Livermore, California Speed Traps

From 4:30pm to about 6:00pm CHP will sit on both sides of the west bound lanes on the downhill side of the Altimont Pass. Their favorite spots are just before or just after the truck scales off in the brush. They generally use an all white sedan along with several black and white sedans. your radar detector may be confused be the radar at the truck scales, so it’s hard to tell if you are being targeted. The best policy is to slow down to the posted 65mph until you pass Vasco road. Although there may be a couple of black and whaes after Vasco, they are usually handing out tickets to the poor souls that were going 70mph, or faster, down the hill.

Sheriff department on motorcycles with radar.

Just west of Dyer Dr. 400 Fort CHP hides behind a bush on North side. Across the road CHP will also wait in the ranch driveway. When you see him it’s too late.

Both motorcycle cops and cop cars have been seen on this street.They hide on all of the side streets on Portola from where Portola meets with First Street all the way down to the 580 on-ramp(toward Pleasanton)…the speed is posted at 35mph but everyone goes way over that also when you get down by the Elementary School remember its 25mph…Students going to Las Positas beware thats when I got my ticket, I was late for school and speeding…Watch your speeds..Livermore cops LOVE this street in the AM. especially college kids speeding.

CHP monitors the road with the Sheriff’s department and with cooperation from residents. Posted speed is 25 mph and 15 mph with the speed bumps. Residents take down information on the speeding drivers and turn you in to the CHP. You will get a ticket. Do not speed down this street, even though you do not see an officer and it looks safe to do so. It looks like a little country road, where a bunch of old timers live, harmless enough to speed through, but watch out. Time of day doesn’t matter, although its worst at commute times.