San Francisco activated its new network of speed cameras last Thursday to become California’s first city to use the traffic law-enforcement method. The cameras, which begin with a two-month trial serving warnings instead of fines, will distribute penalties to drivers via mail—but the notice one person receives could look significantly different from another’s.
Fines from San Francisco’s speed cameras will adjust their penalty amount on a sliding scale, with low-income residents eligible for a 50% discount. Non-discounted fines will range from $50 to $500, with single-person households earning less than $30,120 annually and incomes up to $83,920 for a family of six qualifying for the discount.
