Deskripsyon
Also filed under traffic signals.
This is an ongoing and worsening problem. I was crossing Atlantic at Webster at about 3:20 p.m. today. I was crossing from near the housing authority to Walgreens. Three vehicles ran the red light turning from southbound Webster to eastbound Atlantic. There are long queues of vehicles turning this direction. The queues sometimes exceed the left turn pocket. Drivers are desperate to make the signal because of the long signal intervals. The result is that vehicle after vehicle run the light endangering pedestrians and others. More traffic will only worsen the situation. Could the signals be adjusted and those running the red light ticketed? How do you plan on addressing this?
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City of Alameda (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
jwtm (Rehistradong User)
LivinTruckee (Rehistradong User)
Kinilala Florence Lopez (Rehistradong User)
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Alameda Police Department
Marvin (Rehistradong User)
jwtm (Rehistradong User)
gerstle (Rehistradong User)
Three times in the past two days I have witnessed vehicles run the light at this intersection while I was crossing on foot. A motorcycle ran it when I was halfway through the crosswalk. The worst is vehicles headed southbound on Webster and then making a left to head eastbound on Atlantic. Someone is going to get killed or mutilated here. Better enforcement is needed and perhaps a change in signal timing.
What is being done to improve safety at this intersection? It is the busiest pedestrian intersection in Alameda.
Lieutenant DeRespini (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
Mr. Gerstle,
Sporadic traffic enforcement takes place at that intersection routinely. Even though we cite a car at 8:03 AM, it does not stop an inconsiderate driver from doing what you allege at 8:14 AM. We cannot catch them all and you have gone to great lengths to keep this issue at the fore front of police enforcement. Very rarely do traffic complainants see a violation followed by instant karma in the form of a police enforcement stop. We will keep working, with the reduced number of officers we have, to attempt to make the city safer. I guarantee you will see traffic violations still.
gerstle (Rehistradong User)