The DMV and CHP are telling drivers in Vallejo and the state who get caught driving more than 100 mph that they could possibly lose their licenses. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
Drivers who get caught going 100 mph or more on California highways could lose their driving privileges under a pilot program just launched by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Forwarded Actions for Speeding Tickets (FAST), a joint effort by the DMV and the California Highway Patrol, launched in late December. It was created in hopes of curbing an “alarming” 52 percent jump in California roadway traffic fatalities and serious injuries since 2010, authorities said.
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Speeding contributes to 32 percent of all traffic-related fatalities, according to the California State Transportation Agency. The agency characterized the statewide jump in fatalities as “alarming.”
Under the new pilot, every driver cited by the CHP for exceeding 100 mph will have their citation automatically forwarded to the DMV’s Driver Safety Branch, no matter their prior record.
The DMV will review the case and the driver’s history to determine next steps, which could include suspension or even revocation of driving privileges. This administrative process can proceed independently of any court conviction.
The pilot program will last for a year and then be evaluated. The DMV will evaluate the program’s impact by comparing citation and outcome data to the same period the previous year.
The pilot program is part of an ongoing effort to reduce crashes in the state. Each month, CHP officers issue about 1,600 citations to drivers caught traveling more than 100 mph, and in 2024, the CHP issued more than 18,000 of these citations.
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The CHP recently deployed a new fleet of low-profile specially marked patrol cars on the state’s busiest and high-risk roads.
“We want to take immediate action against dangerous drivers before their carelessness leads to a deadly crash,” said DMV Director Steve Gordon. “We’re being proactive, and together with our CHP partners, we’re ready to put the brakes on this reckless behavior.”
“The CHP supports anything that improves safety and will monitor the pilot program’s effectiveness,” said Officer Scott Heitman of the Solano CHP.
Hollis said, “The Vallejo police Department supports CHP’s FAST pilot program as a necessary accountability measure to address extreme speeding and reduce serious and fatal collisions.”
Originally published at Janis Mara