{"id":423699,"date":"2026-08-04T17:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423699\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:14:14","slug":"socal-city-adds-droves-of-new-speed-cameras-with-hefty-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423699\/","title":{"rendered":"SoCal city adds droves of new speed cameras with hefty fines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long Beach is set to get 18 speed cameras spread across the city<\/a> as its efforts to harry drivers into slowing down intensify.<\/p>\n

Cameras will be installed at 18 different spots, including Long Beach Boulevard<\/a> and Artesia Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Residents should expect tickets if they speed by 11 mph or more, with fines rising as drivers exceed the speed limit.<\/p>\n

Like most speed cameras, they will take photos of speeding vehicles\u2019 rear license plates. The fine scale is as follows:<\/p>\n

Long Beach will install 18 speed cameras across the city, including along Long Beach Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard. NBC Los Angeles<\/p>\n

11 to 15 mph over: $50<\/p>\n

16 to 25 mph over: $100<\/p>\n

26 mph or more over: $200<\/p>\n

100 mph or more: $500<\/p>\n

But residents will have until at least Dec. 3 before the cameras will start issuing citations. A 60-day warning period will begin no later than Oct. 4. <\/p>\n

New speed limit and photo enforcement signs will be placed before drivers reach the cameras. NBC Los Angeles<\/p>\n

The speed cameras will help to ticket drivers in Long Bech exceeding speed limits by more than 11 mph. Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Like most speed cameras, they will take photos of speeding vehicles\u2019 rear license plates. NBC Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Long Beach officials believe the speed cameras will lower traffic fatalities. The city endured 53 such deaths in 2025. NBC Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Drivers should not expect the citations to impact their insurance or appear on their driving record. New speed limit and photo enforcement signs will be placed before drivers reach the cameras.<\/p>\n

But city officials believe the speed cameras will lower traffic fatalities. The city endured 53 such deaths in 2025, the most since the 1990s.<\/p>\n

One Long Beach resident who uses a wheelchair told NBC Los Angeles<\/a> she has been struck by a vehicle three times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just turn. I have the light, and I have the right of way. And they just make the turn anyway without even looking,\u201d Sylvia Adams told the outlet. \u201cIt\u2019s dangerous for pedestrians. Even when I\u2019m in my wheelchair, it\u2019s dangerous for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

A teenager miraculously survived after totaling her car during a\u00a0dangerous drag racing crash<\/a>\u00a0in Long Beach last month.<\/p>\n

Witnesses say the young driver crashed her car while racing a BMW.<\/p>\n

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