West KL Avenue near U-Haul Storage on the south side of KL Ave

Kalamazoo, MichiganJun 17, 20040 Comments

The corner of KL Ave and Drake Rd. is a HOTSPOT. Beginning at Drake and continuing west, the speed limit climbs to 45mph from 35 mph east of Drake Rd. I drive past it several times a day and always see at least one cop here. Within a 1/4 mile, there are 5 usual spots. The first 4 spots are all on the south side of KL Ave. Beginning with the eastern-most, the first is the on the corner of Drake and KL Ave at the Speedway Gas Station in the parking lot close to KL. Just west of the Speedway is an unnamed do-it-yourself carwash with a big parking lot that they often park in, well off the road farther than you would expect to find a speed trap, but aimed out toward KL. The next spot just west of the car wash is the entrance to a U-Haul storage facility. They are here most often, backed in next to the barbed wire fences that hide them pretty well, facing north at KL Ave. Continuing west of the U-Haul, there are some trees that surround a small building and parking lot for the "KL Cat Hospital." The cops like this spot because they can pull in pretty far and angle their cars out facing north, toward KL Ave. The last spot is on the north side of KL on the corner of KL ave and Drake rd. directly across from the Speedway. It is the parkinglot for 7-11, Cottage Inn, and Big Burrito. They park in front of the 7-11 and are pretty visible. I think they use this spot for writing reports or waiting to be dispatched mostly, but their presence here is nearly constant. Watch out, a tricky stretch of road to navigate.

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