Burlington, Vermont Speed Traps
Interstate 89 near Exit Number 13
This is a popular location for the multi-officer clock and statch. The speed limit drops from 65 to 55 at Exit 13 and they will get you as you come around the curve. More often laser is used which does not have judicial notice in VT.
Spear Street
Beginning of Spear Street is 25 mph by athletic fields. As you crest the hill, cop sits in UVM farms at the bottom of the hill trying to catch you exceeding 30 as you crest the hill which is very easy to do. Other parts of Spear St. are 35 and usually enforced above 40.
Rt. 2 (Main St) around UVM
As you drive along a 25 MPH area of Main Street in Burlington (through the UVM section), there are TWO traps you need to be aware of. 1) The first is at the top of the hill – there is a light there, and a dark road that intersects it (it heads towards the East Campus side of UVM). Cops love this spot at night. It’s a 25 MPH zone, so be careful doing anything over 30, 35 through here or you will be stopped if cops are around. 2) The second is just after the first trap if you’re heading into Burlington. It’s after that string of traffic lights, just before the street turns left and goes past the University Green. Cops like to sit on the right (again, if you’re heading into Burlington) in that parking lot by the UVM Bookstore. Seems to be a pretty common spot, so watch your back.
I-89 just before Exit 14 heading north
Like many traps along the interstate, you’ll find cops lurking between the north and southbound lanes on those emergency U-turn. The northbound lane seems to be watched more often in the morning, the southbound more often at night, from what I’ve seen. Their cars aren’t hidden, but almost every day I see someone pulled over by the state po in this area. Watch out.
127 (Beltline)
Burlington Police have various hideouts from Burlington to Colchester. Some sneakier than others. Not sure what their cutoff is, because I’ve never been stopped. Colchester Police will sit just beyond the town line (Winooski River) in a dirt turn-around on the left as you enter Colchester. Speed is VERY underposted there at 35, but becomes residential after the turn-around, so you should be slowing anyway.