Arvada, Colorado Speed Traps

Be careful not to speed on Independence Avenue.

As you turn on to 82nd Ave heading west from Simms, there is a subdivision just after the baseball field complex where I have seen numerous bike cops hiding behind the pillars using radar (I’ve been tagged once). You might just be able to see their white helmet sticking up above the fenceline. I suggest slowing down once you reach the baseball diamonds.

The speed limit along this long, straight avenue that is lightly traveled in the morning is an absurdly low 30mph, and the police are well hidden from observation. I highly suggest any motorists traveling this route in the AM rush hour stick to low 30s.

Units sit at the bottom of hill from the railroad tracks. Usually a patrol car and a motorcycle unit.

Motorcycle officers sit on the side roads before and after the crest of a hill. This allows for motorists to gain speed down the hill or are accelerating over the hill, which allows the officers to catch cars "speeding".

Arvada officer will hide behind bush in what looks to be a drive way and will get you coming over the hill on wads just before 76th