Here are a few thoughts from Road Warrior readers: A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION Now that the Spring is here and people are out buying plants for the yards, perhaps you could help me understand a dangerous intersection. People turning from Highway 12 to Calistoga Road and in the left left-turn lane [...]
Here's a question from a reader: If there is an accident in the "slow" lane during commute hours, can you use the carpool lane to avoid the accident? Can the CHP ticket you for this? This scenario recently happened on the Cotati Grade, it was a major accident. Sue The [...]
Here's a question from a reader: What are the poles with the solar panels that are installed along Highway 101? M.W. The answer comes from Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus, who says they're transmission towers. Embedded in the pavement along Highway 101 are sensors that can track the number of vehicles [...]
We've had some questions from readers wondering about the hours of carpool lanes in Sonoma County and such, so we pitched them to Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus to answer: Why are the HOV lanes on 101 in Marin County just one direction in the morning and evening but both directions [...]
With more carpool lanes being built along Highway 101 in Sonoma County, we've been wondering how many people carpool and use the lanes. Here are some facts and figures we've come across: Carpooling remains at historic lows The [...]
The signs along Highway 101 warn that a carpool ticket is at least $381. That's a bit short. Here's how the ticket cost breaks down, according to the Sonoma County courts: --$100 base fine --$20 surcharge, calculated by adding on 20 percent of base fine. --$170 penalty assessment by county [...]