Editor,
No, I don’t mean the you-know-what — not in San Mateo, of all fine places. What I question is the purpose of the yellow section marked off on El Camino Real, going south approaching 25th Avenue for a left turn. This section steals at least two car lengths from the lane waiting for green light to turn left into 25th Avenue.
This reduces the left turn waiting lane to about three cars instead of five, thereby blocking the left lane going straight south if more than three cars are waiting for green light to turn left.
Is there a purpose for this yellow section, or has it simply been put there as a joke or without thinking about a possible purpose?
And if a left-turner ignores the scary yellow zone and waits there anyway so that the through traffic can pass, can he be ticketed?
Jorg Aadahl
San Mateo
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(4) comments
To imitate a center median? Extending the "imaginary center median" from Lodato Ave to 28th Ave. probably for continuity and for traffic safety? Going south, as you cross over 28th Ave approaching the mall, ECR is divided by an actual physical center median. Going north after crossing Lodato Ave, there is an actual center median.
I can't see what that has to do with the El Camino South/25th Ave left turn, where valuable street space is wasted for no logical reason, with no impact on traffic safety, and only resulting in unnecessary blocking of through traffic.
So much for presenting a common sense logical explanation why the imaginary median probably exists. Your left turn/wasted street space obsession would best be answered by Caltrans. Maybe the city can rotate an available school crossing guard over to the area and help sort out this maddening issue. Hey, what about those 9ers !
@ Jorg - I emailed Henry Choi with City of San Mateo and received this back
Henry Choi hchoi@cityofsanmateo.org
Hi
This roadway segment is Caltran’s right-of-way so I have forwarded this to them on your behalf.
Thanks,
Henry
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