This is sort of like a Public Warning Announcement................hahahahaha
But for all Our Members who still reside in Montreal ,.and still like to drive (quickly)...................Here's a list of Speedtrap areas,..........
TransCanadaHighway.com Quebec Speedtraps
Overview
Radar detectors and laser detectors are illegal to use in Quebec.
TransCanada Highway #20/40
Autoroute 20, Ontario border- Montreal
There are often speedtraps between the border and Montreal. Another popular hotspot is on Autoroute 40, just past the city of Anjou in the Montreal Area. A popular spot is on Autoroute 55 between Trois-Riviere and Grand-Mere. The SQ hides one vehicle behind overpass barriers and another later on to get you. You can get a ticket starting at 111 km/h, although they usually let it slide under 120.
Autoroute 40, Montreal West Island
On holidays/weekends, expect a trap on the inside of the curve where it bends left just before St. Charles. You'll see most of the faster drivers slow down and move right on the approach to this curve.
Eastbound Highway 40 is suppose to be Westbound. On WEEKDAYS between 7:30am and 12:00, expect a trap on the inside of the curve where it bends left just before St. Charles. One police car tends to sit at the bend(where you can't see him) with 2 or 3 cars further up the road, ready to pull you over. You'll see most of the faster drivers slow down and move right on the approach to this
curve Autoroute 40, Anjou
At the Anjou Interchange. As you round the anti-clockwise bend, there it is. Too late to slow down in this 70 km zone, but everyone is accelerating up to 100 km which begins within the next 200 meters.
Autoroute 20, Dorval
Along this three-lane stretch you will bypass an exit for the town and airport of Dorval. Immediately after that you go under an overpass, and the highway curves right. A chain-link fence along the right side of the highway will prevent you from spotting a cruiser sitting in the wedge of an access ramp to this highway.
Autoroute 20, Champlain Bridge
Outside of rush hour it's tempting to bomb down the bridge, especially since the speed limit is a paltry 70 km/h. I myself have been known to hit 130 on it at 3 in the morning. Beware, though, that the Surete du Quebec enjoys placing a speed trap at the first exit off the bridge on the South Shore. Almost exclusively at night, because it's hard to see them and due to the heavy traffic moving slowly during the day.
Highway 20, south of Montreal
Right after getting off the island of Montreal (Sainte-Ann-de-Bellevue) there is a real good spot for the pigs to hide on the right hand side behind the concrete separators. You can sometimes see the top of his lights, and he catches 2-3 people a day.
Highway 20, Victoriaville
Within 10 miles of the Victoriaville exit on Highway 20 on the West or the East Side. They hide under the overpass. Be careful there
Highway 20, Trois Rivieres - Drummondville
Frequent radar operations along Autoroute 20 with 5-6 police cars at the same locations. Watch for radar under the overpass at the Three Rivers (Trois-Rivieres) exit.
Autoroute 40, Montreal West Island
On holidays/weekends, expect a trap on the inside of the curve where it bends left just before St. Charles. You'll see most of the faster drivers slow down and move right on the approach to this curve.
Eastbound Highway 40 is suppose to be Westbound. On WEEKDAYS between 7:30am and 12:00, expect a trap on the inside of the curve where it bends left just before St. Charles. One police car tends to sit at the bend(where you can't see him) with 2 or 3 cars further up the road, ready to pull you over. You'll see most of the faster drivers slow down and move right on the approach to this curve
Autoroute 40, Anjou
At the Anjou Interchange. As you round the anti-clockwise bend, there it is. Too late to slow down in this 70 km zone, but everyone is accelerating up to 100 km which begins within the next 200 meters.
Montreal
Montreal West Island, Autoroute 40
On holidays/weekends, expect a trap on the inside of the curve where it bends left just before St. Charles. You'll see most of the faster drivers slow down and move right on the approach to this curve.
Eastbound Highway 40 is suppose to be Westbound. On WEEKDAYS between 7:30am and 12:00, expect a trap on the inside of the curve where it bends left just before St. Charles. One police car tends to sit at the bend(where you can't see him) with 2 or 3 cars further up the road, ready to pull you over. You'll see most of the faster drivers slow down and move right on the approach to this curve
Anjou, Autoroute 40
At the Anjou Interchange. As you round the anti-clockwise bend, there it is. Too late to slow down in this 70 km zone, but everyone is accelerating up to 100 km which begins within the next 200 meters.
