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Santa Rosa’s 25 dangerous intersections

Planning to drive through the intersection of Stony Point and Sebastopol roads in Santa Rosa? Better be careful. It again ranks No. 1 in the city for highest number of reported collisions. The Roseland-area intersection racked up 16 collisions last year, twice that of 2011 when it tied for sixth place but down from 20 in 2010 and 19 in 2009 when it ranked No. 1 for both years. 2011′s No. 1 — Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard — fell… Read More »

SRPD monitoring Roseland intersection

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s most collision-prone intersections — Stony Point Road at Sebastopol Road, which last year was tied for sixth worst with eight 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… Read More »

SMART rail work shuts Sebastopol Road

SMART rail work will close Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa this Tuesday through Friday at the train tracks. It’s part of the rail district upgrading the tracks through Sonoma County. Crews are going through the county tearing out the old crossings and putting in new track. To do so, they need to shut all lanes at the crossing. To detour around the closure, take West Third Street to the north or Barham Avenue to the south. Next week, Aug. 13… Read More »

SW Santa Rosa intersection under police watch

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s most dangerous intersections — Dutton Avenue at Sebastopol Road, which last year was tied for second with 13 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… Read More »

SW Santa Rosa intersection this week’s SRPD target

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s sixth most dangerous intersections — Stony Point Road at Sebastopol 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’s… Read More »

SW Santa Rosa intersection targeted by traffic officers

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s second most dangerous intersection — Dutton Avenue at Sebastopol Road, which last year was tied with 13 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, 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. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE.… Read More »

Santa Rosa’s 25 most dangerous intersections

Here are Santa Rosa’s most dangerous intersections, based on the number of collisions at each in 2011 as reported by the Santa Rosa Police Department. Each week during the year, Santa Rosa motorcycle officers typically spend part of their day at one of these intersections, looking for traffic violators, with the idea of trying to make them safer. No. 1 Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard, with 18 collisions in 2011. In 2010, this intersection ranked second with 17 collisions. To… Read More »

Santa Rosa’s new most dangerous intersection

  There’s a new No. 1 in Santa Rosa when it comes to being the city’s most dangerous intersection: Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard. With 18 reported collisions last year, it dethroned Stony Point Road at Sebastopol Road, which had been the city’s most collision-prone intersection for two years in a row. But last year Stony Point-Sebastopol had 8 crashes, down from 20 in 2010 and 19 in 2009. Highway 12-Mission ranked No. 2 both in 2010 with 17 collisions… Read More »

SRPD targets city’s 3rd most dangerous intersection

Santa Rosa police officers this week will monitor the city’s third most dangerous intersection — Dutton Avenue at Sebastopol Road, which last year had 15 traffic collisions. As part of a weekly special enforcement program, officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cell phones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE. To read about how the officers look for… Read More »

Santa Rosa’s most dangerous intersection target of police scrutiny

Santa Rosa police officers this week will monitor the city’s most dangerous intersection — Stony Point Road at Sebastopol Road, which last year had the most traffic collisions with 20. As part of a weekly special enforcement program, officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cell phones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE. To read about how… Read More »