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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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SCPD memorial procession video returns
Sergeant Baker – Officer Butler Memorial Procession From CHP Motorcycle The video shot during the funeral procession for fallen officers Sgt. Loran “Butch” Baker and Det. Elizabeth Butler from Santa Cruz’s Beach Flats area to San Jose’s HP Pavilion is … Continue reading
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, police are cracking down
Law enforcement locally, as well as statewide will be keeping their eyes peeled for distracted drivers during the month of April, Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Santa Cruz Area California Highway Patrol office will be teaming up with the police … Continue reading
Posted in Capitola, Capitola Police, cell phones, CHP, distracted drivers, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, law enforcement, police, Public safety, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Police, Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley Police, teen drivers, teens, texting, traffic laws, UCSC, Uncategorized, Watonville Police, watsonville
Tagged cell phones, CHP, distracted drivers, law enforcement, traffic laws
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BADGES campaign to address traffic concerns in Capitola
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Regarding your recent column about Bay Avenue at Hill Street and Capitola Avenue, I truly do understand the lack of funding problems in order to fix what are two dangerous intersections. There is also the Bay … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive drivers, bicycle, Capitola, crosswalks, law enforcement, Uncategorized
Tagged aggressive driving, BADGES, bicycle, Capitola, crosswalk, cyclists, law enforcement
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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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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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Read Street Smarts, put down the cell phone and drive, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Thanks for your dedication to what might seem like a boring assignment but you provide a very important service. Too bad more people aren’t reading – I try to read all of them – because it … Continue reading
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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