Montreal, Champlain Bridge Autoroute 15/20
Outside of rush hour it's tempting to bomb down the bridge, especially since the speed limit is a paltry 70 km/h. I myself have been known to hit 130 on it at 3 in the morning. Beware, though, that the Surete du Quebec enjoys placing a speed trap at the first exit off the bridge on the South Shore. Almost exclusively at night, because it's hard to see them and due to the heavy traffic moving slowly during the day.
Montreal, Rachel Street
On Rachel St. between Iberville and St-Michel, 3 biker cops on Harleys enjoy to nail people speeding on this stretch. Speed limit 50 km/h.
Montreal, Parc Ave
Parc Ave heading south just north of Pine Ave(next to Parc Mont-Royal and the monument)Right after you pass the traffic light by the monument and as you approach the Pine-Parc interchange, there are often 2 or 3 cop cars hiding on the right just waiting to nail people.
Dorval, Cote de Liesse:
Look out for the trap under the last overpass before Dorval Circle. Generally not at rush hour.
Montreal, Highway 10
Police car under bridge on east direction right after Champlain Bridge, and just before Tachereau Blvd. Weeknights till early morning. When the road is desert. Speed limit 80 km/h.
Montreal - Northbound Highway 15:
Also known as the Decarie Expressway. This three-lane trench has cement walls and buildings above you on either side. Posted at 70 km/h, people frequently exceed 100 km/h.
Near the bottom, there is an onramp to the Decarie Expressway from Sherbrooke Street, providing a cruiser with excellent visibility and easy down-ramp acceleration.
A few kilometers further at the off ramp marked for Jean-Talon street, there is an overpass held up by cement columns. A set of columns are located between the off ramp and the Expressway. A police cruiser is positioned in the shadows, amongst the pillars, waiting...
Top end of Decarie, where the left lane must exit to Highway 40 West. During rush hour the traffic is so slow, police will hand-pick those drivers who cross the double-solid squeezing/forcing themselves into the left lane as well as those not wearing their seatbelt.
Northbound before curve after Queen Mary exit on right hand side of road. Southbound after Jean Talon exit on right hand side. During rush hours when traffic is still flowing fast enough to speed.
Ville St.-Laurent, Gouin Blvd):
For those wishing to get to The West Island or to Dorval Airport without having to cope with the Highway 520 morning rush, Gouin Blvd. is a great option. However, as one crosses Laurentian Blvd., Gouin Blvd. seems to open up and lend itself to making up time. NOT SO! As one takes the first soft curve left and crosses Olivier St., a police car is likely to be parked at the next crossing street (Jasmine) with its radar pointed right at the oncoming traffic. And, if one goes as little as 10 km faster than the 50 km limit, one is toast! The police is not there every morning - probably only on slow nights, before a shift change. But they have it down to a science!
Montreal , Highway 10 by Casino
Usually just after the exit for the Casino, there is a patrol car waiting at the next exit with 3-6 cars after the long right hand turn under the Victoria Bridge.
Montreal
1) between Sources Road and St-Johns on the highway 40 there is a small space in the median for a cop to hide
2) on the highway 20 under the Sources overpass, cops love to hide behind the pillars
Montreal - Highway 25 Lafontaine Tunnel
When you exit Montreal from Highway Highway 25 south by the Lafontaine Underwater Tunnel, there is speed limit is 70 km/h. Weekdays early in the morning (between 2 and 4 a.m.) the "Surete du Quebec" (Quebec Provincial Police Force) make tons of of tickets there because 9 cars on 10 exit the tunnel at a speed between 100-140 km/h!!!! That will cost between $125-$275! Usually the SQ radar are parked just 200 meters outside the tunnel and their radar signals goes inside the tunnel to catch your speed long time before the exit, when you pop out the tunnel is too late dude!
Montreal, South Shore St- Lambert
Just after taking the Victoria Bridge towards the South Shore, on Sir Wilfrid Laurier Blvd. direction south. Three locations.
1) Immediately after the overpass, in the parking lot of the elementary school.
2) On the other side of the street, directly opposite the school.
3) The most common!!!!! In the parking lot of the shopping mall, immediately after the 2nd light.
Chances are, you will almost always find a police car in one of these three locations, night or day.
Gatineau (Hull)
Fournier Boulevard
On Fournier Boulevard, approaching the city of Hull, 4-5 police cars hide behind the warehouse while one officer holds a hand-held radar. They have this operation on at least half a dozen times a year.
Monte Carlo Blvd,
Monte Carlo Blvd, near junction with Cannes. Unmarked Metro Gatineau police car (often a dark green LTD) checking speeds of traffic ascending and descending tempting slope on Monte Carlo. Especially weekday afternoons (after primary school hours and during rush hour).
