Overview
- The CHP, which began the Maximum Enforcement Period at 6 a.m. Tuesday, is patrolling freeways and major roads through 5:59 a.m. Wednesday.
- Officers are citing drivers who exceed posted limits or travel too fast for weather, traffic, or other conditions.
- Agency data from 2025 show more than 491,000 speeding tickets and about 110,000 speed-related crashes that killed over 400 people and injured roughly 68,000.
- As part of a December pilot called FAST, any ticket for driving over 100 mph now goes straight to the DMV’s Driver Safety Branch for possible license suspension or revocation.
- Some motorists told local TV stations they worry about ticket costs and say they will slow down or avoid getting stopped during the sweep.