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The 411 on after market window tinting
Every now and then, I look at my car and think about how cool it would be to darken the tint on my windows – to protect my interior from the hot sun, when it is out, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike path, bike safety, children, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, consumer affairs, county, cycling, DMV, law enforcement, pedestrians, police, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley Police, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, county, local news, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, tint, transportation, windows
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Skateboard rules vary from town to town
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Is it legal to ride a skateboard on the street like a bike? On my commute, I see a father on a skateboard accompanying his child — who’s riding a bike. Sometimes, the dad rides in … Continue reading
Road rules: the 411 on driving along the shoulder to make a right turns
Dear Street Smarts, Q: What are the rules for making right turns from the shoulder? I’m thinking southbound Highway 1 at River Street and/or northbound Highway 1 at Western Drive. Both these intersections have long, paved shoulders. Some drivers use … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, California Vehicle Code, CHP, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 1, pedestrians, Right-of-Way, Santa Cruz, traffic hazards, traffic laws, traffic light, traffic safety, traffic signal, traffic signs, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bus, California Vehicle Code, CHP, Highway 1, Santa Cruz, speed, stop light, transportation
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Buses, traffic create blind spots for drivers near UCSC
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Due to the large amount of traffic at the east entrance to UCSC, in my opinion, left hand turn lanes large enough to accommodate buses are necessary for turning left northbound onto Glenn Coolidge Drive from … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bus, California Vehicle Code, cell phones, CHP, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, distracted drivers, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 1, inattentive drivers, Intersection, law enforcement, pedestrians, public works, public works projects, road construction, road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Public Works, sidewalks, texting, traffic, traffic citation, traffic hazards, traffic laws, traffic safety, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, UCSC, Uncategorized
Tagged bus, cellphones, CHP, distracted driving, Intersection, navigation, public works, roads, Santa Cruz, traffic, transportation
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Talking traffic to DeLaveaga school, commute solutions
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I was interested to read your Street Smarts column about how school traffic has been affected by the La Fonda overpass construction. Ms. Speiser may be accurate in her efforts to help ease traffic by encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, carpool, children, commute, Commute Solutions, congestion, consumer affairs, county, crossing guards, crosswalks, detour, driver education, Highway 1, Intersection, law enforcement, merging, pedestrians, police, public transportation, road construction, road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, school zones, sidewalks, traffic light, traffic safety, traffic signal, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bike, carpool, commute, congestion, county, Highway 1, law enforcement, pedestrians, police, RTC, Santa Cruz, SCCRTC, school, school zone, traffic, walk
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Hwy 1 auxiliary lanes project involves more than freeway construction
Recently, Street Smarts updated the progress being made during the Highway 1 auxiliary lanes project. While gathering information on the congestion relief project, I learned it has helped ease traffic around schools affected by the project. Below is my interview … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike path, children, commute, congestion, county, crosswalks, cycling, Ecology Action, environment, Highway 1, paths, Paving, pedestrians, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged bike lanes, bike paths, Highway 1, pedestrians, RTC, Safe Routes to School, schools, sidewalks
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The tourists are coming, install traffic signals in Capitola, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: The tourist season is about to begin and the traffic nightmare in Capitola will also begin. The two four-way stop sign intersections on Bay Ave in Capitola need to be replaced by traffic signals. The intersections … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Lomond, Caltrans, Capitola, Highway 9, pedestrians, public works, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Ben Lomond, Caltrans, Capitola, Highway 9, pedestrians, public works, roundabout, San Lorenzo Valley, traffic light, transportation
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Passenger rail service planned for Santa Cruz County Rail line
Efforts to have passenger rail service along the former Union Pacific rail line this year have been put on hold pending repairs to bridges along the 32-mile route. Santa Cruz County’s Regional Transportation Commission and Iowa Pacific Holdings, which does … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, Davenport, paths, pedestrians, rail trail, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, train, transportation, transportation projects, travel, Uncategorized, watsonville
Tagged county, Monterey Bay, rail trail, Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz, SCCRTC, train, trolley
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SCPD funeral procession video goes viral
Among the many videos on YouTube that memorialize last Thursday’s funeral procession for Santa Cruz Police detectives Loran “Butch” Baker and Elizabeth Butler, who were killed in the line of duty two weeks ago, one is going viral. While the … Continue reading
Posted in CHP, Highway 17, law enforcement, motorcycle, Motorcycles, pedestrians, police, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Police, Uncategorized
Tagged CHP, fallen officers, funeral procession, Highway 17, law enforcement, pedestrians, police, San Jose, Santa Cruz, SCPD Memorial, YouTube
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School buses are allowed to double park to pickup, dropoff students
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I recently seen an article in your paper regarding driver’s bad behavior around schools (“Street Smarts: Dealing with school zone traffic scofflaws,” March 7) and wanted to clarify a statement made in the article. The statement … Continue reading
Posted in bus, California Vehicle Code, CHP, crosswalks, driver education, Driver safety, law enforcement, parking, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, police, Public safety, Santa Cruz, school bus, school zones, Soquel, speed, Speed limit, traffic laws, traffic safety, Uncategorized
Tagged children, CHP, law enforcement, Redwood City, safety, school, school bus, traffic laws
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