Lansing, Michigan Speed Traps

Police car will sit back (fairly out of sight until it’s too late!) in the pro bowl parking lot and catch people going both directions (north and south) on ml king. it is 30mph here but people average 40mph.

Speed limit is not posted anywhere between Michigan Avenue and St. Joseph going South on Capital Avenue. People can assume that it is 35 mph as are most of the surrounding streets. The fact is that the speed limit is 25 mph. Do not follow the flow of traffic which obviously thinks it is 35. You will receive a ticket. A patrol car sits back on a side street and will get you every time. They can take their pick because all are doing 35 mph.

Last week speed limits on two major roads through East Lansing were raised ten miles per hour by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The speed limit on Saginaw Street between Coolidge and Hagadorn roads was raised from 35 mph to 45 mph.
Monday, they issued 67 tickets.

Last week speed limits on two major roads through East Lansing were raised ten miles per hour by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The speed limit on Grand River Avenue from Cowley Avenue to where Grand River meets Michigan Avenue went from 25 mph to 35 mph.

The City of East Lansing was opposed to this action and has
responded by strictly enforcing the new speed limits. Monday, they issued 67 tickets. Please keep that in mind in your travels.

Going east in I-496 right before exit 8, there’s almost always a LPD car or motorcycle. I’ve seen them all times of the day, they are mostly there in the morning and evening. They usually pull over people going west on 496. The posted speed limit is 55. I’m not sure how fast you have to go to get them to pull you over