Route 307 North
Route 307 North, 1 km N. of interchange with Autoroute-50. Just after bend at railway overpass. Watch for unmarked police cars operating radar speed traps. Especially weekday mornings.
Autoroute-5 North at Autoroute-50 off ramp
Autoroute-5 North, 1 km after entering province from Ontario via McDonald-Cartier Bridge, just after Autoroute-50 off ramp, watch for regular marked QPF vehicle behind interchange bridge supports. Usually weekday mornings, when highway is clear: speed limit here is only 70 km/h.
Autoroute 50
Coming out of the metro Ottawa/Hull area going towards Masson about 7 km out has a warning sign in French that loosely translates to AERIAL SURVEILLANCE (not too sure if this is a bluff, but the Surrete du Quebec is notorious...)
Other Quebec
Highway 15., Montreal - New York
Heading south from Montreal, at about 5-6 kms from the border, the highway passes an underpass and immediately does a "sharp" right. Look for a couple QPF cars there during daylight hours.
Route 138, Khanawake:
Route 138: This suburb of Montreal has a long stretch of road with numerous locations to position their police cruisers. A few regular spots are: the lots on either side of the railway crossing; in the parking lot of a car dealer at the only stoplight in Khanawake on the 138; and more frequently in either direction in an area known as the "Khanawake Circle", noted for it's fun S-curve twist to change heading 90 degrees, begging to push the tires that much more... especially on a sunny day why go 50 km/h here when pull ing out of the turn at 110 km/h feels good...? Well, they wait...
Autoroute 15, Laval - St Jovite
This north/south highway, has various traps, working at any one time. The Surete du Quebec are a sneeky bunch, who like to hide behind overpass pillars, and just beyond overpasses. Be wary of traps in the Laval area and in the lower Laurentians. If you see two cars parked opposite each other, they are more than likely just chatting and not trapping. Single car set-ups are the norm. Multi-car set-ups occur farther up north, near Ste Agathe, and and St.Jovite (Rte 117)
Autoroute 10, at Hwy 35
Direction west (toward Montreal) just under the overpass of highway 35. The Surete du Quebec hide in the middle. If you see a car, it is a radar waiting on you.
Autoroute 30, Grande-Allte - Cousineau
Going east on Autoroute 30 between the Grande-Allte and Cousineau exits right after the overpass.
..................knowing most Montrealer's ,you probably already know where these are,..........................So be careful,..but also be mindful of the SchoolZones,.......Kids are back in school,.and don't always pay attention,.So watch out for the little ones,.......................... HF&RV
21 comments:
driving to verdun a few years ago, near hudson i got nailed for a radar detector on the 40. pulled me over, told me its also not allowed in ontario either?? gave me a 600.00 dollar fine, speeding ticket 140.00 took my radar detector.
Wow that's a heavy duty fine,....$740 total........... Doesn't exactly make your day I'll bet. We are allowed Radar Detectors here in BC,.and I had (still have somewhere) a state of the art detector,but I have not used it for a few years now,,,,,.....Oddly enough I have not had a ticket ,for many years, but I can show you a mit full of them from my earlier years,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yikes Take Care Drive Safe............................. HF&RV
The Canadian provinces that do not ban use of radar detectors are: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan.
Also Metalman,....I Remember them interviewing the Polics Chief here,many years ago,.....and He had No Problem with Radar Detectors,.His exact response was "We don't care ,what Slows People Down,as Long as they slow down" I suspect it's a big 'cash cow' for large provinces like Ontario & Quebec,.where they have Millions of cars on the roads,,,,,,,, I seem to Remember that even way back in the very early 70's that just as you drove into Ontario from Quebec along the 401, there was a large sign explaining Just How Nuch a Ticket could cost,......re: for 20 kms over it was so much ,..30 it was more,.40 km 's over even more ,...and so on ....... HF&RV
les driving from quebec to the ontario border towards ottawa, they still have that sign, showing the additional costs for speeding. quebecers love shopping in the usa, big buyers of radar detectors QPP know this, take advantage of the situation. ontario not bad at all, OPP just give you a lecture but you better not drink and drive and get stopped in ontario
Just bought an expensive gps system - anyone know if it detects radar?? you can check for food or gas wonder if you can check for cops.
