Second Street Speed Control
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A map of the area in question

Speed Control Policy, adopted November 25, 1986 by Sacramento County Board of Sups

Speed Control Petition Process, adopted March 29, 1994 by Sacramento County Board of Sups

The Traffic Count and Speed survey: August 19 & 24, 2004

The "survey" letter received September, 1, 2004  
"Survey" postcard that is really a binding vote

Denial letter received from County Counsel; further correspondence

Pictures of the stop signs and the "proposed stop sign" signs

My statement to the CPAC convened community meeting on October 12.

Letter received from R.W. Foust, dated November 15, 2004

Successful speed bumps on rural roads - pictures

My experience over the years with the arbitrary and capricious DOT


Rio Linda Elverta News Articles:

Community Governance Proposal presented to Rio Linda Elverta CPAC by Cheryl Creson (1/22/04)
County seeking way to give unincorporated communities more local control - Paul Hahn (1/8/04)
County kicks off neighborhood services - Paul Lake (4/22/04)
County Community Center to open in September  - Mark Manoff (6/10/04)
County Focus Group Meeting (9/30/04)
County Apologizes for stop signs at Shady Woods and 2nd Sts. (10/7/04)
Stop signs installed per Board policy? more speed limit signs "unrealistic" (10/21/04)


The Sacramento Bee:
Article by Dirk Werkman about the October 12 CPAC meeting: stop signs (10/21/04)


State and Federal: "STOP signs should not be used for speed control."

United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration:
(adopted by California, with California supplements where applicable)
     Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
        Chapter 2B, regulatory signs:

Section 2B.05 STOP Sign Applications -
"STOP signs should not be used for speed control."
"STOP signs should be installed in a manner that minimizes the numbers of vehicles having to stop."
"A STOP sign should not be installed on the major street unless justified by a traffic engineering study."

Section 2B.18 Location of Speed Limit Signs -
"Speed Limit signs, indicating speed limits for which posting is required by law, shall be located at the points of change from one speed limit to another.
"At the end of the section to which a speed limit applies, a Speed Limit sign showing the next speed limit shall be installed. Additional Speed Limit signs shall be installed beyond major intersections and at other locations where it is necessary to remind road users of the speed limit that is applicable."
Caltrans Office of Signs, Markings & Permits:
   
Traffic Manual:
           Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) California supplement, Chapter 2B, regulatory signs:
           Section 2B.05 STOP Sign Applications:
              "A STOP (R1-1) sign is not a 'cure-all' and is not a substitute for other traffic control devices."

    4-03.6 POLICIES FOR INDIVIDUAL REGULATORY SIGNS
           Traffic Manual - Ch. 4 - Signs (Policies for Individual Regulatory Signs):
              "Stop signs should not be used for speed control."

Sacramento County Department of Transportation (DOT):

   Stop Signs for Speed Control: 
"The installation of stop signs for speed control must be carefully evaluated to avoid causing additional traffic problems, such as: Undue delays, Increased congestion, Diversion of traffic to other streets,  Increased noise level, Increased fuel consumption and vehicle emissions"
   Speed Limits: 
"Sacramento County roads have an unposted maximum speed limit of 55 mph."
    Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP):
"Neighborhood involvement in developing and approving a neighborhood traffic management plan"
NTMP "Best Practices" White Paper (Feiir & Peers, 32 pages, June 2004)
    Speed Bumps:



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