City turns to speed cameras as traffic deaths surpass homicides.
In a unanimous 14-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council has cleared the way for an $8.5 million street safety initiative that will deploy 125 speed cameras across the city’s most dangerous thoroughfares.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) received the green light Thursday to begin installing the automated systems in areas with high crash rates and significant populations of vulnerable residents, including children and seniors. The program follows the 2023 passage of California Assembly Bill 645, which authorized a pilot period for several major cities through 2032…