{"id":45356,"date":"2026-08-14T23:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45356"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:06:58","slug":"as-speed-cameras-spread-so-does-the-backlash-from-drivers-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45356","title":{"rendered":"As speed cameras spread, so does the backlash from drivers : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-138666\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4032;&#10;        --source-height: 3024;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x3024+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fbd%2Feb0bbc6a4d299a609f3a54c708c5%2Fimg-1429.JPG\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Speed cameras have sprung up in school zones across Florida, including this one in Broward County.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Speed cameras have sprung up in school zones across Florida, including this one in Broward County. <br \/><b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Joel Rose\/NPR<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Joel Rose\/NPR<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 If you&#8217;ve driven in Florida recently, you may have seen the speed cameras springing up in school zones across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Acosta wishes he hadn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s a money grab,&#8221; Acosta said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what irks me the most. It&#8217;s all about making money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Millions of drivers across the country are encountering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/02\/16\/1231362802\/automated-speed-cameras-traffic-fatalities\" target=\"_blank\"><u>automated speed cameras<\/u><\/a> for the first time, or they will soon. Safety advocates say there&#8217;s clear evidence that these cameras work to make roads safer. But there&#8217;s also a growing backlash from drivers in Florida and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers like Acosta, who worked in the Miami-Dade Sheriff&#8217;s Office for 27 years before retiring. This spring, Acosta says he got two speed camera tickets in school zones near his house in a suburb of Miami.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m all for protecting the kids coming and going from school,&#8221; Acosta said. <\/p>\n<p>But he says both of his tickets were issued during the middle of the day, when those kids were inside the school. &#8220;So they&#8217;re basically giving you a citation for going over the regular speed limit,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That&#8217;s where you get popped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5927506-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1231362802\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/02\/16\/1231362802\/automated-speed-cameras-traffic-fatalities\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/16\\\/1231362802\\\/automated-speed-cameras-traffic-fatalities&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=85&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=85&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/14\/img_2041_sq-cd647aa6f967e92f36c25885794bf91bb24c91d7.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Richmond, Va., joins a growing list of cities that have installed automated enforcement cameras in an effort to cut down on speeding.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5927506-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Florida recently joined the growing list of states where speed cameras are allowed. So have California, Hawaii, Michigan and Minnesota. They&#8217;re now legal in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/media\/bfb25e65-6fae-40eb-a8a6-56f112b321d7\/w-BgWA\/Topics\/Research%20summaries\/IIHS-HLDI%20Safety%20Solution%E2%80%94speed%20safety%20cameras.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><u>more than two dozen states<\/u><\/a>, with each taking a different approach in terms of where the cameras are located, and where the money goes.<\/p>\n<p>In general, safety advocates say these cameras are working, and saving lives by forcing drivers to slow down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The whole point of the cameras is reducing the speeds, which leads to crashes at lower speeds when they happen, so there&#8217;s fewer people dying,&#8221; said Raul Avelar, an engineer with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit research organization funded by the auto insurance industry.<\/p>\n<p>Avelar points to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/media\/bfb25e65-6fae-40eb-a8a6-56f112b321d7\/w-BgWA\/Topics\/Research%20summaries\/IIHS-HLDI%20Safety%20Solution%E2%80%94speed%20safety%20cameras.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><u>multiple studies<\/u><\/a> in the U.S. that show cameras can cut speeding by 70% or more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/15389588.2016.1189076\" target=\"_blank\"><u>One study<\/u><\/a> in Maryland found speed cameras reduced the likelihood of serious injury by 39%.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<p>But some drivers are pushing back. Ted Hollander is a lawyer at The Ticket Clinic, a law firm that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketclinic.com\/map-school-zone-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>tracking the locations of speed cameras in Florida<\/u><\/a>, and fighting the tickets in court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t really think it&#8217;s truly about safety, because if it was, it would only be during the times when the kids are around, not when they are in school,&#8221; Hollander said. &#8220;We feel like it&#8217;s an illegal tax and we want to do what we can to protect people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5927506-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5893672\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/16\/nx-s1-5893672\/dot-bike-lanes-speed-cameras-safety-measures\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/16\\\/nx-s1-5893672\\\/dot-bike-lanes-speed-cameras-safety-measures&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3564x3564+892+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc8%2Fb2277f144402bcbc6af74751b5a1%2Fgettyimages-2268021481.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Cyclists ride in protest along 15th Street after plans to remove bike lanes sparked opposition on March 23 in Washington, D.C.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5927506-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Critics of speed cameras may have found an ally in the Trump administration&#8217;s Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Federal Highway Administration quietly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/16\/nx-s1-5893672\/dot-bike-lanes-speed-cameras-safety-measures\" target=\"_blank\"><u>stripped speed cameras<\/u><\/a> from a list of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/highways.dot.gov\/safety\/proven-safety-countermeasures\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Proven Safety Countermeasures<\/u><\/a>,&#8221; as they&#8217;re known, that have been shown to reduce crashes and save lives, along with bike lanes and other speed-related measures.<\/p>\n<p>The FHWA said the changes to its website are part of a broader review of safety recommendations to ensure they align with the Trump administration&#8217;s priorities, though safety advocates argue the DOT is undermining strategies already proven to work.<\/p>\n<p>Speed camera backers also dispute that these programs are intended to raise revenues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have so many safeguards built into this to make sure it is purely a traffic calming and speed reduction effort and not a money grab, not a surveillance tool,&#8221; said Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Calif., who represents part of the Los Angeles area. <\/p>\n<p>Before joining Congress, as a member of the state assembly, Friedman wrote California&#8217;s speed camera law. Any money raised from the speed camera program there has to be invested in safety improvements to the streets where the tickets were issued, Friedman said.<\/p>\n<p>The first speed cameras in the state came online last year in San Francisco, followed by Oakland earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>But the big test of California&#8217;s law is looming over the next few months, when speed cameras are set to be activated in Los Angeles \u2014 a city that has long been defined by its love of cars, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LDQGBw40JiQ\" target=\"_blank\"><u>fast ones<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Still, Friedman says many of her constituents welcome the cameras.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When people come forward and they say, &#8216;I&#8217;ve been scared to cross the street in this area, or we have had street racing constantly all night long,&#8217; seeing them have a chance now to do something about it&#8221; has been satisfying, she said. &#8220;It is going to make it harder for people to speed, and that&#8217;s a good thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speed cameras have sprung up in school zones across Florida, including this one in Broward County. Joel Rose\/NPR hide caption toggle caption Joel Rose\/NPR MIAMI \u2014 If you&#8217;ve driven in Florida recently, you may have seen the speed cameras springing up in school zones across the state. 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