CALIFORNIA — The California State Transportation Agency announced a new joint pilot program on December 22 aimed at reducing excessive speeding and preventing deadly crashes on state roadways.
According to the California Highway Patrol, officers issue about 1,600 citations each month to drivers traveling faster than 100 miles per hour. In 2024 alone, CHP issued more than 18,000 such citations.
To address the problem, CHP has deployed low-profile, specially marked patrol vehicles on high-risk, heavily traveled roadways.
The new initiative, known as Forwarded Actions for Speeding Tickets, or FAST, brings together CHP and the Department of Motor Vehicles to impose faster administrative consequences on drivers cited for extreme speeding.
The pilot program supports California’s Policy on Road Safety, a statewide effort to reverse the rise in traffic fatalities.
Driving over 100 miles per hour is a reckless choice
Under the FAST pilot, CHP will automatically forward every citation issued for speeds exceeding 100 mph to the DMV’s Driver Safety Branch, regardless of a driver’s prior record.
The DMV will review each case along with the driver’s history to decide whether further action is necessary, including possible license suspension or revocation. This administrative review can move forward independently of any court proceedings.
The program builds on the DMV’s existing Driver Safety Branch enforcement efforts and its Negligent Operator Treatment System partnership with CHP.
CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said driving over 100 miles per hour is a reckless decision that puts everyone on the road at risk.
“This new program delivers swift consequences to keep dangerous drivers off California’s roadways before their actions cause irreversible harm,” Duryee said.
Speeding remains a leading cause of traffic deaths in California, accounting for 32% of all fatalities statewide.
CalSTA said the FAST pilot is based on research showing that swift and certain penalties help deter high-risk driving. The DMV will evaluate the program by comparing citation and outcome data with figures from the same period last year.
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