One of the things that will take some getting used to when you get here is the speed limit.

35 mph is our maximum speed limit on Guam, with the exception of two areas on Island (that I know about) that are so short I won't even bother to mention here. A lot of people, while we're driving around looking at properties, ask “how bad are the cops?” Sounds like a blog post to me.

I can't say that I see a lot of traffic stops being made on Guam. No more than anywhere else I think. Generally speaking, from what I've seen anyway, you have to be doing something pretty careless to get pulled over. Blatantly running red lights in front of the police, or cutting someone off, like the police car, when you're changing lanes, etc. But, as far as speed limits, they seem to be enforced, albeit somewhat loosely. The big exception is the radar check points (read speed traps) they have from time to time. Certain places are more likely to have them than others, but you can usually pick them out because everyone, for no apparent reason, is hitting their brakes and traffic is backing up a bit. So it's either a school bus or a speed trap.

A shameful 15.7 mph

If you get stopped in one of these, then you're going to be ticketed. I've only known one or two people that yes sir'd and no sir'd their way out of a ticket after being caught in a speed trap. The same applies for seat-belt check points.

My advice is don't get into a hurry. There may be certain Guam driving habits that you need to become accustomed to, and it's better to experience them at a reasonable speed. Roads are sometimes bad, particularly when it's wet. And you don't save much time by speeding, a fact that is demonstrated to me many times over, when my wife and I both leave home for the same destination at the same time. I'm more of a lead foot, while she more closely resembles something from Driving Miss Daisy. She always comes meandering in before I make it out of the parking lot.