Jurisdiction

Baker, California

Speed Trap Location

I-15

Nearest Reference Point

n/a

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time

Level of Enforcement

Some

Type of Enforcement

Unknown

Date

11/2001

Travelling between Southern California and Las Vegas, there's a 50% chance of seeing someone pulled over getting a ticket within twenty miles either side of Baker.

Jurisdiction

Baker, California

Speed Trap Location

Interstate 15

Nearest Reference Point

Baker Grade to CA/NV Border Landmark

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time of day

Level of Enforcement

High

Type of Enforcement

Radar, Laser, Vascar, Airplane, Photo

Date

4/2004

Don't even think about hauling on the 15 to and from Vegas without a good radar detector and a second pair of eyes looking overhead and to the rear. This stretch of the 15 has it all: X-band drones (meant to lock up cheap radar detectors while officers shoot at you with Ka-band radar or LIDAR), K-band trailers, a photo enforcement testing area (although current law outlaws speed automated enforcement), and occasional use of an airplane (VASCAR, although it too is illegal as per CVC 40802(a)(1)). Be also aware of the stealth Camaros. I saw three of them over a weekend, and it appears that their victims were either ill-equipped or caught off-guard: a family van and two sport compacts.

Jurisdiction

Baker, California

Speed Trap Location

Interstate 15

Nearest Reference Point

Baker Grade Landmark

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time of day

Level of Enforcement

Moderate

Type of Enforcement

Radar, Airplane

Date

7/2006

This area is known as the "bloody Baker Grade", as people tend to fly down this 6% downgrade at speeds in excess of 100 mph, which goes for 17 miles. There are "radar signs" which tell you your speed as you go down it, making radar detectors go off, but after seeing the sign, people just ignore the radar warning and keep going. But lo and behold, the section is indeed patrolled by aircraft and the CHP has no mercy for drivers that fly down that grade.