I am no traffic engineer but even I have come to the conclusion that one of the most persistent and tragic safety problems in our West Orange County is along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.
Every week, it seems, there is a fatal traffic accident along that most famous of coastal highways. Sometimes it involves reckless motoring such as speeding. Other times one or more of those driving toward their fates was impaired by the use of alcohol or drugs or being distracted by too much attention to cell phones.
Another complication is the close proximity of automobiles to motorcycles or bicycles (electric or “manual”). There are long stretches of PCH between traffic signals – i.e., red lights – which tempts drivers to goose the accelerator pedal to great speeds. The looping curve between Goldenwest Street and Warner Avenue seems to encourage Formula 1 fantasies…