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Since switching on five weeks ago, Oakland’s 35 automated speed cameras have caught drivers speeding 140,445 times, according to a report released Friday by the Oakland Department of Transportation. That’s an average of 3,601 speeders per day.
If those numbers are any indicator, Oaklanders are about to receive a flood of citations when the cameras begin issuing fines this Sunday.
Oakland’s speed cameras, placed at 18 spots across town, have been issuing $0 warnings throughout the city since Jan. 14. But when the 60-day warning period ends this weekend, drivers traveling 11 mph or more over the speed limit at those locations will be mailed tickets starting at $50…