Tulsa, Oklahoma Speed Traps

Both cruisers and Oklahoma Highway Patrol motorcycle cops with LIDAR (both new in Oklahoma) roam this general area. This 60 mph speed limit which should be at least 70 mph but was set at 60 by request of the city of Tulsa supposedly because of polution … not safety concerns. Tulsa gets 3 or 4 polution alerts a year in mid summer which could be taken care of my mobile warning signs. So this is a true speed trap. They have a nice 6 and sometimes 8 lane road, light to moderate traffic during mid day which is inviting to 70 mph plus so be careful. Better yet, call ODOT and lets get it changed.

When traveling eastbound from Yale toward Sheridan, it is difficult to see the posted speed of 35mph. There is a hill that you begin to catch speed on around Hudson. The police officer will be hidden up toward Sheridan in a parking lot (he can see you but you cannot see him). You’ll be doing 45mph and not even be trying to speed.

Motorcycle cops between Garnett Road and 169 at construction area on Westbound 11th Street. Speed limit goes from 40 mph to 25. There are two cops there writing tickets all day.
The cost will be double for the ticket because you will be in a construction zone.

Heading either way on Harvard the TPD Motorcycles are hiding back off Harvard a little on all the side roads in the neighborhoods. This road has many up and down hills like a small roller coaster, just as many Tulsa streets do. The traffic drives way too fast for the area and you are forced to speed up or else get run over, honked at and/or be the victim of some rude behaviors from other drivers (in a hurry to get to the next red light). If the police stop you, they claim you are going 15 to 20 miles above the limit and say they are going to give you "A break" on this and document it as 9 miles over so it "will not go on your record". This is the most unfair situation on the road I have witnessed in Tulsa and it will cost you at least $200.

Cop on a motorcycle hiding in the parking lot across the street from the school, just north of the quick trip.

He’ll get you for even thinking about going above the speed limit or even slowing down before your cross the threshold of the sign.

It’s best just to go 25mph between 15th and 21st while traveling on harvard. After you past 21st feel free to go with the flow of traffic