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Malibu's PCH speed cameras are slated to issue warnings in November. Fines come later
Flowers are placed along along the Pacific Coast Highway, after a crash that killed four college students and injured two others, in Malibu, on Oct. 19, 2023.
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Malibu is pushing back the next phase of its speed camera program to November, originally set to start in September. During the 60-day warning period, drivers going 11 or more miles per hour over the speed limit will get a warning instead of a fine.
The delay, the city says, is needed so adjustments can be made to camera installations.
When fines start
The announcement last week came after a testing period in September recorded around 100,000 speeding violations in less than 10 days.
Enforcement at the 10 cameras along a 21-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway will start sometime after the end of the warning period. According to the city, violations will result in fines, but not driver’s license points or insurance penalties.
Why Malibu added speed cameras
Since 2010, traffic collisions on that part of PCH have killed more than 60 people, the city says. In 2023 alone, there were 220 reported crashes there, with 93 injuries and seven deaths — including four Pepperdine University students who were standing along PCH when a driver hit and killed them. The driver, who is charged with murder, is scheduled to stand trial beginning Dec. 1.
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Following that incident, Malibu City Council declared a local emergency over dangerous conditions posed by reckless and speeding drivers.
In 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1297 into law to allow Malibu to install the speed cameras
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