A Streetsblog Los Angeles article presents five deliberately tongue-in-cheek suggestions for avoiding automated speeding tickets in Los Angeles. The piece says the cameras issue citations only when a vehicle exceeds the posted speed limit by at least 11 miles per hour, and notes that violations between 11 and 15 miles per hour over the limit carry a $50 fine according to the article.
The article also says the program begins with a 60-day warning period rather than immediate fines. It claims that first offenses continue to result in warnings, even after that initial period, although it does not provide further details about how the system is administered.
Under the state-law framework described in the article, automated speed-camera programs are permitted in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, Malibu, Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose. The piece says cameras operate only at locations marked with both a speed-limit sign and a “PHOTO ENFORCED” notice. It contrasts those cities with places such as Santa Monica, Pasadena and Palmdale, which it says do not use the same automated enforcement system.
The article’s final suggestion is to avoid driving altogether by walking, cycling, carpooling or using buses and trains. Its tone is explicitly humorous, framing the advice as satire while pointing to lower-risk alternatives to speeding.
The piece ends by mentioning that, after ten years of grade-separation work, a road is expected to reopen to drivers within days and receive a dedication to former Congressmember Grace Napolitano.
Sources: Streetsblog USA.