Snohomish, Washington Speed Traps

Cop will hide his car behind the trees, while standing next to the road with a radar gun, since the road is relatively hidden, you better be going the speed limit, by the time you see him, he’ll be in the middle of the road waving you over.

State Patrol parks on shoulder of overpass on Hwy 9 (SR 9) looking (with radar gun) for speeders approaching on U.S. Hwy 2 from Everett. Offenders will be nabbed after driving under overpass and on their descent down the hill.

2/2008

Using the starting point of the corner of Lake Roesiger road and Dubuque road, if you head West on Dubuque road, an officer occasionally sits about a mile past this intersection on the right side of the road in a hidden driveway. Utilizing the same start point, if you head West, another officer sits approximately 6 miles down at the corner of 139th Avenue S.E. and Dubuque road. There is a gravel triangle at this stop area and they sit right in the middle with radar.

An officer will sit in the gravel parking lot of the public utilities area on the corner of New Bunk Foss Road and 103rd Avenue S.E. If you are travelling down New Bunk Foss road, the tendency is to speed up a bit as it is a hill. The officers will sit either in this parking lot with radar, or at the bottom of the hill, tucked inside of a driveway. Heed the speed limit on this hill. I have seen them there at all times of the day, approximately 50% of the time I travel past these sites. Also, my father got a speeding ticket there for going 5 over the limit.

An officer will sit at this intersection with radar. It’s a fairly large intersection with a gravel area in the middle where vehicles often park. It’s a perfect vantage point for a speed trap as if your coming East on N. Carpenter road, from this intersection, they have a pretty clear line of sight for about a mile. If your coming south on N. Lake Roesiger road, you will not see them until you crest the hill. By then, it’s too late. If you’re coming north on N. Lake Roesiger road, there is about a .25 to .50 mile line of sight from this intersection. These back roads are typically used by logging trucks, gravel trucks and local residents. Traffic increases during the summer months and it’s also a good back country motorcycle ride. This area gives the impression that you are so far out in the country, that you shoud be fine. This is what they’re banking on. I found that most small roads in Snohomish county are littered with officers. They all either live out in the area, or these back roads are the shortcuts to their hub in Monroe.