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So, on Saturday, I was getting a litle bored around the house, and decided to get out for awhile. I had intended on running a few errands, doing some grocery shopping, and driving around to check out all the new construction going on.

On my way out of Lakeway, I saw one of the new “stealth” police cars that was stopped in the median of Lohmans Crossing, front and rear radar blasting away! Well, I had plenty of spare time, so I pulled over at CVS Pharmacy and got out my sign, video camera, phone, scanner, and legal excerpts book. It was the perfect spot. Right as motorist pulled onto Lohmans, there I was — and slow down they did!

Although I was there warning motorists, I could only do so from one direction. Anyone coming at the radar from the other direction had no warning. So, the cop still managed to give out tickets –FOUR that I witnessed in about 50 minutes! Actually, I think one car got ticketed for not obeying the Texas “Move Over” law.

After being there awhile, Lakeway police began getting phone calls, telling them about the sign. They didn’t even approach me at first. They just gathered in the CVS parking lot, talking to each other. You KNOW they were talking about what they could do, probably calling their supervisor, checking legal statutes, etc.

Finally, they all left, but I guess one cop (officer Adams) drew the short straw and came over to talk to me. He did a really nice job of handling the situation by talking about safety, agreeing with the idea of me “helping them out” by holding my sign, saying that it was an “interesting idea” and all about safety, etc. I think it was all kind of tongue-in-cheek for him, though — In fact, I’m certain it was. Anyway, here’s the video. Let me know what you think.

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Yep! I was running an errand during my lunch hour, and almost got busted by Austin PD motorcycle cops — FOUR of ‘em! I saw the first one shooting his radar/lidar gun upstream and managed to slow down enough to be out of trouble. Just in front of me was a big Austin FD pump truck. The cop waved at them as they passed. I think the cop would have a hard time giving me a ticket when the firetruck was speeding along beside me. The other three cops were a little further down the road, lights-a-flashin’, writing out tickets.

Anyway, 45 minutes later, on my return trip I saw that they were still there.

If I had only had time to stop and set up my sign! It would’ve been GREAT! I’m still looking to set up my first SpeedTrapAhead station. Everything’s almost ready to go.

If YOU know of somewhere in Austin, TX where cops hang out and issue speeding tickets, please email us. Even if it’s somewhere outside of Austin, let us know that too! We’re wanting to make the speed trap map as comprehensive as possible.

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Yep! It happens to just about everyone at some point or another. Just when you THINK you’re paying attention, an unexpected speed limit reduction hits you! This area of Martin Luther King Blvd. in Austin, TX has a very short stretch of school zone (20 mph). Yes, a lady I work with came back from lunch and told us about getting the ticket. According to my co-worker, the sign markings are NOT obvious, like they should be. She’s gonna go back later and check to see if the flashing lights are (were) operating at 2:30 p.m.

I’m gonna go by there soon and check things out, myself. Sounds like the perfect place to set up an STA (Speed Trap Ahead) station.

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This is just an experiment to play around with the Google Map embedding thing. This map shows where the hotspots for speed traps are in Lakeway, Texas.

Update: Actually, I’ve found out now that I can make just ONE map with any/all speed trap hotspots on it for the whole country! Check it out by clicking on the link under the map. Then you can zoom out and see the whole country. Of course, I don’t have very many sites marked at this point. More will come later as the site grows.

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