San Francisco is set to introduce speed safety cameras at 33 intersections, becoming the first city in California to do so. The cameras, which will be operational by March, aim to improve road safety in high-injury areas and school zones. Supporters, including Walk San Francisco, have worked for six years to legalize these devices. The cameras will photograph license plates of vehicles speeding 11 mph or more above the limit. Initially, there will be a two-month grace period without fines to help drivers adjust to the new measures.
"We need drivers to slow down everywhere," said Marta Lindsey, of Walk San Francisco. "We need all of our streets to be designed and enforced to keep us all safe."
The SFMTA will not impose fines for the first two months, giving drivers a grace period to adjust.
The locations where the cameras will be located were chosen because they are high-injury streets, in school zones, or on streets with a history of sideshows.
By having these cameras up, less families will be impacted," said Jenny Yu, whose mom suffered a traumatic brain injury from a speeding incident.
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