Adele Hendrick’s Op-Ed on speed limits

[Axxlrod]

I disagree with lowering the speed limits in RSF.  They are already low enough; lowering them even further will just cause anger/frustration/road rage.

As an example, El Camino Del Norte was lowered to 35mph as that road is within Encinitas city limits.  I travel it often and the cars that travel at only 35mph (and sometimes lower) cause traffic to back up behind them.  This has led to several occurrences where an impatient driver crossed over the solid double-yellow lines and passed the long line of cars.  We do not want this to happen in RSF.

My opinion is that a speed limit of 45mph is appropriate; however, it’s already been lowered to 40mph.  Now some are calling for the speed limits to be lowered further to 35mph.  35mph is too low for the long distances we must travel to leave RSF.

I know the knee-jerk response to this post will be “lower speeds are safer”, “think of the kids/horses/elderly”, etc…

But the reality is modern cars are extremely safe, and our roads are long with infrequent intersections.  A 40+mph speed limit is appropriate.

And have you seen what happens at the stop signs on Paseo Delicias when the “Your speed is” radar wagons are placed there????  Traffic backups of 50+ cars are not uncommon at the stop signs.  That is quite aggravating to have to deal with everyday and every time you leave your house.

we don’t need or want permanent radar setups in RSF.  Keep RSF country…

[nicolasoto]

I agree with Adele Hendrick’s Op-Ed on the need to lower speed limits here in RSF! I think we, as a community, should look at the speed limits on select roads, and make a request to the county to lower some speed limits. I think it’s easy to say that all of the 45 MPH zones should be lowered to 40 MPH, at the very least. As we are in an un-incorporated part of the county we have SD Sheriff for law enforcement, and CHP for traffic. As opposed to Solana Beach where SD Sheriff serves both functions, and even though we pay the CHP overtime to be here more often, it is rare to see them (they drive the same cars, and SUV’s as the Sheriff with different door badges). One thing that does seem to make a difference enforcing the limits we have is when Chief Wellhouser rolls out the “radar wagon” that displays a drivers speed, and the speed limit. Maybe we should also consider permanent radar signs in select locations? They can be very low profile, solar powered, and unobtrusive. Todd Huckins

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