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Bikes, traffic lights and yellow lines
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Thanks for the column on bike theft (Monday, Feb. 18). Of course, the safest bike parking are the bike lockers and at 5 cents an hour it is a great deal. You can use your park … Continue reading
Capitola needs more sidewalks for pedestrian safety, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I love your column. As a recent transplant to the area it has helped me understand some of the local concerns and I think it facilitates our community’s ability to stay safe on the roads. There … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike safety, Capitola, cycling, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, police, sidewalks, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, Capitola, pedestrians, sidewalks
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Calming traffic at Winkle and Howe streets
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I live on the corner of Winkle and Howe Streets. Thank you for replacing the stop sign, which took place on Monday, Dec. 3. However, this sign might as well read “GO FAST.” The total disregard … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, children, CHP, pedestrians, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, CHP, county, pedestrians, Santa Cruz, stop sign, traffic, transportation
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Highway 9 should be one-way with bike lane between Santa Cruz, Felton, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: In view of Highway 9 between Felton and Paradise Park being very narrow and twisty, so many cars from San Lorenzo Valley already use Graham Hill Road, and a safe bike lane is needed up lower … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bike safety, Caltrans, DMV, Felton, Highway 9, Santa Cruz, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, Caltrans, DMV, Felton, Highway 9, Santa Cruz, transportation
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Where’d all this traffic come from?, reader asks
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I know there is a lot of construction going on and I know it’s the tourist season but since last spring, the traffic every place seems to be increasing. Can anyone tell me what is going … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, congestion, cycling, Highway 1, pedestrians, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, congestion, Highway 1, pedestrians, transportation
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Police should write tickets to bad cyclists, readers say
Bicyclists should be ticketed by police for breaking traffic laws. That’s the sentiment of a few emails written to Street Smarts. “I am a motorist who gets upset with bicyclists who don’t follow the rules of the road,wrote Glenn Davis … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Bicycling, bike safety, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, county, law enforcement, traffic laws, traffic ticket, transportation
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Cyclists applaud Street Smarts’ bicycle and cars education efforts
Recent columns and blogs about cyclists and motorists interactions have generated an array of responses. Below are some positive thoughts from local bike riders. “I’m a retired police supervisor and wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your articles. … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike safety, driver education, Driver safety, medical emergency, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, cycling, Dominican Hospital, drivers, education, law enforcement, medical emergency, paramedics, police, roads, safety, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Fire, Santa Cruz Police, Soquel
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Street Smarts not quite so fair, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Ramona–you were doing well with this article (“Us vs. them,” Monday, June 25) until you laid all the blame on motorists: ‘Even if it is perceived that “the other guy” is being inconsiderate, try to be … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, bike safety, Capitola, county, cycling, distracted drivers, driver education, Driver safety, Felton, Motorcycles, Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrians, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, share the road, skateboards, traffic laws, traffic signs, transportation, Uncategorized, watsonville
Tagged bicycles, county, cycling, drivers, OTS, pedestrians, santacruz, skateboarders, transportation
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Us vs. them: Can bicyclists and motorists get along on Santa Cruz County’s roads?
Santa Cruz County touts itself as being laid back and a cycling-friendly mecca. But is it? Every time anything cycling related appears in this column, rage comes out. This past Thursday’s column is a perfect example. Verbal single finger solutes … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, big rigs, bike safety, California Driver Handbook, California Vehicle Code, Capitola, CHP, cycling, disabled drivers, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Felton, law enforcement, Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Public safety, road rage, roads, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Scotts Valley, Senior drivers, share the road, Soquel, speed, tailgating, teen drivers, teens, traffic, Traffic collisions, traffic hazards, traffic laws, traffic safety, transportation, UCSC, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, californiadriverhandbook, californiavehiclecode, CHP, ecologyaction, motorists, OTS, roadrage, SCCRTC, transportation
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Sharing mountain roads with bicyclists
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Last week, I was driving slowly down Old San Jose-Soquel Road in my very full four ton diesel Isuzu NPR commercial flatbed, which is 12 feet wide when the side mirrors are included. This road is … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, big rigs, bike safety, CHP, commercial vehicles, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, potholes, Right-of-Way, road rage, roads, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Senior drivers, Soquel, speed, Speed limit, teen drivers, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, CHP, cylists, driver education, Driver safety, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Soquel, transportation
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