Speed Safety System
LADOT’s Speed Safety System Program
The Los Angeles City Council adopted the Speed Safety Impact Report, Use Policy, and list of final locations for the Speed Safety Systems Pilot on March 24, 2026. Links to view these program documents are below under “Documents” or in the Council File (23-1168).
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has concluded the official Public Review Period for the City’s Speed Safety Systems Program pilot which began on Feb 11, 2026 and ended on March 24, 2026.
Camera Locations
This pilot program will install 125 speed safety systems across the City of Los Angeles to help reduce excessive speeding, save lives, and improve street safety by encouraging safer driving behavior. Utilizing data and community stakeholder input from racial equity, civil liberties, and economic justice organizations – systems will be installed across the city where speeding and crashes happen most often and where children, seniors, and other vulnerable people are concentrated.
Speed safety systems have been proven to reduce reckless speeding in other major US cities. With the deployment of speed safety systems, LADOT is launching and testing another tool in the toolbox to make our neighborhoods safer.
The Speed Safety Systems Program pilot is expected to launch in late summer/fall 2026. At least 30 days before the systems are turned on, a public education campaign will get the word out about where the equipment will be installed and how the Program will work. Under California AB 645, a 60-day warning period applies at the start of enforcement, both when the program first launches and whenever new speed safety systems are activated on additional streets.
At the conclusion of the five-year pilot period, LADOT will report back to the state legislature on the Program’s safety and economic impact.
You know your neighborhoods best. Your voices are essential to ensuring this program reflects community needs and advances our shared goal of safer streets for everyone.
Contact Information
You can email questions about the program to LADOT staff: ladot.speedsafety@lacity.org
Program updates can be found in Council File 23-1168 on the City Clerk website.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Speed Safety System Program pilot and how will it impact my neighborhood?
Speeding is one of the leading causes of death and injury in Los Angeles with 1 in 5 fatal crashes in Los Angeles attributed to speeding in 2024. Our goal is to ensure street safety systems are another tool in our toolbox as we work together to make our neighborhoods safer. Speed safety systems use cameras to read the rear license plates of vehicles traveling at very high speeds, 11 miles or more over the speed limit. This data is then used to issue civil speeding violations.
As permitted by state legislation, the City will be installing speed safety systems at 125 locations across the City of Los Angeles. All sites have been meticulously selected through analysis of crash, speed, and other data and further refined with stakeholder input.
Locations were carefully selected using a variety of data, focusing on streets where we have the highest rate of speeding and speed-related crashes. The analysis also considered locations with a higher concentration of vulnerable people, such as near schools, senior centers, and unmarked crosswalks, and stakeholder feedback, including with City Council offices, informed the process. LADOT aimed to ensure neighborhoods across the City are included in the pilot and prioritized speed camera locations in each Council District.
The program is designed to protect people - their safety and their privacy. If a vehicle is speeding at least 11 mph over the posted speed limit, the speed safety systems will capture the license plate number. This information will be securely transmitted to LADOT’s Parking Enforcement and Traffic Control division, who will mail a ticket to the registered owner of the speeding vehicle. Only license plate information needed for enforcement is collected. No personally identifiable data is captured or shared with local, state, or federal law enforcement except as required by California law.
Once the speed safety systems are installed, there will be a 60-day warning period during which the program will issue warning notifications only. After the 60-day period, violations will be issued to speeding vehicles starting at $50.
Civil speeding violations will not result in criminal violations or add points to your license. LADOT is required by law to provide payment options to low-income individuals and will publish more information on our website as soon as it is available.
When will you be putting up these systems?
Installation will occur during the Summer of 2026.