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– Roger Gregston, Lake Forest
A. What, you didn’t see any pedestrians on the market rolling alongside on a inexperienced ball, Roger?
In traffic-industry parlance, a inexperienced ball is the usual inexperienced mild on a visitors sign versus, say, a inexperienced arrow.
“The message on the digital board did embrace some visitors engineering lingo, and we’re sorry for any confusion that brought about,” mentioned Jonathan Volzke, a spokesperson for the town. “We respect the resident — and Honk — for retaining us on the ball.”
See, even a metropolis official can have a bit enjoyable.
Now, let’s get right down to the intense aspect of the signal.
Someone within the public was involved about pedestrian security at that spot so the town positioned the momentary email correspondence board close to the T-shaped intersection till everlasting reminders — “Yield to Pedestrian” indicators — may very well be planted.
“The metropolis of Lake Forest makes use of the three E’s — engineering, training and enforcement — to advertise visitors security, and the message board was fulfilling the training element,” Volzke mentioned. “The new indicators are in place now.”
– Larry and Julie Voelz, Irvine
A. This query hits Honk’s digital mailbag from time to time, and people indicators irritate or humor him when he sees them on the market within the asphalt jungle, relying on his temper.
Total hogwash, they’re.
“A truck is accountable for their load,” mentioned Sergio Rivera, an officer and spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol out of the station home in Santa Ana. “We see these accidents (from particles falling out of the truck) all the time.”
If a truck’s particles damages your experience, CHP officers have instructed Honk the sufferer ought to attempt to — safely — get the license plate quantity. And, if the offender is in a business truck, see if you happen to can snag the corporate title off of a aspect door. Then, when parked, name 911 and inform the dispatcher what occurred. Also, go the information alongside to your insurance coverage provider.
HONKIN’ PET PEEVES: Do you could have a pet peeve as a driver, a pedestrian, a bicycle or bike rider or a ship skipper? Roger (see above) and Honk had been chatting the opposite day, and Roger steered Honk provide readers an opportunity to air their pet peeves. Honk did the identical factor a number of years in the past. Please additionally ship alongside (the e-mail tackle is under) your first and final names and metropolis of residence, which may very well be used within the column and make you a neighborhood star.
To ask Honk questions, attain him at [email protected]. He solely solutions these which might be revealed. To see Honk on-line: ocregister.com/tag/honk. Twitter: @OCRegisterHonk
