Oakland is moving forward with a pilot program to install speed cameras in various locations around the city to enhance road safety. The program, inspired by San Francisco's implementation, will include 18 cameras targeting areas with high speeding incidences. City officials emphasize the need for safer streets, while community responses vary, with some residents expressing concerns over privacy and potential misuse of the technology. The initiative also carries potential for significant revenue generation through fines for speeding violations.
One of the cameras would go up on Claremont Ave. where the city estimated over 600 people per day drive more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit of 30 mph, and it would be subject to a ticket by mail based on the license plate on their car.
'We do a lot of talking, we do a lot of complaining and blaming - but at the end of the day Oakland needs to get back to having safe streets,' Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo said.
'There are people who speed especially at night, and it's like the autobahn,' one Oakland resident said.
A lot of revenue could be generated by the cameras.
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