Washtenaw Avenue near Cambridge Road

Ann Arbor, MichiganJul 17, 20061 Comments

Police hide behind bushes on east side of Cambridge. Typical of Ann Arbor Speed traps, the trappers conveniently locate themselves at the bottom of a long northbound decline (which begins near Vinewood), insuring that northbound motorists will unwittingly gain speed as they approach the trap. (The posted speed along Washtenaw decreases the closer you get to campus.) The vantage point on Cambridge at Washtenaw also ensures that anyone violating the many illegal left turn signs along this strip of Washtenaw is dead meat. Police have been obsevered before 8:00 a.m. even on a Saturday, and during summer months, a flock of motorcycle cops (5 or 6 at a time) can sometimes be spotted here. Fun stuff! Ann Arbor’s many speed traps are a year-round outdoor sport for the police, and a colossal revenue maker for the city. Call it taxation without representation.

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This one was fixed in April 2008 by the Michigan State Police. The inner portion is now posted at 40 from Hill St. outbound and the outer portion near Stadium is now posted at 45. Both limits are correctly rounded from their 85th percentile speed studies done by the State Police. These two areas ceased to be speed traps for Ann Arbor city police in April 2008, and the actual travel speeds have Not gone up.
#1Jan 26, 2010Report Abuse

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