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San Diego refuses to do automated enforcement for anything - red light violations, speeding, or blocking of bus lanes and bus stops. Is that more of an apparent third rail than charging for parking? Why?
Genuine question I was thinking about yesterday as I watched someone run a red light 2-3 seconds after the walk signal turned on - if there are cameras on every stop light in San Diego, and the city of San Diego is broke, and people are getting mowed down by cars, why not ticket red light runners?
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
San Diego refuses to do automated enforcement for anything - red light violations, speeding, or blocking of bus lanes and bus stops. Is that more of an apparent third rail than charging for parking? Why?
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
Investigation finds California isn't strongly punishing DUIs as alcohol-related road deaths increase
Masako Saenz didn’t just lose her 5-year-old son to a repeat drunk driver. Two decades later, the Sacramento mother lost her own life after being hit by a driver with a blood alcohol level twice the l...
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
And just like that, San Diego streets were decongested.
Drivers that don’t yield to pedestrians at crosswalks and endanger them should lose their license tbh
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
And just like that, San Diego streets were decongested.
I see those things every day. Today it was a broken flex post between the trolley tracks at the north entrance to the City College Transit Center. Did someone going east on C Street try to veer right following the tracks through the transit center?
When you move around primarily or exclusively by car, you may not see the evidence of car crashes around you:
bent sign posts
broken car pieces
broken windshield glass
tire marks, etc.
For those who travel by 🚶🏻, 🚲, 🦽 & 🚌 these reminders are everywhere on sidewalks & streets.
bent sign posts
broken car pieces
broken windshield glass
tire marks, etc.
For those who travel by 🚶🏻, 🚲, 🦽 & 🚌 these reminders are everywhere on sidewalks & streets.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I see those things every day. Today it was a broken flex post between the trolley tracks at the north entrance to the City College Transit Center. Did someone going east on C Street try to veer right following the tracks through the transit center?
That street had a 25 mph speed limit and only two lanes, one in each direction. It was well-designed for safety. We often limit speeds of scooters and e-bikes, supposedly for reasons of safety. But far more lethal cars continue to get a pass.
4 dead, 13 injured after street racer slams into crowd at Tampa bar
A Florida man has been arrested after he lost control of his speeding car, which slammed into the patio of a bar in Tampa early on Saturday.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
That street had a 25 mph speed limit and only two lanes, one in each direction. It was well-designed for safety. We often limit speeds of scooters and e-bikes, supposedly for reasons of safety. But far more lethal cars continue to get a pass.
And as long as House Republicans remain on vacation, nothing changes except for weakening the effort to reverse the health care cuts. The shutdown continues indefinitely with no changes to the healthcare cuts.
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
And as long as House Republicans remain on vacation, nothing changes except for weakening the effort to reverse the health care cuts. The shutdown continues indefinitely with no changes to the healthcare cuts.
"Current Mayor Bruce Ehlers said redoing the project could ultimately save money if the new design prevents “multi-million dollar lawsuits potentially.”"
So changing to a less safe design will reduce lawsuits?
So changing to a less safe design will reduce lawsuits?
Encinitas to scrap, rebuild Santa Fe Drive upgrades in $3M overhaul | The Coast News Group
The Encinitas City Council voted to remove controversial features along a stretch of Santa Fe Drive, redoing a recently completed overhaul.
thecoastnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"Current Mayor Bruce Ehlers said redoing the project could ultimately save money if the new design prevents “multi-million dollar lawsuits potentially.”"
So changing to a less safe design will reduce lawsuits?
So changing to a less safe design will reduce lawsuits?
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Sidewalks shouldn’t stop for side streets, pass it on
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Sidewalks shouldn’t stop for side streets, pass it on
"The station said the pair were in the median when a vehicle in the lane nearest to the median stopped to allow them to cross, but that after Lucas passed the stopped truck, he was struck by a vehicle in the next lane."
