Austin, Texas Speed Traps

Bike and Car cops wait on Medium between School and Sedona Springs apt.

There are two major traps to worry about in this stretch. The first is the entire school zone — APD is using LIDAR to enforce the 35MPH limit, usually in the morning. At night, they frequently park in the driveway of the Senior Citizen Activity Center and target cars in the northbound lane. Normally, it’s a marked patrol unit and they’re using instant-on K-band radar.

Motorcycle units hide between the columns of these overpasses in the median all morning. Look for their shadows and you can spot them before they see you. Some folks have reported laser but I’ve only seen K and Ka radar. Also, keep an eye on the sky for the new multi-million-dollar helicopter they have to pay for…

Speed limit is 45 MPH and officers sit on the side of the road and routinely clock drivers doing 65+

Officers run radar in the afternoon between 3:30pm – 4:30pm specifically targeting the students from Akins HS. Officers sit in the median or on the side of the road an stand outside their cars and radar both North and South bound traffic