Speeding Cameras
Streetsblog California
Op/Ed: The Cameras We Fear and the Speed We Ignore
We can hold two ideas at once. Surveillance systems that accumulate unchecked power deserve opposition. Tools that are narrow, transparent, and built with statutory guardrails deserve evaluation on their merits.
Andrew Wright
February 27, 2026
Commentary: Speed Cameras are a Good Start for Safe Streets
But all tools, not just speed cameras, must be used to achieve Vision Zero.
October 6, 2025
SFMTA Starts Issuing Speed Camera Fines
But speed cameras are just a start towards reducing serious crashes, say advocates.
August 5, 2025
Speed Cameras: San Francisco Gets Them First. Whither the Other Six?
The first of seven cities that are allowed to use speed cameras in California put their system online. How are the other cities doing?
March 20, 2025
D.C. to Dangerous Drivers: We Will Slow You Down!
Dangerous drivers would be forced to slow down thanks to in-car technology under a first-in-the-nation bill that just passed in the Washington, D.C. City Council.
February 8, 2024
Why So Many U.S. Drivers Think Speeding Is Perfectly Safe
Do Americans hit lethal speeds because they're in a rush, or because they have no idea that they're increasing their chances of death with every tick of the odometer?
November 30, 2023
