Speed Cam Alert

How the speed camera programme works in Glendale

California’s Speed Safety System, and how Glendale Public Works runs it in Glendale.

The Speed Safety System

California's Speed Safety System uses fixed automated speed enforcement cameras to reduce dangerous speeding in high-collision areas. In Glendale the cameras are authorised by California AB 645, a five-year pilot limited to the cities it names, running through January 1, 2032.

The system focuses on camera placement in areas with:

  • High rates of speeding-related crashes
  • Vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists)
  • Community safety concerns
  • School zones and residential areas

How It Works

1

Detection

Cameras detect vehicles travelling 11 mph or more over the posted limit. Below that threshold, nothing is recorded.

2

Verification

The system captures the rear licence plate. Glendale Public Works reviews it before anything is mailed — no officer, no traffic stop.

3

Citation

The registered owner receives the notice by mail. A first violation of 11–15 mph over is a warning, not a fine.

4

Response Options

Pay it, apply to reduce the amount, or protest it. AB 645 requires income-based reductions and payment plans.

Sources

Everything on this page comes from the primary sources below. If you find something that disagrees with an official source, the official source is right and we want to know — tell us.

  1. Speed Safety System Impact Report (Council-adopted) — City of Glendale
    The source for all nine locations: street segments, posted limits, collision severity, citation counts and segment lengths. Glendale publishes no camera coordinates.
  2. Glendale Speed Safety Program (AB 645) — City of Glendale Public Works
    Glendale’s official programme page, project schedule and adopted documents.
  3. AB 645 — Vehicles: speed safety system pilot program (2023) — California Legislature
    The statute authorising the speed camera pilot in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San José, Oakland, Glendale and Long Beach through Jan 1, 2032.
  4. Speed Safety System Use Policy (Council-adopted) — City of Glendale
    How images and plate data are captured, retained and shared.

Sources last verified August 3, 2026.