Tucson, Arizona Speed Traps

Looks like a newer model white Cherokee or Suburban
Has Radar gear facing west

This is a four lane divided highway (77) with very sparse distribution of businesses, a few hotels, and many open spaces. In any other city/state this would be posted for 55 mph but in Tucson it’s posted 45 mph.

In the late night hours, when there is virtually no traffic, Arizona Highway Patrol motor officers will park in the darkness of the center divider targeting vehicles with radar guns. They especially like to nail people on the long southbound downhill stretch approaching River. They work in large groups with motorcycles, cars, SUVs and pickups. I have seen as many as eight within a few blocks.

There is no excuse for this area to be posted with this speed limit, and no excuse for this type of enforcement effort, except as a revenue making tool. I’m a peace officer from another state and I think this type of enforcement, all too common in AZ, is shameful. For that matter, take the reasonable prima facie speed limit for any like road, in other city/state, subtract 5 to 10 mph, and you will get the posted speed in Tucson. The whole city is speed trap.

The road is 5 lane and wide open spaces with no buildings around and little traffic. The speed limit is only 45 yet it clearly deserves and feels like the speed limit should be at least 55.. They have the camera’s set up there.

This school zone has two cross walks a couple of blocks apart. You have to do 15 from one crosswalk to the other. Even though you can’t even see the sign of the other cross walk until you are half way there. No warning signs whatsoever. Go past the crosswalk and go back to the 35 road speed and slow down for the next crosswalk and it is too late. Why is the speed 35 by an elementary school and at mountain view HS you have to go 25?

Just east of Wilmot on Valencia are speed cameras. The speed limit on Valencia is 50mph.
Speeds 10mph over the limit trigger the cameras. Both east and west traffic on Valencia is monitored.