San Antonio, Texas Speed Traps

On 281 near the 1683 exit there are hills. The trap is set on one of the hills.

In San Antonio Texas the city ring road or loop, like most US cities is mostly 60 and 65 MPH. On the northern leg lies one of several little independent boroughs?. Anyway these are cash strapped and any of them can and do select fat motorists for extra cash.

The actual average speed on the Loop is between 55 and 75 MPH.

On the northern east-west-east leg of the loop lies Castle Hills, and the exit lanes off of US Loop 410, at Blanco Rd, belongs to them, ie exit 19B, which is posted 40MPH, but you cannot hardly see the sign as you exit – heavy traffic usualy. The exit is about half a mile long, and the cops sit in their cars in the usualy empty businesses that populate the side road. I guess traffic extorion IS one of the few paying businesses they have? Who knows.

Anyway they are into my pocket for $435.00.

I was behind a truck and SUV travelling way faster than me but the officer jumped me not the other drivers. He alleges I was doing 67 mph, yup speeding off the almost maxed out 6 lanes highway, sure.

Speed limit on Talley Road is 40 mph. But it’s such a long (about 8 miles) and low-traffic road that it’s easy to speed without knowing it. There are several hills along this road which also contribute to increased speed. Bexar County sherrifs patrol this road all the time, so be very careful. The court with jurisdiction is Leon Valley, if that tells you anything. Set your cruise control and just wait it out till the end of the road.

At FM 1560 at Braun Road, there is a church camp. I have noticed police cars sitting in the parking lot several times. They’re about 30-40 feet away from the road, so you might not notice them until it’s too late. Speed limit is 55, so they don’t catch too many speeders. But 2 miles northbound on FM 1560, close to Helotes, the speed limit drops to 40. Pay attention to this – I’ve seen several people caught going around that corner and get caught.

Unmarked Bexar County sheriffs are patroling the area. 3 people stopped in <40 minutes. By prima facie standards, it should be a 60mph road, instead it is 45mph