Prescott, Arizona Speed Traps

Coming down the large hill heading westbound into Prescott after leaving the stop light by Walmart and Red Robin It is 45 mph but if you dont ride your brakes, they clocked me at 57 in a 45. but the bike cop dropped it to 55 in a 45. nice guy@!! 180 dollars later……

Eagle View is the beginning of the “Traffic Calming” zone on Rosser. The calming zone has a brick buffer going out into Rosser. Between the buffer and the curb is a lane for bicycles. Beside that are some very nice shade trees. Last year, this was a favorite place for the motocycle policemen. They used a binocular looking device to key in on the slight incline to the East of the trees. Cars coming from Hwy. 89 on Rosser go up a rise and then down the incline – which is enough to push your speed beyond limit (25). Further, you will not be able to see the police looking at you until you are at the bottom of the incline – now doing 38 MPG in a 25 zone. In defense of the police, Prescott has the Yavapai Indian reservation in the middle of Willow Creek and Hwy. 89. Until recently, only Gurley and Willow Lake connected Willow Creek and Hwy. 89. When Rosser was completed, people used it as a high-speed connector. The “Rosser Traffic Calming” project put in slow down barriers, but speedsters just used them as cones. Whether this is really a speed trap is up for debate. Rosser has had a serious speeding problem. However, that stretch of Rosser makes it real easy to exceed the 25 MPH zone even if you are aware of it.

They have just set up this speed trap using hand held radar. They are waving people into the parking lot at the dentist office across from the high school. Also they have a car and motorcycle to chase down cars going south bound on Ruth ST. This started on 12/16/2009

Five lane road is regularly enforced by moving and stationary patrols of Prescott Police. Posted limits are lower than may be expected on this well improved roadway.

Heading north on 89 from the 89 and 69 "Y". Speed limit is 45 and then turns to 50. Police are often parked to the right or in the center median when you come out of the curve. Often see people pulled over.

1/2008