Speed cameras are coming to Oakland starting in January

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Speed cameras are coming to Oakland starting next month, but you'll have several more months before you have to worry about tickets.

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The city is installing 18 cameras across Oakland, with the goal of them all being turned on by mid-January.

Intersections were picked based on crash history and speeding data.

San Francisco's speed cameras have led to tens of thousands of citations since they turned on earlier this year.

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The city says drivers are slowing down - finding a 72% drop in speeding across 15 intersections.

Oakland hopes for the same outcome.

Once the cameras turn on, they will give out warnings for 60 days before the citations start.

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You can see a map of the locations here.

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