Malibu has implemented a new speed camera system along a 21-mile stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in an effort to improve road safety. The PCH Speed Safety System is nearing completion, with enforcement of traffic citations set to begin in late November following an initial education and warning period. This initiative comes in response to dozens of traffic deaths that have occurred on this section of the highway since 2010, with excessive speed identified as a primary factor in most injury-related collisions.
Malibu Mayor Bruce Silverstein stated that the program's goal is to enhance safety for all road users, including drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, and commuters. "We have seen unimaginable tragedy on Pacific Coast Highway caused by excessive speeding, and we must do everything we can to prevent future loss of life," Silverstein said in a press release. He added that the system honors those lost, protects current road users, and promotes safer driving behaviors.
The speed cameras will issue citations to drivers traveling 11 miles per hour over the posted speed limit once enforcement begins. The warning period, intended for public education, ran from August 18 to late September. Malibu plans to operate up to five automated speed enforcement camera systems, with a total of 10 cameras, within the city limits.
The city has stated that the cameras are designed to encourage safer driving, reduce speeding, and prevent crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Malibu emphasized that the system will not retain non-violation data, and violation information will be deleted within 60 days. This is in contrast to concerns raised by some Americans regarding the data retention practices of other speed camera technologies.
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