Investigation continues in San Diego hit-and-run that killed 6-year-old
Lucas Chery Louis was struck Oct. 25 on University Avenue just east of 54th Street.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"The station said the pair were in the median when a vehicle in the lane nearest to the median stopped to allow them to cross, but that after Lucas passed the stopped truck, he was struck by a vehicle in the next lane."
Why am I paying federal taxes for yet one more overt violation of the Hatch Act?
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November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Why am I paying federal taxes for yet one more overt violation of the Hatch Act?
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Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
Utah rolls forward on statewide freeway system for bikes. Here’s where the trails would go.
Utah plans to build a statewide network of paved trails that will act like an interstate system for bikes.
www.sltrib.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
Is there any city in the United States that wouldn't be better and safer with fewer cars?
Waymo allegedly kills cat at San Francisco store
A convenience store owner and patrons are grieving the loss of their beloved mascot, KitKat.
sfstandard.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Is there any city in the United States that wouldn't be better and safer with fewer cars?
E-bikes are succeeding in spite of California. Does every supposedly pro-environmental law and organization in California state government have to be so backwards (CARB, Coastal Commission, CEQA, etc.)?
Response to CARB on Ending the E-Bike Incentive Project - CalBike
CARB’s decision to absorb the remaining funding from the E-Bike Incentive Project into Clean Cars 4 All is a telling political moment—one that mistakes “cleaner cars” for genuine progress. It’s easier...
www.calbike.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
E-bikes are succeeding in spite of California. Does every supposedly pro-environmental law and organization in California state government have to be so backwards (CARB, Coastal Commission, CEQA, etc.)?
Don’t be the guy that runs up to a departing late 215, then takes 2 minutes to pay. If not for running down the walkway and stairs to the ECB centerline stop and the driver of a few minute late 235 noticing me, I would have had to wait 30 min for the next bus and been late for work.
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Don’t be the guy that runs up to a departing late 215, then takes 2 minutes to pay. If not for running down the walkway and stairs to the ECB centerline stop and the driver of a few minute late 235 noticing me, I would have had to wait 30 min for the next bus and been late for work.
If you you walk, bike, or take transit, you also know that people driving cars could kill you at any time. It’s the cars.
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you you walk, bike, or take transit, you also know that people driving cars could kill you at any time. It’s the cars.
The anger I feel every time I have to cross an onramp to get to a transit stop and have to dodge yet another entitled person driving a car running a red light to make the turn onto the onramp.
It seems bad that only $668 million of California's $31 billion transportation budget is for public transit capital projects next year.
HSR gets another $798 million.
$1.45 billion out of $31 billion. It's a hidden form of climate arson.
HSR gets another $798 million.
$1.45 billion out of $31 billion. It's a hidden form of climate arson.
The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation
In this post, we summarize some of the most notable components of transportation program budgets in the 2025-26 spending plan.
lao.ca.gov
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The anger I feel every time I have to cross an onramp to get to a transit stop and have to dodge yet another entitled person driving a car running a red light to make the turn onto the onramp.
It’s now three evenings in a row where a person driving a vehicle from westbound ECB to the onramp to the northbound 15 has run the red right turn arrow while I was trying to cross that onramp. San Diego drivers routinely ignore red arrows and curbs. #VisionZero
October 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It’s now three evenings in a row where a person driving a vehicle from westbound ECB to the onramp to the northbound 15 has run the red right turn arrow while I was trying to cross that onramp. San Diego drivers routinely ignore red arrows and curbs. #VisionZero
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Bikes ≠ automobiles
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bikes ≠ automobiles
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
A pedestrian crossing that wouldn’t be needed except for a highway that shouldn’t even exist. The only cost should be for the removal of that section of highway.
Caltrans' messaging of its bike/ped work continues to border on mendacious.
This *Caltrans* press release says that they are spending $97M on a pedestrian overcrossing in SF.
That would be an insane price!
But in reality, the $97M is for a ped over-xing *and* 7.5 miles of I-280 pavement rehab!
This *Caltrans* press release says that they are spending $97M on a pedestrian overcrossing in SF.
That would be an insane price!
