Kennebunk, Maine Speed Traps

Very frequently (1-2 per week) they have a white van parked on the side of the road about a mile before the Truck Stop (rest station). The van uses radar or laser and radios ahead to the 4-5 cop cars that are just down the road (near the rest station). They usually have everyone pulled over just North of the Truck Stop. Beware: When you see the signs warning you of the Truck Stop start to do the speed limit until you are North of the Truck Stop. Note: This is usually just Northbound traffic from my experience.

Kennebunk Police travel this road quite often and hide out on one of its many side streets, most of which are not visible until you pass them. The speed limit on this road is 35Mph but the prevailing speed is a 40-50.

25 mph speed limit ranging from the Corning/Costar plant to the 4-way stop on Alfred Rd. where Thompson Rd. and Mill St. intersect. Kennebunk Officers hide off the road in the entrance to a gravel pit. Again, Kennebunk Officers are either rewarded or punished based on how many cars they stop – whether tickets are issued or not.

Driving North on Rt. 1 from Wells, the speed limit drops from 50 to 35 finally to 25. The 25 mph zone begins at the rest area. Kennebunk Police often stop cars here. The Kennebunk Police Department either rewards or punishes their officers based on the amount of stops they make. Officers are constantly threatened with being moved to less desirable shifts or other sanctions if they don’t "hit their numbers". This particular trap is a sure bet for easy traffic stops.

From the intersection of Main St. and Summer St, by the Town hall and FD and PD, a 25 mph zone. Kennebunk Officers will cruise back and forth and get you on moving radar. This is in keeping with the KPD practice of either rewarding or penalizing their officers for the amount of cars they stop.