Advocates is urging Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to veto House Bill (HB) 651. The measure would require localities to hold referendums to utilize automated speed enforcement (ASE), which Georgia already limits to school zones. Enactment may curtail use of an effective technology to deter speeding where vulnerable school children are present.
Speed safety cameras are proven to deter speeding and its impact and are recommended for state and local adoption by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), among others. Most states, including neighboring Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and, as of 2025, North Carolina, permit speed safety cameras. A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that speed safety cameras alone resulted in a 19 percent reduction in the likelihood that a crash caused a fatal or incapacitating injury.
With well over 1,000 annual traffic fatalities in Georgia, we respectfully urge you to reject HB 651 to protect precious school children, vulnerable road users and motorists in school zones.
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