Since speed cameras came to Roosevelt Boulevard, speeding violations have dropped 95%, and fatal and serious injury crashes are down 21%, PennDot data show.
Philadelphia will install 42 speed-enforcement cameras along U.S. Route 13, the highway designation for several dangerous city roadways, under legislation ceremonially signed Monday by Mayor“Slowing down saves lives,” Parker said during a City Hall news conference, noting that speed is a leading cause of crashes and determines how severe they are.
From 2019 through 2023, U.S. Route 13 saw 123 fatal and serious injury crashes, 160 crashes of all types attributed to speeding, and 258 total crashes involving pedestrians, according to analysis by the city’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems. “If you get onto Roosevelt Boulevard, as many of you do, you know the culture has changed,” Taylor said. “People have slowed down — and that’s all we’ve ever asked for.”
Tickets for violations are $100 for speeding 11 mph to 19 mph over the limit, $125 for up to 20 mph over, and $150 for 30 mph or more. No points are assessed against a driver’s license for camera-captured violations.
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