The city of Los Angeles put up speed cameras on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu recently, and the findings were dramatic. More than 100,000 speeding violations were recorded over a nine-day period, which was reported last week in the Los Angeles Times (see the entire piece below). For myself and others who have lived in this area for a long time, there were two reactions to this finding: 1. Not surprised at all 2. Why haven't we had speed cameras? And the main question: is anyone going to do anything about this problem? Driving anywhere in the greater LA area means encountering dozens of speeding and/or erratic drivers daily, whether on city streets or freeways. It can be very stressful. While California currently ranks third in the nation for accidents , it is also true that incidences of speeding the reckless driving have increased significantly since the pandemic. What that looks like on a city street is the same as it appears on an interstate: you can be driving the speed lim...
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