Q: In your last column about new traffic laws, you noted that Caltrans would possibly have the authority to place speed cameras to cite culprits who are causing havoc. I have a situation in Newport Beach that needs the attention, as I have a group of speed demons who have turned our streets into raceways, which, in addition to creating an unsafe situation, creates unbearable noise. Do you know who to contact in Caltrans to see whether there are any plans for installing cameras here, or how to get on the list for planned installations?
– Michael Hollowaty, Newport Beach
A: Michael, Honk lives catty-corner from an elementary school, and he shakes his noggin like a bobblehead in disgust when speeders fly by.
But these speed cameras aren’t coming soon to his neighborhood or yours.
State lawmakers are letting seven cities, in pilot programs, put in cameras that will nab the license-plate numbers of speeders, with citations then sent out to the violators.
Malibu, Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Glendale, Long Beach and San Francisco are getting them. Expect the cameras to go on major streets and not inside neighborhoods.
Those going 11 mph above the speed limit will get fined at least $50. If the scofflaw was going 16 ot 25 mph over, then the tab will be $100. For 26 to 99 mph above the limit, $200; and it will be $500 for the truly insane going 100 mph over the speed limit.
The Caltrans’ pilot program, authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), will have the same fines. A spokesperson for his office said Caltrans will come up with a plan on where its 35 cameras should go; they must be in construction zones on freeways.
A citation does not cost drivers any points on their driver’s licenses.
“It’s scary,” the spokesperson said about how many workers and drivers are killed in a freeway work zone. “There needs to be some sort of program — this is a high-risk area.”
Expect to see at least some of the cities’ speed cameras going live this year. It’s unclear when Caltrans’ speed cameras will be installed.
The speed-camera concept certainly isn’t new — it has been deployed in other states for years.
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– Anna Bussjaeger, Glendale
A: “No,” said Brian Kinsey, an officer and spokesman for the California Highway Patrol.
“They need to follow the Vehicle Code, just like other vehicles,” he said. “They have all of the same rights and responsibilities.”
There is an exception, Kinsey pointed out.
If on a traffic signal, the walking man tells pedestrians they can go, then so can bicyclists if safe, even against a red light.
HONKIN’ FACT: Remember how Honk mentioned last month that rocker Joe Walsh, who sings in “Life’s Been Good” how his Maserati does 185, was auctioning off his 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500? Well, it went for $102,400, according to Julien’s Auctions. The auction house had estimated the winning bid would be $70,000 to $80,000.
To ask Honk questions, reach him at [email protected]. He only answers those that are published. To see Honk online: ocregister.com/tag/honk. Twitter: @OCRegisterHonk
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