SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 6, the San Francisco Municipal Transporation Authority announced that speed cameras in the city of San Francisco are now live. The warning period started on June 6, and the SFMTA noted that citations will begin starting August 5.
The city issued 31,000 warnings during the month of April. The SFMTA noted on its website that speed safety cameras have shown as a tool to address excessive speeding and reduce severe and fatal injury traffic collisions.
With AB 645 being passed, the city can now utilize the technology to slow down speeding vehicles on our streets.
All radar equipment is calibrated and certificated by a 3rd party vendor at least once a year and undergo routine inspection every month. For the calibration specification sheets, visit our calibration document page.
The SFMTA speed safety camera program launched on March 20. The following are locations with speed cameras:
1 Fulton Street from 42nd to 43rd Ave.
2 Lincoln Way from 27th to 28th Ave.
3 Geary Blvd. from 7th to 8th Ave.
4 Fulton S.t from 2nd Ave. to Arguello Blvd.
5 Geary Blvd. from Webster to Buchanan St.
6 Turk St. from Van Ness Ave. to Polk St.
7 Bay St. from Octavia to Gough St.
8 Franklin St. from Union to Green St.
9 Columbus Ave. from Lombard to Greenwich St.
10 Broadway from Powell to Stockton St.
11 The Embarcadero from Green to Battery St.
12 Mission St. from 8th to 9th St.
13 10th St. from Harrison to Folsom St.
14 9th St. from Bryant to Harrison St.
15 7th St. from Harrison to Folsom St.
16 Harrison St. from 4th to 5th St.
17 Bryant St. from 2nd to 3rd St. I
18 King St. (EB only) from 4th to 5th St.
19 Market St. from Danvers to Douglass St.
20 Guerrero St. from 19th to 20th St.
21 16th St. from Bryant St to Potrero Ave.
22 San Jose Ave. from 29th to 30th St.
23 Cesar Chavez St. from Folsom to Harrison St.
24 Cesar Chavez St. from Indiana to Tennessee St.
25 3rd St. (NB only) from Key to Jamestown Ave.
26 Bayshore Blvd. (SB only) from 101 off-ramp to Tunnel Ave.
27 Geneva Ave. from Prague St. to Brookdale Ave.
28 Mission St. from Ottawa Ave. to Allison St.
29 Alemany Blvd. from Farragut to Naglee Ave.
30 Ocean Ave. from Frida Kahlo Way to Howth St.
31 San Jose Ave. from Santa Ynez to Ocean Ave.
32 Monterey Blvd. from Edna to Congo St.
33 Sloat Blvd. from 41st Ave. to Skyline Blvd.
Speed penalties have been set by state law. The state law specifies any speeding 11 miles per hour or over the posted speed limit would trigger a violation.
Notifications of violations will be mailed to the registered owner of the speeding vehicle within two weeks of the violation. Fees include the following:
-1-15 MPH over posted speed limit $50 fee; low-income fee $25; public assistance fee $10
-16-25 MPH over posted speed limit $100 fee; low-income fee $50; public assistance fee $20
-26+ MPH over posted speed limit $200 fee; low-income fee $100; public assistance fee $40
Any vehicle traveling 100 MPH or more $500 fee; low-income fee $250; public assistance fee $100
