Advocates has sent a letter of support to the California State Senate Transportation Committee for Assembly Bill (AB) 289. AB 289 would authorize a pilot program allowing the California Department of Transportation to utilize up to 75 speed safety cameras in active roadway work zones. This safety upgrade is critical and timely.
Speeding is a major contributor to traffic fatalities as 32 percent (1,303 lives lost) of traffic fatalities in 2023 involved speeding, and speeding
related fatalities increased 31 percent from 2014-2023. People in work zones are especially vulnerable. From 2014-2023, a total of 852 fatalities and 779 fatal crashes occurred in California work zones.
We encourage the Committee to advance AB 289 to save lives.
Read the full letter here.