California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 645 on Oct. 13, initiating a pilot program that will install speeding cameras across various cities around the state known for reckless driving or other sites that pose a high risk of injuries like school zones.

Areas of greater Los Angeles, Long Beach and Glendale will see the cameras installed beginning in January of next year. The cameras will be used to record a driver’s speed by using either radar technology or detectors from the road.

If drivers are recorded going 11 mph over the speed limit, they will be issued a warning. With a second offense, drivers will be mailed a $50 fine. Fines will increase depending upon the number and type of traffic violations drivers are guilty of.

The bill’s author, Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, told ABC News that the number one cause of death of people under 30 were motor vehicle car accidents according to a recent study by the Los Angeles County Department of Health.

Various studies have given a range of information concerning the use of speeding cameras.

According to the CDC, drivers who are aware of cameras within the area are more conscious of their driving habits, causing them to abide within speed limits. The CDC also indicated that speeding cameras may reduce the frequency of minorities being pulled over.

But not all are sold on the study’s findings.

Many progressive organizations shared their views on hrw.org stating their concerns of inequity in ticketing, due process, privacy invasion and the cost of installing the cameras, will unfairly impact minority communities. The bill indicates the cost to install and maintain the cameras will depend upon the vendor and the state’s contract with them.

Students on campus have varying opinions regarding the installation of new road cameras and the money spent on them. Freshman Chris Plumer, a kinesiology major, believes adding more cameras would be beneficial stating, “At the end of the day we’re all trying to get home, so I feel it’s going to help people stop speeding.”

Others like sophomore Brain Steinmenz, an audio arts major don’t share the same sentiment. As basic essentials increase in price and global conflicts burden taxpayers, he believes that money for fancy technology could have gone elsewhere.

“I would rather see a squad car out there because I see it all the time on the freeway where people see one and it changes the way they drive,” said Steinmenz.

The cost of installing the cameras statewide has not been fully determined. AB 645 has been estimated to cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars and California will look to implement a similar budget and installation plan as New York did between 2014-2019.