New Fixed Photo Radar Camera in Prescott Valley (Phoenix: buying, live in)

[cookiedough]

I have a newsflash for the town council. As visitors to the area looking at a job opportunity, this was a major factor in our decision to look for a home in Prescott as opposed to PV. That and property taxes. The cameras EVERYWHERE creeped me out. It looks like a police state. NO THANK YOU.

[Kimballette]

Well, that's interesting, I suppose, but you're posting a response in a thread that's been dormant for more than a year and a half...

[Low Roller]

Originally Posted by Kimballette

Well, that's interesting, I suppose, but you're posting a response in a thread that's been dormant for more than a year and a half...

No, it's been dormant for only six months, but is still as relevant today as it was then; so cookie had every right to make his/her post.

PV does resemble Oceania with all the many traffic cams watching 24/7, and I imagine that intimidates/angers many.

[Kimballette]

Originally Posted by Low Roller

No, it's been dormant for only six months, but is still as relevant today as it was then; so cookie had every right to make his/her post.

PV does resemble Oceania with all the many traffic cams watching 24/7, and I imagine that intimidates/angers many.

LOL! OK, clearly my brain was not working. But I didn't say s/he didn't have a right to post, I simply questioned the need to resurrect what I thought was an old thread.

Carry on, people.

[wretched wrench]

Originally Posted by cookiedough

I have a newsflash for the town council. As visitors to the area looking at a job opportunity, this was a major factor in our decision to look for a home in Prescott as opposed to PV. That and property taxes. The cameras EVERYWHERE creeped me out. It looks like a police state. NO THANK YOU.

When we bought, we went through the same thing you are saying.

Plus building permits and associated fees. HOLY COW! I no longer remember the numbers, but we were aghast. PV seems to think taxpayers and drivers are cows to be milked.

[DellNec]

Originally Posted by cookiedough

I have a newsflash for the town council. As visitors to the area looking at a job opportunity, this was a major factor in our decision to look for a home in Prescott as opposed to PV. That and property taxes. The cameras EVERYWHERE creeped me out. It looks like a police state. NO THANK YOU.

I usually avoid the side roads in PV but I drove through it the other day and took Glassford Hill Road. WOW! The amount of signs, warnings, threats, of photo radar is COMPLETELY OVERWHELMING. Driving down the roads in PV, the signage is completely out of control.

I can see having a sign here and there but man, the town of PV and the photo radar warning signage & amount of photo radar is beyond ridiculous. Like the above poster said, it looks like a police state. Not to mention the parked photo radar unit that was sitting just at the border of PV on Highway 69 just added icing on the cake.

The Town of PV needs to really rethink their approach to this photo radar. It is out of control and makes me never want to drive through that town again. I hope Prescott never follows the lead of PV and their photo radar insanity.

[wretched wrench]

Originally Posted by DellNec

I usually avoid the side roads in PV

They're everywhere. E 2nd st usually has at least one of those camera vans.

The Town of PV needs to really rethink their approach to this photo radar.

Why?.......They're making money.

makes me never want to drive through that town again.

Yeah, we try to avoid it, but it's hard. The only contact I have had with their police is on jury duty, but they seem to be pretty overzealous, and it appeared that PVPD has rather low hiring standards. We were shocked at some of the stuff.

[DellNec]

Originally Posted by wretched wrench

They're everywhere. E 2nd st usually has at least one of those camera vans.



Why?.......They're making money.



Yeah, we try to avoid it, but it's hard. The only contact I have had with their police is on jury duty, but they seem to be pretty overzealous, and it appeared that PVPD has rather low hiring standards. We were shocked at some of the stuff.

It seems so out of touch that PV went completely opposite of the direction the state went. In 2011 the state of Arizona REMOVED all the photo radar from the highways and from most of the side streets, Scottsdale still has some cameras but the rest are all gone.

Prescott Valley went insane and has cameras everywhere. They have like 7 different style of signs warning you about PV and their photo enforcement. Everywhere you drive in PV there are warnings and cameras. It really is overkill.

Why did this happen? Well you can thank the city politicians for that. They love doing these deals but at the expense of fleecing hard working residents. I hope they vote them all out and replace them with sensible people who understand the need for traffic enforcement without the need to turn it into a police state.

[BriansPerspective]

Does anyone have real data on the profit gained from cameras to the local government? Every citizen I've talked to says the government is raking in the dough. Every government person I've talked to claims that it's a net-zero for the town. There's one thing that I AM sure of though... Redflex is making money.

See: FireRedflex.com - Cities across the nation are removing their photo enforcement systems

"...the systems didn't improve safety, cost too much, or both."

[smilinpretty]

I talked to a lady the other day that got a ticket and she said she will NEVER drive or shop in PV again. Driving in PV makes me so nervous because the speeds change and you don't know if you are driving the right speed. Another woman I talked to received a ticket and she said she was driving with the flow of traffic and she received a ticket, so she thought for sure all the vehicles got a ticket.