Hitting The Brakes On Speeding

Published Apr 28, 2026 4:25 pm

San Andreas Unit CHP officer pulls over a vehicle for speeding—San Andreas Unit CHP photo

Sacramento, CA — A California Highway Patrol (CHP) 24-hour Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) targeting speeding is underway.

Noting that the CHP is committed to slowing drivers down before a dangerous situation becomes tragic, the goal is to help reduce serious and fatal crashes statewide. The MEP began at 6 a.m. today, April 28, 2026, and ends at 5:59 a.m. on April 29th to show there is no safe time or place to drive at excessive speeds. Officers will patrol the roadways and pull over drivers who exceed legal speed limits or drive at unsafe speeds for the conditions.

“Speeding continues to be one of the leading causes of serious and fatal crashes on California’s roadways. When drivers choose to exceed safe speeds, they reduce their ability to react and increase the risk for everyone on the road. Slowing down is one of the simplest steps that drivers can take to protect themselves and others,” advised CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee.

In 2025, over 491,000 speeding tickets were issued in California, with unsafe speeds resulting in more than 110,000 collisions that year, causing over 400 deaths and injuring more than 68,000 individuals. The CHP and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) launched the Forwarded Actions for Speeding Tickets (FAST) initiative in December, aimed at suspending licenses of drivers exceeding 100 mph by automating citation submissions. The CHP emphasizes that while speeding may save time, it poses significant risks and urges drivers to maintain safe speeds to protect themselves and others on the road.