Santa Rosa police on Tuesday plan to conduct one of its regular extra enforcement operations targeting motorcycle safety.
The city’s traffic officers will be looking for violations involving motorcyclists as well as drivers of cars and trucks whose actions endanger motorcyclists.
A similar operation Saturday by Petaluma police, which included targeting speeders, resulted in 68 tickets being issued, including seven to motorcyclists.
Nine drivers on Lakeville Highway were cited for speeding, all going more than 75 mph in the 45-mph zone, Petaluma police said.
Both cities’ special traffic enforcement are funded by the state Office of Traffic Safety.
Tim
Why is Tuesday such a big deal with motorcycles? I ride everyday…guess I’ll ride stupidly on the other six,just not on Tuesdays.
July 9th, 2012 6:17 pm
RICHARD
First Street Bus Transit Mall traffic violations can be successfully contested.
The traffic control signage is deficient, in my opinion. I am a CA registered engineers with decades of traffic experience.
The fact that Numerous drivers have driven thru the transit mall is prima fascie evidence signage is inadequate. You may want to take a photo showing the view along Santa Rosa Av or D ST.
Not complying with a traffic control sign is not a violation if the sign is not clearly viable.
“You can contest your ticket by mail without making a single court appearance.” – ticketassassin.com
July 10th, 2012 4:34 am
kkrimer
PPD can write lot’s of tickets catching speeders going S on Lakeville from East D St to the freeway. Seldom does one see anyone going under 40 in the 30 zone.
July 10th, 2012 9:33 am
rider2
“A similar operation Saturday by Petaluma police, which included targeting speeders, resulted in 68 tickets being issued, including seven to motorcyclists.”
10% were motorcycles,
how about we target aggressive and distracted drivers.
July 10th, 2012 10:49 am
Daniel
As a motorcyclist that has gone down and been in many close calls from unaware drivers this is really appreciated. They are being fair going after both sides of the problem, the un-aware / un-caring drivers and the reckless motorcyclist. Nice to see it is not one sided as most of the times it can be!
July 10th, 2012 4:10 pm
Michael
I sure wish they would crack down on the noise factor of motorcycles. Why do the citizens put up with this noise pollution? Something really needs to be done!
July 10th, 2012 4:45 pm
Angry Anthony
Oh Look, another motorcyclist “crackdown”
No SUV driver crackdown, NO! No, that might violate the rights of idiots that drive living-rooms on wheels, that are designed to be “silent” to road “noise.” These ——-can bounce off curbs and hit
whoever!!! BUT NO, WE GOTTA STOP THOSE EVIL MOTORCYCLE RIDERS!!!
I see my civil rights being violated but I’m part of the class that the majority hates so it’s cool with them!
I say this:
First they came for the communists,
and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Yup! It APPLIES!!!
July 10th, 2012 6:31 pm