Speeding tickets for motorists driving at more than 100 mph are up 87% in California because of lighter traffic caused by stay at home order
- The number of tickets written for driving in excess of 100 mph in California nearly doubled since the state enacted state-at-home order
- The California Highway Patrol show 2,493 citations were written for driving the excessive speed for the month period that followed the March 19 order
- That reflects an 87 per cent increase from the same period the year before when 1,335 tickets were written for the same violation
- During the same period, traffic volume declined 35 per cent, according to the California Department of Transportation
- One unnamed motorist was arrested after officers clocked him going 165 mph in a Cheverolet Camaro on Interstate 5 in San Juan Capistrano
- California has had 37,862 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which has been blamed for 1,442 deaths
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The number of speeding tickets written for motorists caught driving more than 100mph in California has nearly doubled since the state enacted a stay-at-home order for non essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Officers wrote 2,493 tickets to motorists stopped for driving the excessive speed for the month period that followed the March 19 order, according to the latest figures released by the California Highway Patrol.
That’s up 87 per cent from the same period the year before when 1,335 tickets were written for the violation.
The number of speeding tickets written for motorists caught driving more than 100mph in California has nearly doubled since the stay-at-home orders for non essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic was enacted. A motorist is clocked at the excessive speed
Officers wrote 2,493 tickets (pictured) to motorists stopped for driving the excessive speed for the month period that followed the state’s March 19th stay-at-home order, according to the latest figures released by the California Highway Patrol
During the same period, traffic volume declined 35 per cent, according to the California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans.
One unnamed motorist was arrested and charged with speeding, reckless driving and driving without a license after officers clocked him going 165mph in a Cheverolet Camaro on Interstate 5 in San Juan Capistrano, an official told the Los Angeles Times.
In response, Caltrans and the highway patrol have teamed up on an information campaign urging motorists to slow down and resist the temptation to drive dangerous speeds during lighter traffic on the highways as Californians wait out the pandemic’s end.
So far, California has had 37,862 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which has been blamed for 1,442 deaths.
Across the US, there have been 871,818 confirmed cases and more than 49,000 deaths.
Since California’s March 19 stay-at-home order, traffic volume declined 35 per cent, according to the California Department of Transportation. Light traffic is seen on Highway 101 in San Francisco during the pandemic
Across the US, there have been 871,818 confirmed cases and more than 49,000 deaths.
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As part of the effort to crack down on speeding, California’s more than 700 electronic highway signs will display safety-related messages, including, ‘If you must travel, do not speed,’ and ‘Keep essential worker safe, do not speed.’
State officials also reminded motorists that California’s ‘Move Over’ law continues to be in effect.
The law requires all drivers to move over a lane or, if unable to do so safely, slow down when they see amber flashing lights on Caltrans, law enforcement and emergency vehicles, and tow trucks.