Jurisdiction

Albany, Oregon

Speed Trap Location

Looney Lane road runs in front of LBCC from 99W to Hwy 34

Nearest Reference Point

n/a

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Mid-day

Level of Enforcement

Moderate

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

4/2003

Leaving the college towards HWY 34, cops like to park in various places on the left after you gain speed. Busted doing 71 in 55. Fairly rural and wide open, trees and bushes obstruct view of police. Seems noon time is a common time.

Comment (6/2003): The college kids who use this road think it is their personal speedway. There has been a fatal crash on thsi road and several other accidents.

Comment (10/2003): I've been there. First of all, the guy's right in his analysis of the safety on the better part of that road. Signs are cheap..patience is thin and often it's pushing person's patience to the limit that encourages wrecks. There are places where it SHOULD be posted 70mph. Oregon is a silly state in this way. That's a good portion of why I took my skills elsewhere. But the philosophy behind all this...setting up a speed trap so that we can save people from getting into wrecks? It doesn't wash with me. It's all about MONEY. Nice, easy, money. Stats show that EVEN arresting drunks only saves a maximum of 3.3 people/million arrests! Good GRIEF! So..how effective do you think pulling over people going 10 over a ho-hum speed limit is going to save. Huh? It's just..plain..ignorant. There are MUCH more effective ways to spend our time trying to save lives. This is a pathetic excuse at best. If we don't train officers to use good judgement and give well meaning safe drivers a break...we all lose. There should be an emphasis on driver ed program for those who lack proper training....instead of just fining those people and sending them down the road to be frustrated and hence even more likely to be killed.

Jurisdiction

Albany, Oregon

Speed Trap Location

20 US Highway

Nearest Reference Point

Water NE Avenue

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Late night

Level of Enforcement

Some

Type of Enforcement

Radar

Date

7/2006

As you exit one way city streets, you move from a 25mph PSL to either a 30 or 35 area. However, where this changes is when you are out of the city streets on on a two lane bridge (both lanes going in you direction). As you crest the bridge, there is often a police officer in a Crown Victora shooting constant on K band. Expect to get stopped for 10 over, but I've heard of some people getting off with just a warning, so actual ticketing is not severe. About 100ft from where the cop is, the speed limit changes to 40, and about 300' after that, it changes to 45. You can see these signs when you crest the hill, but don't speed up till you actually get to them. Due to the vertical curve of the bridge that is being targeted by the police, radar detectors are of limited value. If you are the front car in the pack, you are toast.

Comment (6/2003): The college kids who use this road think it is their personal speedway. There has been a fatal crash on thsi road and several other accidents.

Comment (10/2003): I've been there. First of all, the guy's right in his analysis of the safety on the better part of that road. Signs are cheap..patience is thin and often it's pushing person's patience to the limit that encourages wrecks. There are places where it SHOULD be posted 70mph. Oregon is a silly state in this way. That's a good portion of why I took my skills elsewhere. But the philosophy behind all this...setting up a speed trap so that we can save people from getting into wrecks? It doesn't wash with me. It's all about MONEY. Nice, easy, money. Stats show that EVEN arresting drunks only saves a maximum of 3.3 people/million arrests! Good GRIEF! So..how effective do you think pulling over people going 10 over a ho-hum speed limit is going to save. Huh? It's just..plain..ignorant. There are MUCH more effective ways to spend our time trying to save lives. This is a pathetic excuse at best. If we don't train officers to use good judgement and give well meaning safe drivers a break...we all lose. There should be an emphasis on driver ed program for those who lack proper training....instead of just fining those people and sending them down the road to be frustrated and hence even more likely to be killed.

Comment (6/2003): The college kids who use this road think it is their personal speedway. There has been a fatal crash on thsi road and several other accidents.

Comment (10/2003): I've been there. First of all, the guy's right in his analysis of the safety on the better part of that road. Signs are cheap..patience is thin and often it's pushing person's patience to the limit that encourages wrecks. There are places where it SHOULD be posted 70mph. Oregon is a silly state in this way. That's a good portion of why I took my skills elsewhere. But the philosophy behind all this...setting up a speed trap so that we can save people from getting into wrecks? It doesn't wash with me. It's all about MONEY. Nice, easy, money. Stats show that EVEN arresting drunks only saves a maximum of 3.3 people/million arrests! Good GRIEF! So..how effective do you think pulling over people going 10 over a ho-hum speed limit is going to save. Huh? It's just..plain..ignorant. There are MUCH more effective ways to spend our time trying to save lives. This is a pathetic excuse at best. If we don't train officers to use good judgement and give well meaning safe drivers a break...we all lose. There should be an emphasis on driver ed program for those who lack proper training....instead of just fining those people and sending them down the road to be frustrated and hence even more likely to be killed.

