Sterling Heights, Michigan Speed Traps

A certain Bike patrol officer assigned to the Daytime traffic unit will hide off the bike path in a Ghille suit and enforce the speed limit on the path with a hand held laser. Speeding Bicyclists and roller bladers are ticketed accordingly.

There is a school on Schoenherr between Clinton River and 19 Mile. Especially during school starting, lunch and getting out, the police are on Schoenherr. The speed limit during school flashing time is 35 versus 50. Be very careful, sometimes there are more than one out especially back to school time in September.

50 MPH decreases to 45 MPH in front of Lakeside Mall and the restaurants before and after. Officer stops violators on Eastbound M – 59, ticketing, then circling around to catch the next victim 10 – 15 min. after the first victim.

I live on Poinciana so I see cops all the time on my street. It’s the main artery into several of the subs in neighborhood off of 17 Mile Rd., and it’s long without stops, making it very easy to speed. They are constantly parked about 1/2 mile off of Van Dyke facing south. Those that live in the neighborhood know not to speed. Those that don’t live there are the ones that usually get nailed.

17 Mile Rd East drops from 45 mph to 35 mph after crossing Van Dyke. There are cops hanging out in several locations: in the Rite Aid (formerly Farmer Jacks) parking lot, in the center lane facing west, and on the bridge just east of Van Dyke. It’s right near my house and I see people pulled over all the time, day or night. And they certainly use laser, as it was the first time I was able to "test" my radar detector for laser. I drove by a few times just for the novelty of the new sound.