Overview

• Thirty-three speed cameras have been installed across San Francisco, with 12 operational immediately and the rest to follow in the coming weeks.
• Drivers exceeding the speed limit by 11 miles per hour or more will face fines ranging from $50 to $500, starting after a 60-day grace period.
• The program is part of San Francisco's Vision Zero initiative, which seeks to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries through behavioral and infrastructural changes.
• The initiative includes measures to ensure equity, such as reduced fines for low-income violators and public awareness campaigns about speed enforcement locations.
• San Francisco recorded 42 traffic fatalities in 2024, the highest in over a decade, prompting the implementation of this pilot program authorized under Assembly Bill 645.