The last time a shark killed a California resident was 2 years ago. By contrast, cars kill Californians every two hours on average. Speeding in particular accounts for a third of people killed in traffic, resulting in over a thousand Californians dead every year. Being on the street as a pedestrian, cyclist, or driver is like swimming with sharks, and speeding cars are great whites.
More than numbers, speeding has real consequences for us and our families. Judy Szeto Yuen M an Yu’ s crash in San Francisco is one story of many. Fourteen years ago, a speeding car struck the then 60-year-old, leaving her with permanent cognitive impairment and suicidal tendencies that have required around-the-clock care from her children. Additionally, many of us have experienced the hazards of speeding cars racing down our neighborhood streets, vehicles weaving on freeways, and more. We have the right to be safe on our streets, but speeding takes that away from all of us.
Several Bay Area cities have recently launched speed camera programs, which are an effective mechanism to penalize speeders…