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Survey: Support for Camera Enforcement Increases When Racial Justice Context Included

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.

Garcetti signs L.A. City speed limit reductions - photo courtesy Mayor's office. (Apologies that SBLA formatting needs meant cropping many attendees.)

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L.A. Mayor Approves 177 Miles of Speed Limit Reductions

By Joe Linton | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

Enabled by state law reforms, L.A. City is reducing speed limits on 177 miles of streets - going into effect by June 2022

Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

More Traffic Safety Bills: Speed Cameras Again, and Head Starts for Pedestrians

By Melanie Curry | Feb 17, 2022 | No Comments

Speed cameras and "pedestrian lead intervals" are among legislation proposed for this year

This portion of Sherman Way will soon see a speed limit reduction from 40mph to 35mph - via Google Street View

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L.A. City Council Transportation Committee Approves Unprecedented Speed Limit Reductions

By Joe Linton | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments

Assemblymember Laura Friedman's A.B. 43 makes it possible for cities to roll back some speed limit hikes that had been required under the outdated, harmful 85th percentile rule.

This stretch of South L.A.'s Obama Boulevard would see a speed limit reduction from 40 to 35 mph under the city's proposal. Image via Google Street View

L.A. Plans to Reduce Speed Limits on 177 Miles of City Streets

By Joe Linton | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

Under a new state law, A.B. 43, LADOT determined that speed limit reductions were warranted on 77 street segments totaling 177.2 miles.

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Another Study Reaffirms That Speed Cameras Save Lives

By John Greenfield | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments

The new report compared the changes in crash numbers near speed cameras and citywide between 2012-13 and 2018-2019 and confirmed that collision numbers have stayed relatively low near the cams.

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