A bill advancing in Sacramento would make automated speed cameras legal in L.A., Long Beach and Glendale.
The death of her little brother, 27-year-old civil engineer Raymond Olivares, run down in February by a street racer going 100 mph while he walked across Avalon Boulevard to his home in Compton, was still fresh in her mind.
Under AB 65, automated speed cameras, illegal in California, would be allowed as part of a pilot program in six cities: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. Civil penalties would be $50, $100, $200 or $500 for exceeding the speed limit by 11 mph, 16 mph, 26 mph and over 100 mph. The first violation notice would be a warning.
Nationwide, there was an 11% increase in traffic fatalities in 2021 over 2020. According to the National Transportation Safety Board , speed is a factor in 31% of all traffic fatalities. Speed cameras in 140 other communities are attributed with reducing traffic collisions and resulting fatalities. Friedman reported that speed cameras reduced traffic fatalities by 46% in Portland, Ore. Speeding in school zones fell 63% in New York City and 50% in Seattle after speed cameras were installed.
Whittier Boulevard at Orme Avenue on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Damian Kevitt is executive director of Streets Are For Everyone. He is leading the support, with a petition, to bring into California speed cameras. New temporary pedestrian signs hangs have been placed at the the crosswalk.
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