Daly City Traffic School

The Census Bureau estimates 101,261 residents in Daly City on July 1, 2025. Four state routes cross it: Interstate 280, State Route 1, State Route 35 and State Route 82, the route that runs through the city as Mission Street.

Tickets in Daly City come from two agencies. The Daly City Police Department patrols city streets. On the freeways, the California Highway Patrol's San Francisco Area covers the Peninsula south to the City of Millbrae on US 101 and Interstate 280, and State Route 1 south to Montara Beach, which takes in Daly City. A ticket from either agency is heard by San Mateo County Superior Court under the same traffic school rules.

The California Office of Traffic Safety's 2023 rankings count 256 people killed or injured in Daly City crashes, 37th of 62 cities of similar size, where 1st is the worst result. Pedestrians stand out: 43 were killed or injured, 4th worst in the group. Motorcyclists numbered 14, 7th, and bicyclists 16, 30th. Speed-related crashes that killed or hurt someone numbered 29, 54th. These counts describe the city's streets, not who was at fault in any single case.

In April 2020 the City Council adopted a Vision Zero policy to end serious and fatal traffic crashes in Daly City by 2035, and the city says it was the first Vision Zero community in San Mateo County. It counted 35 serious and fatal crashes in 2020 and 2021 alone. The city's High Injury Network holds 64% of all crashes and 83% of fatal or serious injury crashes on 17% of its roadway network. Current work includes the Mission Street Streetscape Project between Crocker Avenue and Templeton Avenue, and high visibility crosswalks on Junipero Serra Boulevard, Callan Boulevard, Gellert Boulevard and King Drive.

San Mateo County Superior Court hears traffic arraignments from the whole county in one place, the Northern Branch at 1050 Mission Road in South San Francisco. That includes a ticket written anywhere in Daly City. Reach the Traffic Division at (650) 363-4300. The court mails its Notice of Bail to the address the officer wrote on the citation, and the citation itself carries the court code you give when you enroll.

You request traffic school from the court, and San Mateo County Superior Court will not let you enroll until the bail and a non-refundable administrative fee are paid. Both amounts come from the court, as does the due date, and the Notice of Bail lists them. Mirai Traffic School charges its own $24.99 for the course. To qualify you need a valid California driver's license, no traffic school for a violation in the 18 months before, a speed no more than 25 mph over the limit, and a violation of no more than one point. Seat belt, equipment and insurance violations are left out, and the court has the last word.

Mirai Traffic School reports your completion to the DMV electronically, and the court retrieves it from there. Look up your case from the court's traffic page before the due date, and compare your name, license number and court code with the record so a mismatch can still be fixed.