Overview
- Long Beach turned on its automated speed camera network this week with 18 cameras placed in school zones and high-collision corridors to target dangerous speeding.
- Cameras will only photograph rear license plates and will trigger when a vehicle exceeds the posted limit by 11 miles per hour or more.
- The program is run by Long Beach Public Works so citation data is kept separate from police files and the system uses no video, facial recognition, or automated license-plate reader technology.
- A 60-day warning period is now in effect and citations will begin in December, with the city saying fines will be reduced for people who qualify as low income.
- Other California cities are following the state pilot: Los Angeles and Glendale are rolling out cameras this month and Malibu, after test runs that recorded about 100,000 violations, will begin a similar program on Pacific Coast Highway with its own 60-day warning phase.