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July 31, 2026 / 10:27 AM EDT
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Los Angeles has yet to install any of the 125 automated speed enforcement cameras planned under a statewide pilot program, despite an earlier city timeline that projected the devices would be installed and ready for testing by July.The delay comes as speeding remains a leading factor in traffic crashes across California. According to data from the California Highway Patrol, more than 24,000 speed-related crashes occurred statewide in 2025, with nearly 10,000 resulting in injuries.The automated speed camera program stems from legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024 authorizing a pilot program in LA, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Glendale and Long Beach. Malibu was later authorized to install cameras along Pacific Coast Highway under separate legislation, Senate Bill 1297.San Francisco and Oakland have already installed cameras, and data suggests they've resulted in safer conditions. The San Francisco Municipal Transit agency shared data that show, after one year, a nearly 80% drop in the share of drivers traveling 10 mph or more above the posted speed limit in areas where the city's 56 cameras are active, and roughly 40,000 fewer cases of speeding every day across camera locations. Within five weeks of speed cameras becoming operational, the city of Oakland reported the average speed of traffic was "close to the posted speed limit at all [35 camera] locations."Meanwhile, LA has fallen behind schedule, drawing criticism from traffic safety advocates.
