There's a renewed push to get controversial speed safety cameras installed on California's roads.
Supporters of a new bill are expected to head to the state’s Capitol on Wednesday to get AB 645 passed. Many of these supporters have had loved ones killed in speed-related deaths.
If passed, the bill would allow for the installation of speed safety cameras on a limited number of streets with high crash rates.AB 645 would only be a pilot program for cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Glendale and Long Beach. Other cities in the United States have already embraced speed safety cameras, including Portland, Washington D.C., New York City, and Seattle, according toa proponent of the bill. Speed detection systems dramatically shift behavior and can reduce the number of severe and fatal crashes by as much as 51%, the organization said.
Right now, speed safety cameras are not legal in California so supporters and legislators are in for a fight in convincing both sides of the aisle to support this bill. A version of the bill died in 2021, for example.
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