Leawood, Kansas Speed Traps
Mission Road near 148th Street
Leawood Police sit at the Fire Station constantly. They often park their car out front, and frequently they set up shop there to catch speeders too. It’s easy to crest the hill and be going over 35 mph. Leawood Police tend to be more aggressive than most jurisdictions in regards to their traffic violation ticketing.
State line Road near 103 rd Street
motor cop sits in bank parking lot shooting south bound State line traffic. The drive way he uses is just north of 103rd street.
Stateline Street near 103rd street Road
South bound on Stateline between 96th street and 103rd street (kansas side). Street is four lanes down hill. Bank driveway has large grass mounds, the cops hide behind and shoot laser. 35mph limit is easy to exceed.
Interstate 435 near Between State Line and Roe Avenue
The city of Leawood covers about one mile of I-435 on the southside of Kansas City. The city limits cover East and Westbound I-435 between State Line and Roe Ave. The Leawood police frequently park in the median or the far right shoulder, open the driver door (or use motorcycles), and shoot Laser at on-coming traffic. Posted speed is 65mph but typical traffic is at 70mph. Anything over 72mph will bring you a ticket. Just slow down during this mile stretch. On the other side is Overland Park. On occasion you’ll see police here but not as often as Leawood.
College Boulevard near Roe Street
Cops like to sit in the neightborhood streets on either the N or S sides of College between Roe and Tomahawk. Speed limit is 35, but it is a 4-lane road with lots of hills and is very easy to go 45-50, which is what most people drive through there anyway. Be careful of them sitting far back on the road behind fences. They’ll get you coming downhill and you won’t see them until you’re right in front of them.