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Category Archives: Highway 129
Bike-a-thon for healthy kids; Straight talk about marijuana from CHP
May is National Bike Month and the commemorate, motorists are being challenged to put down their car keys and hop on their bikes. Doing so could win them one of $12,000 in cycling-related prizes. Project Bike Trip and Ecology Action … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, children, CHP, cycling, Driving impaired, DUI, Highway 1, Highway 129, impaired drivers, law enforcement, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, children, CHP, cycling, DUI, Highway 1, Highway 129, marijuana, transportation
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Lower speed limits not coming to Highway 129, Caltrans says
On Monday, Street Smarts looked at The CHP’s traffic enforcement efforts on Highway 129 at the request of reader Steve James of Watsonville. Below is a question from Alissa Briggs, posted on the Sentinel’s website. Read on: Q: I drive … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, CHP, driver education, Highway 129, law enforcement, speed, Uncategorized
Tagged Caltrans, CHP, driver education, Highway 129, law enforcement, speed
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Hwy 129 ‘Safety Corridor’ on hold, traffic enforcement is not
Dear Street Smarts, Q: You may recall that I wrote to you several months ago regarding the lack of traffic enforcement on Highway 129 between Watsonville and Highway 101. On one occasion after I wrote to you, I did see … Continue reading
Posted in CHP, Driver safety, Driving impaired, DUI, Highway 129, law enforcement, Office of Traffic Safety, seat belts, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, Traffic Enforcement, traffic laws, traffic signal, traffic signs, traffic ticket, Uncategorized
Tagged CHP, Driver safety, DUI, Highway 129, law enforcement, Office of Traffic Safety, seat belt, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, Traffic Enforcement, traffic laws, traffic signals, traffic signs, traffic ticket
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Salinas Road to open soon to Highway 1 traffic
Come Thursday, Sept. 1, drivers on Highway 1 will be able to access Salinas Road. Earlier this month, Caltrans closed Salinas Road to traffic from both directions of the highway as part of the $30 million safety improvement project going … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, congestion, detour, Highway 129, Salinas Road, Traffic collisions, Uncategorized
Tagged Caltrans, congestion, detour, Highway 1, Highway 129, Salinas Road, Traffic collisions
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Navigating the Salinas Road detour off southbound Highway 1
If you plan on heading south on Highway 1 in the hopes of connecting to Salinas Road, think again. You’ll have to take a detour via State Route 129 first. Caltrans has shut down access to Salinas Road as part … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, Highway 1, Highway 129, Salinas Road, Uncategorized
Tagged Caltrans, Highway 1, Highway 129, Salinas Road
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Hwy 1/Salinas Road Project back on track
The safety project that involves building a fly over ramp from Highway 1 to Salinas Road is back on track. Work resumed Aug. 2 after a brief delay that allowed utility companies to relocate their infrastructure. Now, construction workers will … Continue reading
Posted in AAA, Caltrans, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, commute, crosswalks, Highway 1, Highway 129, pedestrians, road construction, road work, Salinas Road, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged AAA, Caltrans, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, commute, construction, crosswalks, driver education, Highway 1, Highway 129, pedestrians, road work, Salinas Road, tow truck, transportaation project
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Safe on State Route-129 Corridor on hold, CHP says
Anyone who has ever had their bank put a hold on their account and not allow them to touch the money in it should be able to identify with a dilemma faced by the California Highway Patrol’s Aptos office. In … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike safety, Caltrans, CHP, Highway 129, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, traffic laws, traffic light, traffic signal
Tagged Aptos, bicycle, bike safety, Caltrans, CHP, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, Highway 129, speed, State Route-129, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, traffic laws, traffic light, traffic safety, traffic signal, watsonville
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Too many CHP officers in Felton, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I was just wondering when you’ll do some real investigative reporting and find out why the Bay Area is at saturation point with CHP. Can you find the stats, the number of police cars running every … Continue reading
Posted in CHP, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 129, Highway 152, Highway 9, highways, law enforcement, Public safety, speed, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, traffic laws, traffic ticket, traffic violation
Tagged aggressive drivers, CHP, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, DUI, Felton, Highway 129, Highway 152, Highway 9, highways, law enforcement, Public safety, Taffic collisions, traffic citation, traffic laws, traffic ticket, traffic violation
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Safety on Hwy 129 questioned after recent crash
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I just read the article about the fatal accident on Highway 129 today. I have contacted you about this before but I can’t believe the lack of CHP patrol along this highway. I would really like … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive drivers, California Vehicle Code, Caltrans, CHP, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 129, highways, law enforcement, Mountain Driving, Public safety, speed, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, traffic hazards, traffic ticket, traffic violation, Uncategorized
Tagged aggressive drivers, Caltrans, CHP, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 129, highways, mountain roads, Public safety, speed, traffic citations, Traffic collisions, traffic hazards
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Safe on Highway 129 Corridor in the works?
Dear Street Smarts, Q I have driven from the Westside of Santa Cruz to my job as a lawyer in Morgan Hill via Highway 129 round trip for the past 10 years. It is a beautiful but dangerous stretch of … Continue reading
Posted in California Vehicle Code, CHP, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, DUI, Highway 129, inattentive drivers, Motorcycles, Public safety, public works projects, Rude/Unsafe Drivers, Senior drivers, teen drivers, Traffic collisions, traffic hazards, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged California Vehicle Code, CHP, Crossing the double yellow, driver education, Driver safety, DUI, Highway 129, rumble strips, Traffic collisions, traffic hazard, tranportation projects
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