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Assemblymember Chiu unveils AB 342 to pilot automated speed enforcement in San Francisco and San Jose
Summary
Assemblymember David Chiu announced AB 342 (Safe Streets Act of 2017), proposing a five‑year pilot for automated speed enforcement in San Francisco and San Jose as part of Vision Zero. Elected officials, family members of crash victims, SFPD and SFMTA leaders, and health-care providers spoke in favor, citing declines in speeding observed in other cities.
Assemblymember David Chiu introduced legislation on April 5, 2017, proposing a five‑year pilot to let San Francisco and San Jose use automated speed enforcement (ASE) on streets with documented histories of collisions caused by speeding. "Automated speed enforcement has given cities a proven tool to dramatically reduce speeding and fatal traffic incidents," Chiu said when announcing the Safe Streets Act (AB 342).
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined Chiu at a press event at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, backing the bill as part of Vision Zero efforts to reduce traffic deaths to zero. Mayor Lee noted the city spends about $35 million a year responding to crash victims at ZSFG…
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