Board of Supervisors pass resolution in support of expanding speed cameras in SF
Supervisors show strong support for speed cameras
On July 14, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10 to 1 to pass District 6 Supervisor Dorsey’s resolution in support of expanding the City’s speed camera program.
Walk SF is deeply grateful to Supervisor Dorsey for pushing for San Francisco to not delay in further harnessing this lifesaving solution. With speeding as the #1 cause of severe and fatal crashes in San Francisco, there’s no time to waste. Watch Supervisor Dorsey at the hearing for his resolution and read the Gazetteer article featuring Families for Safe Streets member Richard Zieman.
All district Supervisors with the exception of District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton voted yes, and many co-sponsored the resolution: District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter, District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong, District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar, and District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.
A big thanks to everyone who spoke at the hearing for the resolution or emailed their Supervisor about it. You are helping build momentum for more speed cameras in San Francisco!
While it will take a new state law for San Francisco to increase the number of speed cameras, this resolution shows that City leaders back speed cameras and are serious about solutions to curb dangerous speeding. We have seen Mayor Lurie consistently support speed cameras, too. His Street Safety Initiative commits to exploring an expansion of automated enforcement technologies.
Speed cameras are proving highly effective – and we need more
One year in, San Francisco’s speed cameras are proving an incredible success. The share of drivers speeding 10 MPH or more is down nearly 80% across camera locations, and about two-thirds of drivers who have received a warning or citation did not get another one.
But the current speed camera law only allows cameras at 33 locations – a far cry from what’s needed given how prevalent dangerous speeding is, which camera data itself shows. It’s also easier than ever for drivers to dangerously accelerate, and too often they do. With vehicles bigger and heavier, speeding is even more likely to kill.
Walk SF has championed speed cameras for a decade
Walk SF worked with crash victims for eight years to bring speed cameras to San Francisco (read about AB 645). We need things to move much faster this time around. That’s why it’s so important to have the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Lurie already supporting an expanded program.
Walk SF is actively exploring what it will take for this to happen. Be sure you get our newsletter for the latest on this campaign, and if you support lifesaving speed cameras and want more, please support Walk SF today! Passing state legislation takes a lot of resources, and you can help us have what’s needed to go all-in.
