Providence, Rhode Island Speed Traps

I travel RT-10 every day and it seems like the State Police have been setting up speed traps in that area a lot more. It’s the perfect place to catch someone because it’s right on a corner,so you can’t see them until it’s to late.

Several officers on motorcycles spend a few hours writing a bunch of tickets.

4/2008

When you merge onto the Wampanoag Trail coming from 195, the speed limit drops quickly and the cops are waiting across from Gates of Heaven.

Heading towards I-195W on East Shore Expressway, after the cemetary (on right) there are no longer any traffic lights, onramps or exits, its essentially a two lane "highway". Posted limit is only 50 and police will park in breakdown lane with RADAR and step into traffic to write tickets. The roadway has sweeping curves and when you see them its too late. They also pulse the RADAR guns versus constant on, making RADAR detector somewhat less than effective. There are times when two officers are working this trap (which is just before the I-195 underpass/"onramp", shaded by tall trees (making seeing them harder). Tickets issued are municipal to the city of East Providence. This is a very common location to see the East Providence police, be very careful!

Providence motorcycle police officers conduct a speedtrap here. They are usually there late afternoon on workdays. However, they have been seen there midday on occasion. They sit underneath where Interstate 95 crosses over Kinlsey Avenue, just before the rear parking entrance to the Providence Place Mall ADDITIONAL INFO: This street is one way, two lanes, and runs along the Woonasquatucket River, with minimal intersecting streets in an industrial/office area. There is a newly constructed condominium building, but none of the residence walk around the area and their parking entrance is on another street. Natural flow of traffic on this street is around 40mph since it is wide and two lanes.