Arizona Speed Traps

Safe Driving and Vigilance is the Key to Speed Traps in Arizona

Although law enforcement departments may say otherwise, Arizona speed traps do seem to occur in many locales around the state.

Many of Arizona’s highways have long, empty stretches between towns.

This overpass on Interstate 40 just west of the town of Williams, AZ is a common speed trap

Or the roads have sections that decrease in elevation rapidly, where it is easy to speed up as you drive downhill if you’re not paying attention.

These are the places where speed traps most often occur.

Some stretches of Arizona roadways with reported speed traps are:

• Interstate 40 just west of the town of Williams,
• Interstate 10 between Tucson and Phoenix near the town of Eloy,
• AZ State Route 93 from Wickenburg to Kingman and Kingman to the Nevada state line,
• State Highway 68, west of Kingman through Golden Valley, AZ,
• State Highway 95 from Needles, CA to Bullhead City, AZ,
• State Highway 179 & State Highway 89A (aka the "Y") in Sedona,
• Cave Creek Road and Tom Darlington Road in Carefree, Arizona north of Scottsdale.

Construction zones can also be notorious speed traps. Plus, fines for speeding in construction zones are doubled.

Be sure to obey the posted speed limit signs in a construction zone day or night, even if you see no construction taking place at the time.

Other areas to keep an eye out for Arizona speed traps are blind curves, highway medians with trees and shrubs that provide "cover" and school zones.

Also, the speed limit some roads may drop without warning to much lower speeds, so constantly be on the lookout for speed limit signs to avoid getting a ticket.

Of course, during your Arizona driving, you won't be exceeding the speed limit, but mistakes happen. So watch out!

Some motorists consider photo radar cameras to be a category of Arizona speed traps too. Check out our page on Arizona photo radar for details and camera locations around the state.

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