If you’ve been nabbed for speeding just after crossing the Ballard Bridge in Interbay, you’re not alone.
According to a report from MyNorthwest, it’s the city’s biggest speed trap. They report that of 3,800 total speeding tickets issued last year, 930 came from the 2600 block of 15th Avenue West, next to the Interbay U-Haul.
The second highest number of tickets were given out just north of there, with police issuing 437 tickets on the 2800 block of 15th Ave W.
It could be that old habits die hard: the area used to be a 40mph zone, but in 2014, dropped to 30mph.
The Seattle Department of Transportation said the limit changed during construction on the Emerson overpass and when Fire Station 20 was built on the 2800 block. Prior to the change, the speed limit dropped to 30 further south when where 15th turns into Elliott Ave W — SDOT says it wanted a consistent speed limit on both roads.