Speed cameras now live along final stretch of Route 13 in Philadelphia

The warning period is over. It is time to slow down or pay up. More speed cameras in Philadelphia just turned on after midnight. Action News reporter Kathryn Scott is live along the 5600 block of Baltimore Avenue in southwest Philadelphia. Kathryn, have you seen any violators so far? You know, people seem to be behaving themselves. They have had a warning period, so we will see. But, of course, traffic is starting to pick up, slow down everybody. The warning period is over. Ticketing is now live along this final stretch of Route 13, including here on Baltimore Avenue in southwest Philadelphia. You can see the cameras posted over. Head, Route 13 cuts through the city from northeast Philadelphia to west Philadelphia. Speed cameras in 11 locations on Route 13 from Strawberry Mansion to southwest Philadelphia were activated at midnight, adding to the six cameras along the northern part of Route 13 that were activated in June. During the initial 60-day warning period, drivers got warnings in the mail, but starting today, you'll get the real thing if you're going 11 miles per hour or more over the speed limit. Fines are $100 if you're traveling 11 to 19 miles per hour over, and they go up from there. No points are assigned to the driver's license. The Philadelphia Parking Authority pointed to Roosevelt Boulevard as a success story where they say speeding has been reduced by 95% due to these cameras. 31 speed cameras are also activated along Broad Street between the city's northern and southern limits. The city analyzes injury, crash, and speed data. To prioritize corridors, they want to target for dangerous driving. They're looking to expand the program to other corridors, including Route 2016, Allegheny Avenue, Route 1004, which is Erie and Toursdale, and 2001 on Delaware Avenue, Oregon Avenue East Abroad, and Richmond Street. Revenue from these speed cameras go to fund traffic safety programs across Philadelphia. We are live in southwest Philadelphia this morning. Catherine Scott, Channel 6 Action News. It looks like they're working and people are eating the warnings. Catherine, thank you.