CALIFORNIA (VVNG.com) — The California Highway Patrol will conduct a 24-hour Maximum Enforcement Period focused on speeding beginning at 6 a.m. on April 28 and ending at 5:59 a.m. on April 29.
According to a written statement from the CHP, officers will monitor roadways throughout the day and night and take enforcement action against drivers who exceed posted speed limits or drive too fast for 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,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee.
The CHP said speeding reduces a driver’s ability to react to changing traffic conditions and increases the severity of crashes.
In 2025, CHP officers issued more than 491,000 citations for speed-related violations. Last year, preliminary data from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System showed more than 110,000 crashes resulted from unsafe speeds. Those crashes led to more than 400 deaths and injured more than 68,000 people.
In December, the CHP and Department of Motor Vehicles launched Forwarded Actions for Speeding Tickets, a pilot program known as FAST. The program automatically sends citations for drivers accused of exceeding 100 mph to the DMV’s Driver Safety Branch, which can suspend or revoke a license.
The CHP encouraged drivers to slow down, stay focused and help keep California roadways safe.
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