Beaverton, Oregon Speed Traps

On SW Teal, the speed limit is 40 mph. On 155th, which is an identical street in appearance and design, the speed is 25 mph. These two streets intersect. At the traffic circle it is easy to transition from the faster street of teal onto the slower street of 155th and not realize that the speed limit has dropped 15 mph! Additionally, Beaverton police will sit at this intersection on motorbike and look for drivers rolling through the all-way stop and failure to yield once within the traffic circle.

There is a marked photoradar van parked on the side of the road,at the bottom of the sexton mountain park, right before sexton mt road intersects with murray blvd. It’s difficult to spot the van when you’re going 35mph, the posted speed limit is 30. The van is more noticeable after you’re coming out of the curve and this is well in range of the van’s radar. Most people get flashed before they can even spot the van.

Motorcycle patrol near Washington Mutual looking for east bound traffic coming around the slight bend near Osprey. Lots of trees, so hard to see the motorcycle officer. Speed limit is 35 and area goes from residential to light business/retail. Beaverton cops…need I say more?

Traveling west on SW 5th St. toward Beaverton High School, after crossing over train tracks, there is often a white photo radar van sitting in front of some apartments near the intersection of 5th street and Lombard. The van often sits on the right side of the road where users of the apartments park their vehicles. However, there are often white vans that do not belong to law enforcement parked in this area. Posted speed limit for 5th St. is 35mph, use caution near appartments.

Traffic coming off Hwy26 heading west down Canyon Road is met by Police with radar and with photo radar. I live above Canyon Road and watch 6 or 7 cars an hour picked off by patrol cars sitting at the bottom of the hill near 87th.