Starting July 1, Sacramento began ticketing cars parked within 20 feet of intersections, a new rule stemming from a California daylighting law that took effect Jan. 1.
Drivers can face a $25 fine, even if there’s no posted signage or painted curb. The city is currently posting temporary signage as they work to remove impacted metered spaces and clearly indicate parking restrictions, according to City Spokeswoman Gabby Miller.
Daylighting, a road safety practice backed by research, improves sightlines at intersections by making pedestrians and cyclists — especially children, wheelchair users, and shorter individuals often eclipsed by larger cars — more visible to drivers. It’s credited as a key factor in Hoboken, New Jersey’s seven-year streak without a traffic death, and a San Francisco study found it reduced crashes in the Tenderloin by 14%, even without physical barriers…