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Category Archives: Community Traffic Safety Coalition
More bicycle safety education needed
Today’s guest column about bicycle safety is from the Community Traffic Safety Coalition, an organization that advocates for improvements to make all modes of transportation safer. In December, the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency and the Community Traffic … Continue reading
Posted in alternative transportation, bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike safety, Bike Traffic School, CHP, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, Office of Traffic Safety, roads, Traffic collisions, traffic laws, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized, watsonville
Tagged bicycle, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, cycling safety, transportation
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Give bikes 3 feet law begins Tuesday
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, California’s new three-foot bike-passing law goes into effect. To spread the word and to dowse misconceptions, People Power will join local elected officials, as well as representatives from the Watsonville and Scotts Valley Police Departments, the … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Aptos, bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike path, bike safety, CalBike, CHP, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, consumer affairs, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, drowsy driving, DUI, impaired drivers, inattentive drivers, law enforcement, police, Public safety, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Senior drivers, seniors, Start Smart, teen drivers, teens, texting, traffic laws, traffic safety, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, Uncategorized, Watonville Police
Tagged bicycles, CHP, Senior drivers, teen drivers, traffic law, transportation
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Neighbors hog all street parking, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: There is plenty of open parking space on the street where we live. Unfortunately, both next door neighbors have a gazillion cars and squeeze us out of parking in front of our home. We have one … Continue reading
Posted in alternative transportation, bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike safety, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, consumer affairs, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, parking, traffic citation, traffic safety, traffic school, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle traffic school, bicycles, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, law enforcement, parking, Santa Cruz, traffic citations, transportation
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Capitola resident seeks relief from speeders, loud motorcycles
Dear Street Smarts Q: Several neighbors met with our much respected police chief in Capitola about slowing down motorcycles that fly up the main exit streets of Capitola on weekends, tail pipes blasting ,causing an unbelievable amount of noise at … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive drivers, Capitola, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, consumer affairs, Driver safety, Ecology Action, roads, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, speed, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Capitola, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, Drive Like Your Kids Live Here, Ecology Action, Motorcycles, noise, Santa Cruz, SCCRTC, speed, Traffic calming, transportation
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Volunteers watch, log cyclist behavior countywide
From May 15- June 15, the Community Traffic Safety Coalition’s members are fanning out to intersections and schools countywide to watch and record the behavior of cyclists. Armed with clipboards and the parameters for conducting the 2014 Bicycle Observation Survey, … Continue reading
2014 Bicycle Observation Survey begins
Now through June 15, volunteers with the Community Traffic Safety Coalition will fan out at 50 schools and major intersections countywide to watch the riding habits of bicyclists as part of the 2014 Bicycle Observation Survey. Armed with a clipboard and … Continue reading
Nighttime cycling dangerous, lights required
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I don’t know if it is the recent change in time or what but lately, I am noticing more and more bike riders at dusk — and just beyond — riding without adequate lights on their … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike safety, California Vehicle Code, Capitola, Capitola Police, children, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, law enforcement, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Police, Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley Police, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, Traffic Enforcement, traffic hazards, traffic laws, traffic safety, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, Capitola, cycling, law enforcement, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Traffic collisions, transportation
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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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Soquel grandma expressed concern for young cycling participants
Dear Street Smarts, Q: This mother of four and grandmother of four is daily appalled at the sight of mothers on bicycles, pulling their tiny passengers in flimsy little carts on busy streets. These children are so vulnerable, one can … Continue reading
Keeping in touch with transportation issues via Facebook
Many agencies are turning to social media to keep the public informed about the projects they are working on and programs offered, as well as solicit public input. Below are just a few of the agencies Street Smarts has “liked” … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, consumer affairs, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Office of Traffic Safety, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Uncategorized
Tagged consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, social media, transportation
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