Lancaster, California Speed Traps

There is always motorcycle cops using radar to ticket drivers on West Ave J just East of 10th St. West. They usually sit behind the Doublz Burger Shop on the north side of road and bust people speeding thru the school zone.

Between Quail Lake and Gil’s country Store they set in the lower spots of Hyway 138 & wait for you to top the rise and catdh you in the Radar.

Got a hit here on pulsed the weekend before, 2 CHP or sheriff motorcycles had 2 cars pulled over in same spot this weekend. They have a very good hiding spot here. I never saw them on the first weekend. This is the only place to pass for miles on the 138 and narrows down to a 1 lane again. I did not get bagged but use care here.

Long, flat, 2-way highways East and West of 14 FWY. L.A. County Sherrif’s have new radar and virtually all of Lancaster is a "speed trap"

This one’s a doozy. The speed limit is not posted for miles. I didn’t know what the speed limit was (65 mph) and had no idea I was "speeding" when I got pulled over. CHP radio cars hide on the Avenue M on-ramp to the northbound side of Route 14. On Saturdays you may see a whole row of them waiting to pounce. They just "estimate" the speed of a random car without radar–which means they can grossly exaggerate how fast you were going and you can’t do a thing about it. Even worse, the ticket doesn’t provide instructions (much less a phone number) for settling the thing by mail so you don’t have to go to court. You may even be facing a Misdemeanor for speeding! My guess is you’re not safe in either direction on Route 14 until you’re out of the Lancaster-Palmdale city limits. Definitely watch yourself between Avenue A (the L.A. county line) and Avenue S (closer to L.A. proper).