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Reader offers school zone etiquette observations
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Interesting to read your column about the crosswalk at Soquel School on Porter Street (3/12/12). That is one bad area for traffic when school is starting or letting out. The traffic lights at the intersections before … Continue reading
Teaching kids, parents about traffic safety around schools
Calling all parent, kids and schools interested in learning more about traffic safety around school and town. Kithy Chavez, of the county health services agency’s Ride n’ Stride Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program, travels to campuses across the county teaching … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, bike safety, crosswalks, driver education, Driver safety, Helmets, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, school zones, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, bike education, bike safety, crosswalk, driver education, Helmets, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, school zones
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AAA offers Halloween night safety tips
Halloween night is the deadliest night of the year for pedestrians, AAA reported. The number of deaths among young pedestrians ages 5 to 14 years quadruples between 4-10 p.m. on Halloween, according to statistics from the AAA Foundation for Traffic … Continue reading
National School Bus Safety Week is here
This week is National School Bus Safety Week. That means members of the California Highway Patrol will be on the lookout for motorists who are not stopping for school buses when their red lights flash. “Motorists approaching from either direction … Continue reading
Pedestrians prohibited from walking on freeway unless dealing with a break down
Did you know that it is illegal for pedestrians to walk on the freeway? The exception to that rule is if they were passengers of a vehicle that broke down on the highway. Only then may people walk on the … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, CHP, Highway 1, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Uncategorized
Tagged Aotos, CHP, Highway 1, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians
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Offering a little back to school street smarts
It’s that time of year again: children are headed back to school. Below are some tips from the California Office of Traffic Safety for parents, as well as drivers on ways to keep kids safe on their trek to and … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, crossing guards, crosswalks, driver education, Driver safety, Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, school bus, school zones, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, crossing guards, crosswalks, driver education, Driver safety, OTS, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, school bus, school zones, schools
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Pedestrian habits in Capitola need to be studied, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I read the item (last Monday)about the surveys to be done Aug. 22 – Sept. 26. I hope Capitola Village is one of the 21 locations. We had a bizarre pedestrian death here July 5 and … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, Capitola, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, congestion, Highway 1, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, road work, Salinas Road, Traffic collisions, Uncategorized
Tagged Caltrans, Capitola, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, congestion, crosswalks, detour, Highway 1, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, road work, Salinas Road, Traffic collisions
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Health advocate urges calm when dealing with other road users, safety issues
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Your column and blog has recently hosted a string of letters and comments regarding negative interactions between bicyclists, motorists, pedestrians, and wheelchair users. I would like to step back and give some big-picture perspective to the … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike lanes, pedestrian safety, sidewalks, Uncategorized
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Pedestrian safety angle to cyclist manners debate
Dear Street Smarts, Q: There is another issue besides the cyclists running the stop sign (Street Smarts, June 24). Please remind folks that when the sidewalk is blocked by a trash can or a parked car, wheelchair users and others, … Continue reading
Sidewalk safety coming to forefront countywide
Editor’s note: Today’s column comes courtesy of Karena Pushnik, senior transportation planner for the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission. During the next few months the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s (RTC) Pedestrian Safety Work Group will be conducting … Continue reading
