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Unread 12-16-2008, 12:50 PM
 
Location: East Central Phoenix
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Default Show Low to install speed cameras ... time for a boycott!

Show Low to start using speed cameras

Get ready, people! The robotized radar SCAMeras are invading the small towns too. Gee, I wonder why there is such a need for speed enforcement anyway in Show Low. The town has ONE main street! What is defined as speeding there anyway: 36 MPH in a 35 MPH zone???

This news has seriously altered my future plans. Every summer, I vacation in the White Mountains, sometimes for several weeks to escape the heat. I've been very faithful to Show Low by staying in hotels along "the Deuce", dining at their restaurants, using the gas stations, and other services. Plus, I admit that I never drive fast in Show Low because there's no need to. However, the installation of these radar cameras has forced me to never patronize anything in this town ever again! I'm hoping that anybody else who vacations in the White Mountains will boycott Show Low as well. We need to send a message that robots are not going to take over our lives without a fight!

 
Unread 12-16-2008, 01:30 PM
 
Location: San Jose, CA
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Why pick on Show Low? Why not boycott Phoenix, and really send a message!
 
Unread 12-16-2008, 02:40 PM
 
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Lake Havasu is boycotted, so people say it is. But as I drive around I see quite a few snowbirds in the big RVs. Our houses have dropped in price also. Could this be from the boycott? nawww
Its from the slow economy.
Lake Havasu
(http://www.newtohavasu.net/ - broken link)
 
Unread 12-16-2008, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Tempe
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and its the new big brother cams that scan and track you as you drive thru them. These will be used in the future to track you from point A to point B. We need to get this on the ballot and vote these things out of here.
 
Unread 12-16-2008, 10:03 PM
 
Location: East Central Phoenix
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Originally Posted by kdog View Post
Why pick on Show Low? Why not boycott Phoenix, and really send a message!
It's much easier & more effective on an individual level to boycott small towns ... especially mountain communities like Show Low that depend on summer vacationers for a good share of their tax revenue. Besides, Phoenix isn't using photo radar cameras for speed detection as far as I know. The ones on the freeways are run by DPS ... not the city of Phoenix.

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Originally Posted by AZnative4Life View Post
and its the new big brother cams that scan and track you as you drive thru them. These will be used in the future to track you from point A to point B. We need to get this on the ballot and vote these things out of here.
Finally, someone with common sense and logic on this issue! But then, you're a native ... so it's not too hard to imagine that you would be rightfully against these SCAMeras. I've found that the majority of those who favor them are transplants.
 
Unread 12-19-2008, 02:29 AM
 
Location: Shumway, Az.
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Why, obey the speed limit, and you won't get a ticket. It use to be, you do 35 on the Deuce of Clubs or you got a speeding ticket. Now with the people moving up in the area I've been passed in the blink of an eye. Riding with the cops one night, people were doing 50 mph on the Deuce of Clubs!! That is WAY to fast for a 2 lane road!! Honking at people in the right lane, to get out of their way.

By the way, I've noticed that those who complain the most, are the law breakers.

But you know what............

It wouldn't bother me if you all did boycott Show Low, Lakeside-Pinetop, Snowflake, or Taylor. There would be less fools on the roads.
 
Unread 12-19-2008, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Seattle area, via Bay Area and Phoenix
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Yeah, get ready to obey the law.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Valley Native View Post
Show Low to start using speed cameras

Get ready, people! The robotized radar SCAMeras are invading the small towns too. Gee, I wonder why there is such a need for speed enforcement anyway in Show Low. The town has ONE main street! What is defined as speeding there anyway: 36 MPH in a 35 MPH zone???
 
Unread 12-19-2008, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Tempe
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Route_66_traveler View Post
Why, obey the speed limit, and you won't get a ticket. It use to be, you do 35 on the Deuce of Clubs or you got a speeding ticket. Now with the people moving up in the area I've been passed in the blink of an eye. Riding with the cops one night, people were doing 50 mph on the Deuce of Clubs!! That is WAY to fast for a 2 lane road!! Honking at people in the right lane, to get out of their way.

By the way, I've noticed that those who complain the most, are the law breakers.

But you know what............

It wouldn't bother me if you all did boycott Show Low, Lakeside-Pinetop, Snowflake, or Taylor. There would be less fools on the roads.
Its more then just speeding, they are now going to track every car whether you are speeding our not. We need less government not more big brother anticts.
 
Unread 12-19-2008, 04:31 PM
 
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that's right - it's for our own good and safety!!!!

why would you care unless you are a dirty, filthly, low class, LAW BREAKER!!!

why don't you just go back to where you came from with your criminal ways

we don't need any tourist revenue - we're flush with cash


/sarcasm............
 
Unread 12-19-2008, 08:32 PM
 
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Get serious.

They'll more than make up for any money lost on boycotting tourists in a matter of months.
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