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		<title>Driving 100 mph to get to your kid&#8217;s party, soccer game</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14614/they-were-running-late-but-went-to-jail-instead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CHP Officer Jon Sloat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHP Officer Marcus Hawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highway 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakeville Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Officer Ron Klein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petaluma police]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all run late at times for appointments, work, weddings, our kids&#8217; sports events and more. But driving 100 mph to get to them? Twice in the past week, local officers pulled over drivers going 100 mph or more, and both motorists explained that they were running late to an event for their kids. And both ended up missing those events; they went to jail. Last Friday, CHP Officer Marcus Hawkins was southbound on Highway 101 in Rohnert Park when&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14614/they-were-running-late-but-went-to-jail-instead/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>State Senate votes to hike cellphone fines, penalize bicyclists, too</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14611/state-senate-votes-to-hike-cellphone-fines-penalize-bicyclists-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bicyclists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California state Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palo Alto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Doug La Malfa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Joe Simitian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate Bill 1310]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Palo Alto state senator again is trying to raise the fine on motorists who illegally use cellphones and, for the first time, to fine bicyclists who text or talk on a hand-held phone. The state Senate on Monday approved 24-9 legislation by Democratic Sen. Joe Simitian calling for the new fines and sent it to the Assembly. The Legislature last year passed a similar bill by Simitian, but Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed it. Last year&#8217;s bill would have raised&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14611/state-senate-votes-to-hike-cellphone-fines-penalize-bicyclists-too/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paving this week on Porter Creek Road</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14608/paving-this-week-on-porter-creek-road/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Calistoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Porter Creek Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a key route between northern Santa Rosa and Calistoga. It&#8217;s bumpy, full of potholes but it&#8217;s about to be improved. Sonoma County roads crews will be out this week grinding out damaged sections of Porter Creek Road and repaving them. The work is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday, with one-way traffic control in effect, so there&#8217;ll be some traffic delays. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Follow the Road Warrior on Twitter via @PDRoadWarrior]]></description>
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		<title>What to say when you call 911 about an accident</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14601/when-you-call-911-about-an-accident/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 19:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cellphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cindy Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa police]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re out and about and a car crash happens right in front of you. You quickly dial 911 on your cellphone to report it. But was that the right thing to do? But here are a few tips to ensure the right emergency agency is contacted and you give the right information. Cindy Jones, a communications supervisor with Santa Rosa police, recommends that you program into your cellphone the seven-digit emergency number for your local police and fire departments. The&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14601/when-you-call-911-about-an-accident/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Traffic delays likely this week on Highway 128</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14598/traffic-delays-likely-this-week-on-highway-128/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caltrans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geysers Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geyserville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highway 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highway 128]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[River Rock Casino]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Caltrans this week will be grinding &#8220;distressed sections&#8221; of Highway 128 in the Geyserville area and then repaving them. The work will be 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. along various stretches, and one-way traffic control will be in effect, so expect some traffic delays. On Monday and Tuesday, construction crews will work just east of the Highway 101-Highway 128 junction. On Wednesday and Thursday, they move on to the stretch of 128 around River Rock Casino. On Friday, they finish&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14598/traffic-delays-likely-this-week-on-highway-128/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gas price hike may be temporary</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14593/gas-price-hike-may-be-temporary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 01:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gasbuddy.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick DeHaan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problems at several California oil refineries have choked the supply of gasoline, again driving up prices, but an expert expects the higher cost to be temporary. Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for gasbuddy.com, said gas inventories in California are almost at a 20-year low because of the refineries&#8217; drop in production. That has driven up prices. A month ago, the average cost for a gallon of regular in Santa Rosa was $4.235. It fell to $4.19 a week ago, but&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14593/gas-price-hike-may-be-temporary/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Extra police focus on a dangerous Santa Rosa intersection</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14590/extra-police-focus-on-a-dangerous-santa-rosa-intersection/</link>
		<comments>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14590/extra-police-focus-on-a-dangerous-santa-rosa-intersection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marlow Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piner Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa police]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city&#8217;s sixth most dangerous intersections &#8212; Piner Road at Marlow Road, which last year had 8 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cellphones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations. Each week, the officers pick one of the city&#8217;s top&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14590/extra-police-focus-on-a-dangerous-santa-rosa-intersection/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Results of SRPD&#8217;s motorcycle crackdown / Petaluma&#8217;s is Saturday</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14586/results-of-srpds-motorcycle-crackdown/</link>
		<comments>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14586/results-of-srpds-motorcycle-crackdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Office of Traffic Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sgt. Lance Badger]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday&#8217;s Santa Rosa crackdown on motorcycle traffic violations resulted in 24  motorcyclists being stopped by officers. Sgt. Lance Badger said 15 were ticketed for such things as helmets, mechanical and failing to yield. The remaining nine were given warnings. The all-day enforcement, funded by a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety, involved five officers whose main focus was motorcycle safety, although they handled other traffic enforcement issues as they came up, Badger said. The grant is funding eight&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14586/results-of-srpds-motorcycle-crackdown/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New road under Highway 101 in Santa Rosa</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14581/new-road-under-highway-101-in-santa-rosa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dave Vandeveer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davis Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highway 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Railroad Square]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa Plaza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sixth Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2005, Caltrans built the Highway 101 overpass at Sixth Street in Santa Rosa but never built the street under it. Now, Santa Rosa is going to. On Monday, construction crews will start a $1.1 million project to connect the two stretches of Sixth Street that end at the highway, with completion due in October. Dave Vandeveer, an associate civil engineer for the city who is overseeing the project, said the work includes the new stretch of road, new sidewalks,&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14581/new-road-under-highway-101-in-santa-rosa/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Watch out for bicyclists this week</title>
		<link>http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14567/watch-out-for-bicyclists-this-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Road.Warrior</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amgen Tour of California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHP Officer Jon Sloat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Time Gran Fondo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mendocino Avenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma Napa Gran Fondo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s watch-out-for-bicyclists week. As Sonoma County gears up for Sunday&#8217;s start to the Amgen Tour of California, drivers will be encountering many more bicyclists than normal along with some traffic delays and road closures. But the key for all will be safety. The brunt of that responsibility will fall to drivers. While bicyclists must follow traffic laws too, some don&#8217;t. So drivers this week will have to take particular care when encountering bicyclists. It&#8217;s common for bicyclists in packs to&#8230; <a href="http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14567/watch-out-for-bicyclists-this-week/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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