Traffic Fines to Double on Busy Streets in S.F.

Motorists who break traffic laws on two dangerous corridors in San Francisco will face double fines for such violations as speeding, drunken driving and running a red light, under a bill Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law on July 10, 2008. The new fines will take effect Jan. 1, 2009.

The routes are part of the state highway system that runs on surface streets in San Francisco: 19th Avenue and Park Presidio in the Sunset and Richmond districts and Van Ness Avenue and Lombard Street from Civic Center to the Presidio. The base fine for speeding up to 15 mph above the 30 mph speed limit, for instance, will rise to $137.50.

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