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San Jose begins installing speed cameras along Saratoga Avenue

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 1:55 AM · 1 min read
San Jose begins installing speed cameras along Saratoga Avenue — CBS Bay Area (KPIX), Saratoga Schools news
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San Jose is installing 33 automated speed cameras across the city as officials look for ways to reduce dangerous driving and prevent traffic fatalities. But as the cameras go up, residents have mixed reactions to the new enforcement effort.One of the cameras now stands along Saratoga Avenue, near the site of a motorcycle crash that killed a woman several weeks ago. Three of the first four cameras installed in San Jose are along Saratoga Avenue, where some residents say speeding has long been a concern."Dude, cars are just zooming by, shaking my car. It's crazy," said Brandon, a San Jose resident who works at a coffee shop near Saratoga Avenue and Latimer Avenue.Brandon said he believes something needs to be done to address the problem."Something needs to happen," he said.Asked why he thinks speeding is so common in the area, Brandon said, "I don't know, like everyone around here just wants to drive fast and has somewhere to be, I guess."At Saratoga Avenue and Williams Road, another new

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