I’m a resident of north redondo beach but Artesia is the most direct way for me to get to the beach. Can you please add the missing crosswalk at PCH and Artesia? Making pedestrians and cyclists cross these very wide roads three times instead of one so drivers can save a few seconds is not fair and is more exposure for being hit by a car.
I have personally nearly been hit multiple times while biking across PCH/Artesia and PCH/MBB by drivers taking a “right on red” without stopping or looking. One car at MBB/PCH locked up their tires when they saw me crossing and skidded to a stop in the crosswalk ahead of me, despite having a red light. I’d also like to see turn lanes removed at these and other major intersections to shorten crossings, reduce walk times and slow down cars turning.
More than signs are needed to deter speeding and protect all road users. Physically narrowing lanes and intersections would help make this a safer area to walk and avoid any more needless death and injury.
I'm very happy to see the city and CalTrans working on improving the safety of Sepulveda/PCH. The recent tragedies on this stretch of road highlight what we already knew - this road is too dangerous. The proposed modifications look good to me, and are a good first step towards making this corridor safer. I encourage their implementation.
However, we must not finish this and call "job done". After these changes, this will remain a VERY dangerous street. This stretch of road is and will still be designed to allow drivers to comfortable travel much faster than the posted 35MPH speed limit. As long as they are comfortable speeding, they'll speed. These speeds are fundamentally what caused these collisions. We must continue to work making this a proper safe street for our communities. Let's look at road diets, lane narrowing, and other bigger changes that traffic engineers around the world have found to drastically reduce their collision rates while maintaining throughput during peak hour.
Thank you for considering safety issues on Sepulveda/PCH
I’m a resident of north redondo beach but Artesia is the most direct way for me to get to the beach. Can you please add the missing crosswalk at PCH and Artesia? Making pedestrians and cyclists cross these very wide roads three times instead of one so drivers can save a few seconds is not fair and is more exposure for being hit by a car.
I have personally nearly been hit multiple times while biking across PCH/Artesia and PCH/MBB by drivers taking a “right on red” without stopping or looking. One car at MBB/PCH locked up their tires when they saw me crossing and skidded to a stop in the crosswalk ahead of me, despite having a red light. I’d also like to see turn lanes removed at these and other major intersections to shorten crossings, reduce walk times and slow down cars turning.
More than signs are needed to deter speeding and protect all road users. Physically narrowing lanes and intersections would help make this a safer area to walk and avoid any more needless death and injury.
I'm very happy to see the city and CalTrans working on improving the safety of Sepulveda/PCH. The recent tragedies on this stretch of road highlight what we already knew - this road is too dangerous. The proposed modifications look good to me, and are a good first step towards making this corridor safer. I encourage their implementation.
However, we must not finish this and call "job done". After these changes, this will remain a VERY dangerous street. This stretch of road is and will still be designed to allow drivers to comfortable travel much faster than the posted 35MPH speed limit. As long as they are comfortable speeding, they'll speed. These speeds are fundamentally what caused these collisions. We must continue to work making this a proper safe street for our communities. Let's look at road diets, lane narrowing, and other bigger changes that traffic engineers around the world have found to drastically reduce their collision rates while maintaining throughput during peak hour.