Speed demons beware: 125 speed cameras are coming to Los Angeles by Halloween
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Set us as preferred Los Angeles drivers will have a harder time getting away with speeding come Halloween, with 125 cameras scheduled to be installed throughout the city to catch those driving over the speed limit.The cameras were supposed to be installed between April and July, but a Los Angeles Department of Transportation spokesperson said that the agency needed time to establish contracts for the construction of the cameras, which took all summer to secure.
“The goal is to do it right rather than do it fast and run into problems later down the line,” said Colin Sweeney, spokesperson for LADOT.LADOT officials, along with Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and Rep.
Laura Friedman, announced Thursday that the completion of the installation of L.A.’s Automated Speed Safety System will be no later than Oct.26.
Once all 125 cameras go live, motorists will get a 60-day grace period when only warnings will be issued to drivers, Sweeney said.For the first 60 days, the warnings will be issued to drivers photographed going 11 mph or more over the posted speed limit.
After the grace period — sometime in late December — violators will be issued fines.California Motorists who block bike lanes in Santa Monica beware! The city is employing AI-powered cameras to identify and cite violators.The cameras will take a photo of the speeding vehicle’s license plate, with the license plate data used to identify the registered vehicle’s owner on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles.Violators will receive a notice of violation in the mail within 15 days.The violation is similar to a parking ticket in that it won’t count as points against the driver’s license.
If a driver other than the registered vehicle owner is photographed driving over the speed limit, the registered owner of the vehicle must pay the fine.The penalty fo...