Interstate 210 Loop westbound near I-210 Bridge over Prien Lake

Lake Charles, LouisianaMay 24, 20080 Comments

To my knowledge, this is the heaviest radar enforcement area in Southwest Louisiana, and for no reason. I pick up police here using radar about 1/3 of the time I pass by. This trap is located just north of the I-210 bridge over Prien Lake as people coast down a long, straight strip of Interstate and cross back onto land. Speed limit is 60 mph as is all of the I-210 loop. A car put in neutral at the top of the bridge at or below the speed limit, however, can easily do 70-80 mph by the time it reaches the bottom of the bridge. Police hide in the median on the crossover emergency vehicle road behind the decorative tall grass in the same median. They target westbound traffic (which is actually traveling north at this point on the road). They are completely exposed to eastbound traffic, but almost impossible to spot going westbound unless you are looking carefully or have a radar detector to warn you. A good radar detector will alert you either when you crest the top of the bridge (about 1/2 mile before you reach the trap) or on your way down the other side.

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