Jurisdiction

Albany, Oregon

Speed Trap Location

State Highway 99 East

Nearest Reference Point

54th SW Street

GPS Coordinates

n/a

Time of Day

Any time of day

Level of Enforcement

Moderate

Type of Enforcement

Laser

Date

10/2006

As you enter Albany from the south, on Pacific Hwy, Just North of Linn Benton Community College, you pass through a gradual left-right S curve and then come to a straight stretch about 3 miles long that leads into Albany. The police will hide on the East side of the road near the pumping station and use laser on the motorists - most typically from the south direction. People are usually traveling 60mph because the closest business is 3 miles north, but the area is listed at 45mph, so be careful.

Comment (6/2003): The college kids who use this road think it is their personal speedway. There has been a fatal crash on thsi road and several other accidents.

Comment (10/2003): I've been there. First of all, the guy's right in his analysis of the safety on the better part of that road. Signs are cheap..patience is thin and often it's pushing person's patience to the limit that encourages wrecks. There are places where it SHOULD be posted 70mph. Oregon is a silly state in this way. That's a good portion of why I took my skills elsewhere. But the philosophy behind all this...setting up a speed trap so that we can save people from getting into wrecks? It doesn't wash with me. It's all about MONEY. Nice, easy, money. Stats show that EVEN arresting drunks only saves a maximum of 3.3 people/million arrests! Good GRIEF! So..how effective do you think pulling over people going 10 over a ho-hum speed limit is going to save. Huh? It's just..plain..ignorant. There are MUCH more effective ways to spend our time trying to save lives. This is a pathetic excuse at best. If we don't train officers to use good judgement and give well meaning safe drivers a break...we all lose. There should be an emphasis on driver ed program for those who lack proper training....instead of just fining those people and sending them down the road to be frustrated and hence even more likely to be killed.

Comment (6/2003): The college kids who use this road think it is their personal speedway. There has been a fatal crash on thsi road and several other accidents.

Comment (10/2003): I've been there. First of all, the guy's right in his analysis of the safety on the better part of that road. Signs are cheap..patience is thin and often it's pushing person's patience to the limit that encourages wrecks. There are places where it SHOULD be posted 70mph. Oregon is a silly state in this way. That's a good portion of why I took my skills elsewhere. But the philosophy behind all this...setting up a speed trap so that we can save people from getting into wrecks? It doesn't wash with me. It's all about MONEY. Nice, easy, money. Stats show that EVEN arresting drunks only saves a maximum of 3.3 people/million arrests! Good GRIEF! So..how effective do you think pulling over people going 10 over a ho-hum speed limit is going to save. Huh? It's just..plain..ignorant. There are MUCH more effective ways to spend our time trying to save lives. This is a pathetic excuse at best. If we don't train officers to use good judgement and give well meaning safe drivers a break...we all lose. There should be an emphasis on driver ed program for those who lack proper training....instead of just fining those people and sending them down the road to be frustrated and hence even more likely to be killed.

Comment (6/2003): The college kids who use this road think it is their personal speedway. There has been a fatal crash on thsi road and several other accidents.

Comment (10/2003): I've been there. First of all, the guy's right in his analysis of the safety on the better part of that road. Signs are cheap..patience is thin and often it's pushing person's patience to the limit that encourages wrecks. There are places where it SHOULD be posted 70mph. Oregon is a silly state in this way. That's a good portion of why I took my skills elsewhere. But the philosophy behind all this...setting up a speed trap so that we can save people from getting into wrecks? It doesn't wash with me. It's all about MONEY. Nice, easy, money. Stats show that EVEN arresting drunks only saves a maximum of 3.3 people/million arrests! Good GRIEF! So..how effective do you think pulling over people going 10 over a ho-hum speed limit is going to save. Huh? It's just..plain..ignorant. There are MUCH more effective ways to spend our time trying to save lives. This is a pathetic excuse at best. If we don't train officers to use good judgement and give well meaning safe drivers a break...we all lose. There should be an emphasis on driver ed program for those who lack proper training....instead of just fining those people and sending them down the road to be frustrated and hence even more likely to be killed.