Speed cameras are coming!
September 14, 2023 | Filed under: Technology | Law Enforcement
Assembly Bill 645 has moved forward in California assembly and now it’s on the way to Governor Gavin Newsom, who is likely to sign it.
The bill authorizes the implementation of a 5-year long Speed Safety System Pilot Program using speed enforcement camera systems in the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland and Glendale.
Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, co-author of the bill, says that speed cameras have been proven effective at slowing down drivers and reducing collisions where they have been used, like New York City.
To the critics who say that traffic enforcement cameras are just cash grabs for agencies looking at more revenue from tickets, she explains that this program is designed specifically so that proceeds are used first to pay for and keep up the cameras.
Any extra money would go to traffic-related improvements in the cities they are installed in, with an emphasis on safety issues.
The bill authorizes the implementation of a 5-year long Speed Safety System Pilot Program using speed enforcement camera systems in the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland and Glendale.
Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, co-author of the bill, says that speed cameras have been proven effective at slowing down drivers and reducing collisions where they have been used, like New York City.
To the critics who say that traffic enforcement cameras are just cash grabs for agencies looking at more revenue from tickets, she explains that this program is designed specifically so that proceeds are used first to pay for and keep up the cameras.
Any extra money would go to traffic-related improvements in the cities they are installed in, with an emphasis on safety issues.
Read more about it here.