it’s hard not to speed when comng down the hill and they get you as it is leveling off.

As you exit and go southbound on Topanga Canyon blvd. There are motorcyle cops waiting as your car speeds down hill. They use radar to stop you.

Officers sit on Plummer street just west of Topanga and will pull you over for speeding, stop sign violation, left turn violations (those lovely signs that prohibit left turns during certain hours) and will even ticket you for no front license plates (a problem with import cars).

Mason is the only North/South Street in the North West San Fernando Valley that is 35MPH, the others are 40MPH. Mason goes downhill South of Rinaldi all the way to Chatsworth Street. Radar is used primarely during commute hours both North and South bound. Police will sometimes stop 2 and 3 vehicles at a time.

Police officer sits on the Northern side street (Oso) between the fire station and mason avenue shotting either radar or laser at traffic coming down Devenshire St. from Winnetka Ave. She seems Reasonable considering she nailed me going 5mph over the speed limit. Beware out there.

Mason from Rinaldi/118 freeway on the north to Devonshire on the south. The police work in 2-3 man motorcycle teams with sometimes a patrol car. The speed limit is 35 mph that is a speed that can’t be maintained unless you ride your brakes for the mile down the hill. Mason is very steep from the top to Chatsworth. They are there 2 sometimes 3 times a week.