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Tag Archives: Aptos
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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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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Aptos Village sewer project has traffic backed up for miles, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Thanks for your great column, I always enjoy reading it. Thursday’s column on road work in the county did not mention the large undergrounding project that has been going on for weeks in Aptos Village along … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, congestion, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Aptos Village, CHP, congestion, construction, county, public works, road work, sanitation, sewer, traffic, transportation
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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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Reporting litter from garbage trucks
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Recently, I followed a garbage truck along Highway 1 for a couple of miles and watched as various pieces of plastic and paper blew out of the truck. Is this occurrence littering and therefore a punishable … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, driver education, Highway 1, road construction, road work, roads, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Caltrans, CHP, garbage, Santra Cruz, transportation, trucks
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Motorists still confused by changes at 41st and Clares, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I am writing you to see if you could help alert the traffic planners to a very confusing and dangerous situation. Recently, the traffic planners in Capitola added a ‘No turn on red’ sign at Clares, … Continue reading
Posted in Capitola, CHP, teen drivers, teens, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Caltrans, Capitola, CHP, Santa Cruz, transportation
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Looking at speed along Seacliff Drive
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I visited friends living on Seacliff Drive between Mar Vista and State Park Drives and noticed that despite a posted speed limit of 25 mph, vehicles were doing more like 45-50 mph. My friends said they … Continue reading
Posted in CHP, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Santa Cruz Police, speed, Speed limit, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, CHP, county, Santa Cruz, Seacliff, speed, transportation
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Trout Gulch at Soquel confusing, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: The intersection at Trout Gulch and Soquel is confusing and, at times, dangerous. As one travels west on Trout Gulch, a stop sign next to the railroad crossing precedes the intersection by perhaps 20 feet. There … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, public works, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bicycle, county, pedestrian, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Public Works, santacruz, SCCRTC, transportation, wheelchair
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The street smarts of police pursuits
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Thanks for the informative column about horns. I found it most informative although my own personal nemesis was not addressed – I find the use of the car horn to signal that a car door has … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Capitola, Capitola Police, CHP, pedestrians, police, Public safety, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Police, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Capitola, law enforcement, police, police chases, police pursuits, robbers, Santa Cruz, transportation
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First community meeting for proposed ‘rail trail’ is Monday
Monday marks the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s first workshop to gather public input into the recently released Draft Master Plan for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network project. The workshop is 6-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 at … Continue reading