Les The signs you talk about on the 401 still there. Even better sign I saw the other day in the Toronto Sun was the new ones put up on 401 between Trenton and T.O. "The Highway of Heroes". Lad
metalman 108 the speed traps are everywhere in Lasalle and verdun these days. they have no mercy at all. They are out to get you around here. I guess you see it when your in town. Seatbelts, window tint, they take a lot of other measurements on those little honda hotrods and look for them in the traffic. I have a 1990 Cougar XR7 with a 3.8 supercharged engine that just cries to be pushed. It is hard to go out in it because they are just waiting for the slightest push on the pedal. danny
DannyB & Metalman ,.you guys are supposed to be setting a good example... at the very least ,Never Admit It.....................hahahahahah HF&RV
gps is a great item to have, i have a tom tom go there's nothing on radar detectors,
dannyb yes danny, everytime i go to verdun i notice cars parked and getting tickets my brother got a ticket for the stop sign in verdun, today to have a sporty car is called a cop magnet. your car is a cop magnet
So true metalman. I drive my Roadmaster 99% of the time all it attracts is dust. I am keeping the Cougar as a toy. Presently looking for a used Safari van to install my wheelchair lift and trying to sell a very low millage 93 Roadmaster. I'm starting to feel like a car dealer. Danny
danny back then in verdun, you can get a old used car with a big block go to wanessa insurance on verdun avenue, give the broker 150 bucks deposit get all the speeding tickets just pay the fine, no seat belts,no emmission test no safety test, case of beer on the back seat, 5 dollars of gas, 45 cents for cigs do your repairs in the verdun lanes, i remember verduners changing oil rite on the street, even changing a tansmission. all those cars overheating in the hot summer nite, using water instead of antifreeze drag racing down wellington st at nite, everyone on the balconeys above the stores drinking beer, yelling watching cheering, girls in hot pants and make up walking along the sidewalk on wellington at nite. lots of action back then in verdun
here's the toys i have at the shop, cop magnets for sure insurance, safety, points lost on tickets speeding is a costly experience
I'll touch wood on this one Walter, I have not had any kind legit ticket in at least 15 years. Though some dummy gave me one in front of my driveway for being in a no parking zone. The lad misssed the handicaped sticker and it was cancelled at a savings of $65.00 all for the cost of a .50c stamp. You have some nice machines there. These days you just about have to take out a morgage to pay a ticket received on the highway. Danny
the tickets are a costly item, worst is the insurance companies, raising your rates on the tickets. danny, lots drink, smoke, gamble in the cassino, drugs, travel, escort service etc i don't do any of that anymore, so i only spend it on cars and trucks sell them, buy another, fix it sell it etc its affordable when you put lots of your time into it
les wondering were is the truck?? i put the truck on hold till next summer i picked up a 1995 trans am on ebay for 2200 hundred dollars won by seconds, went down with a car trailer. took it to the shop, total cost of rebuilt 14k car cost me around 18k, not bad for a total makeover you can't buy a sunfire for 18k?? started on the truck again, the 73 vete, well thats serious gringo to restore wait a few years for that one
Walter, (Metalman) ,.that's hilarious the picture of the park bench,... Remember those things being all carved up,..........hahahahaha I'll bet some initials are in some of the tree's near the 'Hole' down by the Nat too!......... Neat Picture Walter ,Thanks for that. HF&RV
There are Fun to have Walter,.......and it gives you incentive to one day get back at them (in due time),..... but it's good that you keep a record of the whole process,.pictures etc etc,...... I can see the T/A being done first cause you wanted it for the 'sunshine,,,,,,, I jump from project to project too,..but always keep my 66 Pontiac,on the burner,.....(unfortunately ,right now it's become basically a 'shelf' for other junk................... being pushed to the back burner all the time.........hahaha I also still have my Big Block, & full Power Train,.....just waiting to find the right body for it, it saw some action at Napierville when I was a kid,...(18ish) ......and I shipped it out here (Westcoast),....and I've had it ever since ,although I switched it to a different car out here for a while,.....but then took everything out from the Rad.............to ....the rear-end (& everything in Btwn (power train only)..................the things we keep, Yikes .......hahahahah of course Teresa just rolls her eyes when I speak of finishing it once again,........hahahahahah HF&RV
les its our verdun heritage carved in wood on those boardwalk benches notice the front all marked up, from openning our beer bottles egpyt has the pyramids, verdun has the boardwalk benches markings that only a verduner can read and understand?? sad at times, i see the markings of names that aren't with us today you can walk from woodland to the nat along the boardwalk and look at every wooden bench to find names from the past.
here's another pic of benches under the redtop, torchy warfth was just a little further below. looking at the wood condition, its a question of time they will be replaced??
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