Saint Paul, Minnesota Speed Traps

At least 1 cop likes to sit in an unmarked car at the closed off-ramp at Saint Clair Ave to catch the southbound traffic. I’ve seen them at the morning and afternoon rush hour. Sometimes, they have a more elaborate operation with several police cruisers and motorcycles.

The St. Paul police seem to saturate this area from 10 AM to 1 PM. I was cited for going 10 miles over limit (going northbound) but the nearest speed sign was fifteen blocks further south (Snelling and Niles) than the ticketing area and has a different posted sign. From this sign to the next posted sign there are 26 city blocks!

Yesterday, while heading westbound on Maryland Ave. over I-35E, there was an assembly line of police with radar guns waving over people going over the 30mph limit. Going uphill from the nasty intersections, it is quite easy to do 35mph or in excess of 40mph if you aren’t careful.

There is a bridge just south of Como Ave. on Dale St. in Saint Paul. The limit there is 30, but motorists frequently go 40-45 or more. I drive this route to and from work daily, and see people pulled over at least once a day. The police simply wait on side streets and if they see you race by, they will pull you over.

The cop will sit in a turnaround area in the middle part of south and west 61. It is between around Warner Road and Lower Afton Road.