Saint Petersburg, Florida Speed Traps
State Highway PInellas Bayway near Before Isla Del Sol Shopping Center
Heading west bound on Pinellas Bayway towards St. Pete Beach. After toll both when you come over the second bridge there is a trap (sometimes undercover pickup truck) that calls into 5 to 8 marked police cars to pull over drivers. This typically happens on Fridays usually sometime between 2 pm and 8 pm.
38th Avenue near 58th Street
AM traps near the intersection of 58th Street North and 38th Avenue North.
This is a 15 MPH School Crossing Zone after 8AM, and the officers will sit either east or west of this intersection monitoring the speeds of motorists.
I have also seen them between 49th and 58th Streets at night…
North 49th Street near North 17th Avenue
Bus stop on corner of 17th ave. and 49th street. No traffic lights from 9th ave. to 22nd ave. north and the speed limit is 35mph. Officers sit at bus stop radar and cars and motorcyles sit on side street. They catch people doing 50mph. Big buck tickets.
9th Avenue near 27 – 26th Street
Right past Circle K, on left hand side (while you’re driving east) on two to three side streets there are four to five cruisers waiting to catch speeders. There is always an officer standing by the High School (St. Pete) with a radar gun to catch as many speeders as possible. They also try to catch people not stopping for the “pedestrian”” waiting to cross @ the crosswalk. “
US Highway 275 near 54th Ave. Exit
The 54th Ave exit is a nice, comfortable, shady hole where the cops chronically sit, aiming radar up the hill at the northbound traffic. Top the hill and you are painted instantly. Do not keep up with the locals if you know what’s good for you.