But in reality, the $97M is for a ped over-xing *and* 7.5 miles of I-280 pavement rehab!
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A pedestrian crossing that wouldn’t be needed except for a highway that shouldn’t even exist. The only cost should be for the removal of that section of highway.
"...where they found a car had plowed into a group of four people. The car, an orange Dodge Charger, ended up on the sidewalk and smashed into a tree."
If scooters and e-bikes can have their speeds limited for reasons of safety, why not limit the speeds of far more lethal cars on city streets?
If scooters and e-bikes can have their speeds limited for reasons of safety, why not limit the speeds of far more lethal cars on city streets?
Hit-and-run crash in Santa Monica kills 2 pedestrians
Santa Monica police are looking for the driver who allegedly crashed into a group of people on a sidewalk Friday night, killing two and injuring two more.
www.cbsnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"...where they found a car had plowed into a group of four people. The car, an orange Dodge Charger, ended up on the sidewalk and smashed into a tree."
If scooters and e-bikes can have their speeds limited for reasons of safety, why not limit the speeds of far more lethal cars on city streets?
If scooters and e-bikes can have their speeds limited for reasons of safety, why not limit the speeds of far more lethal cars on city streets?
The person driving the westbound murder weapon on University presumably didn't have to slow down much to head north on 54th thanks to the wide slip lane. If San Diego was really serious about trying to achieve #VisionZero, why hasn't every slip lane on city streets been removed over the past decade?
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The person driving the westbound murder weapon on University presumably didn't have to slow down much to head north on 54th thanks to the wide slip lane. If San Diego was really serious about trying to achieve #VisionZero, why hasn't every slip lane on city streets been removed over the past decade?
While I'm waiting to cross 10th Ave at B Street, drivers of three cars run the light after it turn reds. A fourth driver tried to right-hook a bus by making a right turn after red without stopping, but had to stop because of the cars on B Street proceeding on a green. #VisionZero #SanDiego
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
While I'm waiting to cross 10th Ave at B Street, drivers of three cars run the light after it turn reds. A fourth driver tried to right-hook a bus by making a right turn after red without stopping, but had to stop because of the cars on B Street proceeding on a green. #VisionZero #SanDiego
University Avenue between 54th and 58th is really hostile for people walking. The posted speed limit is 40 mph, but it's designed for highway speeds. And there are no marked, much less signaled, crossings between 54th and 58th. #VisionZero is a farce in #SanDiego.
Young child in critical condition after hit-and-run in City Heights
San Diego Police seek suspect after child hit by Honda in Colina Del Sol. Child in critical condition; investigation underway.
www.cbs8.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
University Avenue between 54th and 58th is really hostile for people walking. The posted speed limit is 40 mph, but it's designed for highway speeds. And there are no marked, much less signaled, crossings between 54th and 58th. #VisionZero is a farce in #SanDiego.
"To qualify for an all-way stop, a major road like Jackson Drive is required to score at least 25 points. The intersection scored 10 points. The intersection was also evaluated for a crosswalk in November 2024, Santacroce said, and it did not meet the required criteria." #VisionZero
A Jackson Drive resident sought stop signs and crosswalks to no avail. Then a boy died.
The city will install an all-way stop at Lake Badin Avenue and Jackson Drive.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"To qualify for an all-way stop, a major road like Jackson Drive is required to score at least 25 points. The intersection scored 10 points. The intersection was also evaluated for a crosswalk in November 2024, Santacroce said, and it did not meet the required criteria." #VisionZero
MTS seems committed to running no more than the existing service, at most, for much of the rest of the decade. San Diego needs more housing and needs to fund the necessary transit for that to happen.
When nearby transit is years off, how much housing should San Diego allow? Here’s what a judge just said.
The key issue in the lawsuit — which could affect housing developments citywide — is whether future transit routes should help projects qualify for density bonuses.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
MTS seems committed to running no more than the existing service, at most, for much of the rest of the decade. San Diego needs more housing and needs to fund the necessary transit for that to happen.