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Q. Dear Honk: Here within the San Fernando Valley a few of our main boulevards have been not too long ago re-striped with the far-right lane now a devoted, mixed bus and bicycle lane. I’ve but to see a single bicycle in these lanes. But suppose a bicyclist claims his or her rightful place in […] More

Q. Honk: I’ve been diligently ready for the Olympics to return to Los Angeles, so I might substitute my 1984 Olympics license plates with new 2028 Olympic plates. Yes, my personalised plates are actually greater than 40 years outdated. Are commemorative plates going to be accessible for the 2028 Olympics? – Donald La Plante, Downey […] More

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Q. I used to be questioning if you realize why on the 405 Freeway close to off-ramps there are cutout circles within the two proper lanes. They look much like what you’d see on metropolis streets at intersections that I imagine are used to set off visitors indicators. The freeway cutouts have been puzzling me. […] More

Q. Hey Honk: I observed this small pink gentle down low on a visitors sign at Crown Valley and Marguerite parkways in Mission Viejo. Looks like a digital camera. What’s it for? – Paul DeSimone, Mission Viejo A. Called an “enforcement gentle,” it helps the deputies who patrol your city nab red-light runners. “It’s a instrument […] More

Q. I drive alongside the 91 Freeway and go the 71 very often, and I see a ton of wooden used to construct the molds for the concrete for the reconstructed interchange. What occurs to the wooden when the mission is accomplished? It would appear to me that the wooden might be donated to charitable […] More

Q. I wish to get my outdated automobile registered, nevertheless it wants a smog test. I’ve learn from seemingly respected sources that the smog check is invalid with a newly put in battery, and that one ought to wait till the automobile has at the least one other 100 miles on it. If so, how […] More

Q. I do know the California Highway Patrol is answerable for visitors enforcement and handing out tickets on freeways, metropolis police care for this of their cities, and sheriff’s deputies deal with unincorporated areas and the cities that contract with them. Can these companies give out tickets in locations exterior of their accountability? – Bert […] More

Q. Hi Honk. I acquired a toll violation discover from the 91 Express Lanes regarding 4 tolls from final month. The tolls had been for about $20 in complete, however the invoice, which we acquired within the mail, is now for $119.75 due to supposed violations. That shocked me. I known as up and was […] More

Q. Several occasions I’ve observed short-term license plates on autos lengthy after they expired. How quickly ought to a brand new automotive proprietor count on to attend for his or her steel plates? I can perceive that it is a low-priority-enforcement merchandise for our police businesses. – Jim Thomson, Huntington Beach A. Virtually each car on […] More

Q. I used to be questioning why there are two completely different floor supplies used within the development of the brand new lanes on the 405 Freeway in Orange County. It makes for a tough experience within the areas the place the 2 floor varieties adjoin. I’m positive it’s a typical follow, however I’ve simply […] More

Q. Dear Honk: There is a defunct railroad line that has been shut down for a few years. It runs parallel to Bastanchury Road in Fullerton. The crossing gates have been eliminated, in addition to the entire indicators, aside from one which states that the tracks are out of service. In spite of all this, […] More