92nd Avenue between Federal and Pecos

Federal Heights, ColoradoJul 22, 20100 Comments

This is a trap functions as a "cash cow" for the City of Federal Heights. The entire "city" is built on a hilltop at the Federal Blvd end drops precariously eastbound on 92nd Avenue, dropping steadily the entire run of 4 blocks to Pecos. The 3 traffic cops take turns sitting in a field on the south side of the street, clocking cars as they crest the hill and begin the drop to Pecos. There is usually a motorcycle cop parked just back of a side street that serves as the entrance to a trailer park on the north side of 92nd. They have to chase any "speeder" quickly, as their jurisdiction is only 4 blocks long. Their usual tactic is to chase a group of cars and ticket the first one that stops. The hill is so steep that one has to ride one’s brake all the way down the hill, since the speed limit is only 35 MPH, and the average car, given the steep grade, will ROLL faster than 35! The speed limits in the both the communities that share 92nd Avenue – Westminster and Thornton – both have the standard Denver Metro limit of 45 MPH.

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