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Safe driving: it’s your job
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Posted by editor Fri Apr 14, 2006 15:56:39 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments For the past few weeks, I have invited readers to submit recommendations and suggestions regarding traffic problems and how we can have safer roads in the Tehachapi area.

Now, before we end this discussion, let us all beware that prevention of accidents is largely in the hands of the driver. We don’t need a law enforcement officer on every corner forcing us to drive safely. Anyway, if we did, we would soon become resentful.

But why don’t we drive as though a deputy was right behind us? Perhaps we can police ourselves, we can cut the incidents of accidents by at least half.

Readers comments: Regarding traffic issues

My concern is the misplacement of a stop sign in my neighborhood. I live across the street from Philip Marx Park. I enjoy watching the festivals and other activities in the park, which also draws many people for picnics, weddings, birthdays and other events. A large percentage of these people are children. The movies in the park on Thursday nights draw a huge number of children.

It is our responsibility as citizens of Tehachapi to protect our children. Dangerous conditions exist at the intersection of Mojave and E Streets.

Drivers going to and from the subdivision south of D Street use Mojave Street like a race track. They speed through the intersection of Mojave and E Streets as if there was no cross traffic.

Traffic on E Street is as heavy as that on Mojave Street, yet the Mojave drivers speed through the intersection as if they have the right-of-way. I would guess that some do not even look for cross traffic before driving through. Rarely do drivers that meet at the intersection yield the right of way or slow down when passing our public park. My fear is a horrific accident at this intersection.

The city recently installed a stop sign on F Street at Mojave Street, one block north of the park. There is already a four-way stop at F and Hayes Streets where the Senior Center is located.

Why add a stop sign one block from an existing four-way stop when there is no increased use of the surrounding area? The placement of this stop sign should have been at E and Mojave Streets. This placement would protect users of the park and cause drivers to stop at a busy intersection.

Don’t our children deserve a safe location for play as much as our seniors do?
I hope the city reassesses the placement of this stop sign.

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