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I'm writing today to enthusiastically support the expansion of authority to use automated speed enforcement in Virginia. Driving over the speed limit makes our communities less safe, limits our opportunities to live, work and play, and leads to serious injuries and death — not to mention increased pollution through tire dust particulates and lower fuel efficiency. Automated speed enforcement is a tool that can help with all of these factors — simply put, stopping driving over the speed limit speed limit. These bills provide more than adequate safeguards to ensure that automated speed enforcement is implemented fairly. The dangers of speeding are particularly acute for children - who both cannot drive themselves to get around and are more vulnerable to serious injury while walking and biking. We need more automated speed enforcement in Virginia to enable our children to get around independently and safely - not only near schools but throughout our communities.

I am writing in full SUPPORT of HB21, HB461, HB521, HB533, HB905, and HB1072, regarding photo speed monitoring devices and regarding expansion of school zone definitions. As a major advocate for the addition of school bus stop arm cameras, which I am thrilled passed, my support is rooted in improving the safety of our community's pedestrians and cyclists. In communities around the Commonwealth, there is an important and valuable push toward making our neighborhoods and towns more walkable and more bicycle-friendly. But in today's environment, it's a dangerous and often deadly choice for those who do try to walk or cycle, as drivers exceeding the speed limit is the norm, and police departments cannot possibly monitor and patrol every road and intersection. Speed monitoring equipment would be effective and efficient, with the end goal of reducing speeds and reducing violations. I know some citizens cry, "It's a money grab!" No, it's not. Don't speed, and you won't get fined. (Similarly, don't go around a school bus when its stop arm is out, and you won't get fined.) The irony of those citizens' 'money grab' argument is that the localities that are advocating for speed monitoring systems want to REDUCE speeders, thereby reducing any revenue that might result from the equipment. In terms of school zones, I live within one mile of four schools in our community, and I routinely witness cars speeding on our city's primary, secondary, AND tiny neighborhood streets; ignoring crosswalks; running stop signs and red lights; and not slowing down even for backpack-wearing kids or dog walkers as their single focus is getting their child to school or as they're late for after-care pickup. At the same time, walkers are trying to safely cross the road to reach the schools, and the number of near-misses I've personally witnessed would curl your toes. A key solution would be speed monitoring systems, which is about the only thing that seems to scare drivers straight. It's a proven tool for changing behavior, and a proven tool for achieving our goal: decreasing driver speed, decreasing violations, and decreasing deadly encounters between cars and humans. Lastly, I'm in full support of giving localities the right and responsibility of determining where to install equipment; we know our roads, driver habits, and problem areas intimately well, and the placement of such devices will therefore be far more effective in reducing violations and speeding while increasing the safety of our citizens. We MUST make our communities safer, pursue avenues for making walking and cycling more attractive so that we can reduce our dependence on greenhouse-gas-emitting automobiles, and allow our localities to make informed decisions for the communities they know best. Thank you. Stephanie Oppenheimer 610 N Oak St Falls Church VA 22046 skylitecomm@yahoo.com 703.856.3995

I am writing today to enthusiastically support the expansion of authority to use automated speed enforcement in Virginia. We know that driving over the speed limit is not only illegal, it leads to more serious injuries and deaths on our streets. Automated speed enforcement is a proven tool to stop driving over the speed limit. These bills provide more than adequate safeguards to ensure that automated speed enforcement is implemented fairly. The dangers of speeding are particularly acute for children - who both cannot drive themselves to get around and are more vulnerable to serious injury while walking and biking. We need more automated speed enforcement in Virginia to enable our children to get around independently and safely - not only near schools but throughout our communities.

On behalf of Greater Richmond Fit4Kids, we support Delegate Jones’ HB 21 and Delegate Carr’s HB 1072. We deliver the Safe Routes to School Program for Richmond City, to promote safe walking, biking, and rolling to school. We are supportive of expanding the definition of “school crossing zones” to increase student and family pedestrian safety, moderate traffic speeds, and assist with controlling traffic and crossings near schools and other areas where children are present. Thank you.

I am writing today to enthusiastically support the expansion of authority to use automated speed enforcement in Virginia. We know that driving over the speed limit is not only illegal, it leads to more serious injuries and deaths on our streets. Automated speed enforcement is a proven tool to stop driving over the speed limit. These bills provide more than adequate safeguards to ensure that automated speed enforcement is implemented fairly. The dangers of speeding are particularly acute for children - who both cannot drive themselves to get around and are more vulnerable to serious injury while walking and biking. We need more automated speed enforcement in Virginia to enable our children to get around independently and safely - not only near schools but throughout our communities.

I am writing today to enthusiastically support the expansion of authority to use automated speed enforcement in Virginia. We know that driving over the speed limit is not only illegal, it leads to more serious injuries and deaths on our streets. Automated speed enforcement is a proven tool to stop driving over the speed limit. These bills provide more than adequate safeguards to ensure that automated speed enforcement is implemented fairly. The dangers of speeding are particularly acute for children - who both cannot drive themselves to get around and are more vulnerable to serious injury while walking and biking. We need more automated speed enforcement in Virginia to enable our children to get around independently and safely - not only near schools but throughout our communities.

I enthusiastically SUPPORT HBs 20, 21, 282, 532, 533, 657, 793, 812, 905, 1071, 1072, and 1077. Thank you.