To: Prescott Valley, Arizona Town Council Members and Mayor Harvey C. Skoog
Remove all Photo Radar from Prescott Valley
Remove all photo radar from Prescott Valley, Arizona.
Why is this important?
Photo Radar has been imposed on Prescott Valley, Arizona residents and visitors since 2006. The photo radar is outsourced to an Australian company called Redflex Traffic Systems; a significant amount of money collected from photo-radar citations ends up being sent to this Australian company. Photo radar is a drain on the local economy, and an unfriendly message to local residents and visitors to our home town.
Town officials state that photo radar improves safety. Yet many residents note erratic driving behavior of some drivers near photo radar installations: sudden speeding up or sudden slowing down, even placing hands in front of the face while driving near photo radar cameras to avoid identification. Is this safer? Could photo radar in fact be causing as many problems as it solves?
In some cities and locations of Maricopa County around Phoenix, Arizona, photo radar has now been removed for a number of reasons. It is time for Prescott Valley to follow suit. Tell Prescott Valley's elected officials to end all photo radar and support the local economy rather than outsource local wealth to Australia.
Town officials state that photo radar improves safety. Yet many residents note erratic driving behavior of some drivers near photo radar installations: sudden speeding up or sudden slowing down, even placing hands in front of the face while driving near photo radar cameras to avoid identification. Is this safer? Could photo radar in fact be causing as many problems as it solves?
In some cities and locations of Maricopa County around Phoenix, Arizona, photo radar has now been removed for a number of reasons. It is time for Prescott Valley to follow suit. Tell Prescott Valley's elected officials to end all photo radar and support the local economy rather than outsource local wealth to Australia.