I'm always appreciative of law enforcement when it comes to public safety and awareness. But what does "known trouble spots" mean? Is that a reference to stretches of road that attract speeders? If so, thanks for the support as long as you pull drivers over in a cautious way that doesn't create more danger for through traffic. But if these known trouble spots refer to inadequate road design or lack of signage that encourages "creative driving", maybe occasional enforcement isn't enough. Intersections that continuously create dangerous bottlenecks, merges that are too long or too short, lack of adequate traffic signals, etc. may be made a lot safer if they're reconfigured rather than relying on citations to solve the problems. This is Silicon Valley -- a major corridor for California's economy. Caltrans needs to get involved.

I wonder if this refers to the intersection of Newbridge and Willow Road; police enforcement there is extremely common. There was a very interesting article in Peninsula Press about the police going after people with expired licenses and unpaid tickets, impounding cars. This resulted in a significant drop in traffic accidents in Menlo Park, but it also created hardship for lower income people in Belle Haven. For people to get their car back, the fees were fairly high. Mixed feelings about this; there's no excuse for ignoring the law, but it is coming down on the poor particularly hard. Web Link

Hopefully they hit the local schools and the picup parents

I wonder if it's really targeted to increase awareness or income for the city. I was out there today and there were police everywhere.

"Known trouble spots" is a laugh... "Known revenue spots" is more like it.

People drive maddeningly slowly around here. We live in an idyllic, almost utopian community when it comes to crime, traffic, and societal dangers.

Let's enjoy the sunshine and stop the cheap attempts to fill the coffers.

matt:

people don't drive maddeningly slow around here, but they do drive maddeningly stupidly. I spend a large amount of time on the road and can tell you this isn't about "filling coffers." You may not know this, but the vast majority of fine monies go to the state, NOT the local jurisdiction. Local authorities have no reason to cite people to raise money, because it doesn't.