Hwy 1 at the Mar Monte Avenue overpass

Santa Cruz, CaliforniaApr 29, 20102 Comments

Heading south on Hwy 1 towards Watsonville, the highway becomes 3 lanes where the San Andreas Rd onramp enters the freeway and shortly thereafter heads straight up a hill. About halfway up this hill is the Mar Monte Avenue exit and freeway overpass where the CHP love to set up a couple of motorcycle units with handheld radar guns that allow them to monitor both the south and north bound sides. They also have additional patrol cars stationed at the southbound Mar Monte onramp and further up the freeway at the vista point onramp to pull over speeders on the southbound side. The motorcycle units on the overpass are usually used to nab speeders on the northbound side. On a sunny day if you look ahead to the overpass when you’re about a quarter mile from it you can sometimes see the sun glinting off their helmets, but even if you don’t see them you should not be going faster than 65mph in that stretch of Hwy 1 EVER because they lurk there very frequently.

Comments:
It should be noted that there is also a Speed Trap SOUTHBOUND Hwy 1 just before San Andreas exit. Aprox 80 yards prior to EXIT there is a small driveway with bushes that Motorcycle HP sits DAILY! Cannot/Willnot be seen unless you know where to look. I think they radio ahead for a traffic stop as I have not seen them leave the bushes.
#1Jan 27, 2011Report Abuse
PRior Comment Should Read NORTHBOUND! MOderator if poss. Please Correct/EDIT. NORTHBOUND!
#2Jan 27, 2011Report Abuse

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