Bellevue, Washington Speed Traps
NE 8th Street near 166th Avenue
Police obscure themselves behind bushes on the right side (westbound perspective) and point radar guns at vehicles who travel up a hill. 8th St is a main drag and the speed limit is ridiculously slow (25 MPH) for the area, and the posted limit changes at 164th and again at 156th. The location is intended to be a trap for youth drivers heading home from high school. Especially high enforcement during ticket season (beginnings and ends of months) in spring and fall.
112th Avenue near NE 12th Street
Mortorcycle police at entrance to Hidden Valley Ball Park are there on a fairly regular basis for years and use this location because the road goes downhill in both directions with the ball park entrance being the lowest point, thus traffic has a tendency to speed up approaching the park. Many times there are two motorcycles, one pointing the laser gun north and the other south.
Main Street near 140th Avenue
This happens on Main St. between 140th & 148th. A Bellevue police car or motorcycle will hide behind the bushes just inside the entrance to the townhomes across the street from Sammamish High School.
Posted speed limit is 25mph whereas it’s 35mph everywhere else. On school days it is lowered to 20mph and fines are doubled.
They are there at various times of the day.
Eastgate Way near Richards Road
Eastgate Way drops from a hill near the Park and Ride to the I-90 entrance at the bottom of the hill. The place you want to watch out for is the brush on the north side; this is where the cops hang out.
Richards Road near SE 33rd Street
When you drive down the Richards Road SE past factoria mall, the posted limit is 35 MPH. Since the road is clear, most of the motorist drive btween 50 MPH and 60 MPH. Please be careful on this strech on Richards road from Factoria Blvd SE till Lake Hills Connector.