San Francisco Activates California's First Speed Camera Program

The five-year pilot aims to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries, with 33 cameras installed in high-risk areas and a 60-day warning period before fines are enforced.

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.

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