I66 before and after Rt 15 (4 traps)

Haymarket, VirginiaMar 20, 20100 Comments

Frequency Seen: once or twice a month during daylight hours watching westbound traffic.

Just West of Haymarket / Rt15 on i66 is a paved opening in the median. This spot watches westbound traffic more frequently (it seems) than eastbound traffic. Have seen police there mostly during the daylight hours.

Frequency seen: once a week at night (11pm thru 1am) Sometimes more frequently, like a few nights in a row.

If you’re traveling east bound on i66 … just after the exit to go to Haymarket, local police (Haymarket) will sit on the **right** side of the road watching traffic come through at night. This is on a slight curve, and they sit far enough to the right that they can easily catch traffic coming through without being seen until you are almost on top of them.

Frequency seen: 2 times a month or less at night, more frequently rush hours or daylight

Just east of the bridge for Rt15 over i66 is a paved median opening. Officers (state or local Haymarket police) will sit more closely to the east bound lanes, and more frequently are perpendicular to the road, not parallel, thus they are usually more visible / reflective at night, more surface area visible in daylight areas. I’ve seen them go after speeders, but it seems by being more perpendicular to the road, that they are trying to be visible.

Frequency Seen: once a month, usually at night, but in the past 12 months I’ve seen one sit there in daylight hours

Lastly, an eastbound only trap … once in a while the police like to sit on the left side of the onramp from rt 15 to 66 east … there’s no way to see them until you’ve passed by and if speeding, its too late.

(potential 5th trap)
I’ve seen the police (both Haymarket locals and state troopers) do the same tactic as above but on the westbound on-ramp to 66 from rt15. I’ve seen this 2 times in 6 years. Its possible to happen more at rush hour or other times, just haven’t seen it as many times as I’ve seen all the other traps above.

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