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SMART work to shut 2 Santa Rosa roads at railroad tracks

SMART railroad work is getting under way, it'll require the closure of  Santa Rosa streets where they cross the tracks. The first closure will be Barham Avenue at the tracks from Wednesday to Thursday. Next will be Bellevue Avenue next Monday to Aug. 1. No traffic will be allowed over [...]

By | July 24th, 2012|0 Comments

Santa Rosa police target intersection with high number of collisions

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's most dangerous intersections -- Guerneville Road at Marlow Road, which last year was third worst with 11 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will [...]

By | July 22nd, 2012|0 Comments

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 [...]

By | July 15th, 2012|3 Comments

Motorcycle crackdown Tuesday in Santa Rosa

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 [...]

By | July 9th, 2012|7 Comments

2nd south Santa Rosa intersection under police watch

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's most dangerous intersections -- Santa Rosa Avenue at Hearn Avenue, which last year was tied for second with 13 collisions. Last week, just a block away, police were keeping an eye out for violators across Highway [...]

By | July 8th, 2012|2 Comments

Mailbag: Can bicyclists ride on sidewalks? Who cleans up crash debris?

Here's a question from a reader: I've been taught that bicycles are subject to the same rules as cars, but I see bicycles on the sidewalk all the time.  I'd certainly be cited if I drove my pickup down the sidewalk.  What's with the bikes?  Thanks a lot.  Randy of [...]

By | July 6th, 2012|13 Comments

South Santa Rosa intersection gets extra police attention

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's most dangerous intersections -- Corby Avenue at Hearn Avenue, 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 [...]

By | June 30th, 2012|1 Comment

Motorcycle enforcement Thursday in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa police on Thursday will conduct their sixth operation of the year enforcing motorcycle safety, targeting in particular dangerous riders and careless motorists. Sgt. Lance Badger said there hasn't been any common motorcyclist violation in any of the previous operations, saying they range from helmets not government approved to [...]

By | June 27th, 2012|11 Comments

Police target Santa Rosa’s most dangerous intersection

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor the city's most dangerous intersections -- Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard, which last year had 18 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will be looking for drivers not [...]

By | June 22nd, 2012|0 Comments

DUI checkpoint Saturday in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa police plan a DUI/license checkpoint on Saturday night. As usual, police aren't saying where the checkpoint will be, but the hours will be 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sgt. Lance Badger said officers may move the checkpoint during the night to a different location depending upon how busy [...]

By | June 22nd, 2012|7 Comments