Dozens of traffic enforcement cameras will be placed across San Jose’s most dangerous streets after city leaders approved a multimillion-dollar pilot program.
City transportation officials have examined priority safety corridors where 30% of fatalities and severe injuries are caused by speeding vehicles, and have identified 63 potential locations for “speed safety cameras.” Councilmember Pam Foley, who chaired the city’s Vision Zero task force, which is ending in December, said the aim is to eliminate traffic fatalities. She’s glad to know all 10 city districts will receive at least one speed camera.
“When I hear about a crash and a following pedestrian death, it breaks my heart, particularly when knowing that person is a child … someone who was beloved by their family members,” Foley said Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting. “Lives are changed by these deaths and we need to stop it.”…