Amsterdam, New York Speed Traps

state troopers hide behind the fort johnson sand lot building and pick off speeders heading south towards route 5. They tend to target students from fmcc. Troopers use the Ka radar band which is harder to pick off and they usally have pop capibilitys so caution is advised.

Officer sits on Avery Road (1 mile west of Montgomery/Schenectady Co. Line) facing west. Cars going west will not see the officer as Avery Road is an inclined road. There is a direct line of site for those cars proceeding east. Officers also sit in the median in that location as well.

The cops hide out all over the strip, behind the mobil station, near ruzzos and behind some of the factories. The cops rack up a lot of fines because the speed limit drops from 55 to 30 Mph and the cops wait for someone to blow through it at 60 and a lot do. Stay at 30-35 mph.

About 1 mile past exit 27 you go up a small hill building up speed, and then down a long, relatively steep hill. The NYS Trooper stands outside his cruiser about 1/3 of the way down the hill in the right breakdown lane shooting radar on unsuspecting folks who have the hammer down coming over the swale. You’ll never see him until it’s too late! I travel this route 7 or 8 business days per month, and they are there at least 5 out of the 7 days.