Philadelphia needs Automated Enforcement Expansion now!

Speeding motorists are responsible for killing 20% of traffic crash victims in Philadelphia and on more roads than just Roosevelt Boulevard.  

While Roosevelt Blvd has seen the number of speeding-related crashes decrease since cameras were installed, nearly all of the top ten speeding corridors have seen rising numbers of speeding-related crashes. Citywide, speeding-related crashes increased from 15% of KSI(killed or seriously injured) crashes prior to 2020 to 21% of KSI crashes in 2022.

In December of 2022, the PA Transportation Advisory Committee studied the results of the pilot program and stated: 

"Given the Pilot’s success, the TAC recommends that the ASE program not only continue beyond the legislatively prescribed sunset of December 18, 2023, but that its use be widened to become a statewide program, similar to the successful Automated Red Light Enforcement program (ARLE) that preceded it. A proposed expansion should be bound by several parameters, including requiring PennDOT oversight and approval of future ASE locations as proposed by a municipality; establishing consequences for nonpayment of fines or repeat offenders; and exploring opportunities for interested communities to enter into multi-municipal partnerships. Such partnerships would be advantageous for municipalities seeking to share the program’s administrative and operating burden and maintain corridor continuity for an ASE program that crosses municipal boundaries."

So far in 2023, Philadelphia has lost 115 people to traffic crashes and most of those took place on roads other than the Boulevard. Expansion of this program is necessary to saving lives.