"Streets Are for Everyone (SAFE) held a press event outside California's Capitol building earlier this week to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to sign Senate Bill 720, legislation that would modernize state regulations governing red light camera programs. While SAFE came armed with a battery of statistics to make its case, it was the visual of 195 empty seats, each adorned with a yellow rose, that spoke the loudest."
""Every number in these statistics represents a life, a family, a story cut short," said Damian Kevitt, Executive Director of SAFE. "These are not accidents. They are preventable tragedies." SB 720 is one of several pieces of transportation related bills awaiting the governor's verdict. Newsom has until October 12 to sign or veto legislation passed in the last days of the legislature. Californians interested in joining SAFE to urge the governor to act can click here to fill out an action alert."
SAFE held a press event at California's Capitol urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign SB 720. A display of 195 empty seats, each with a yellow rose, represented lives lost in 2023 to red-light crashes. SB 720 would update state rules for municipal red light camera programs, replacing criminal violations with a $100 civil penalty to limit driver costs and insurance impacts. The bill would require program revenues to be reinvested locally for traffic-calming projects such as bike lanes and raised crosswalks. Administrative hearings would shift from courts to local governments to reduce burdens. Proposed privacy protections would limit access to photographic and administrative records.
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