San Francisco has traffic cameras charging fines based on driver income
The legislation made clear that “a designated jurisdiction shall reduce the applicable fines” by 80% for “indigent persons,” and by 50% for those under 250% of the federal poverty level.
Another release from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency noted that the cameras are posted at thirty-three locations throughout the city under the pilot program approved by the bill. File Image.
San Francisco authorities launched new traffic cameras that seek to deter speeding, but the cameras apply different penalties and fines based solely on the income level of the driver.
Officials with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said the cameras are a “tool to address excessive speeding and reduce severe and fatal injury traffic collisions.” They launched the effort under a bill signed two years ago by California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
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