ANTELOPE VALLEY : Supervisors Agree to Study Radar Use
Responding to law enforcement concerns about speeding problems in the Antelope Valley, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has agreed to look into the possibility of using radar on two highways and 12 other roads.
The board made the decision by unanimous vote Tuesday at the request of the California Highway Patrol. It instructed the county Department of Public Works to begin traffic and engineering studies of appropriate speed limits for the roads, as required by the state vehicle code before radar can be used, said public works spokeswoman Jean Granucci.
“They will be checking prevailing speed, reviewing accident history, looking at unusual conditions that might not be obvious to the driver,” she said.
Proposed areas where radar will be used include sections of both Sierra Highway and the Angeles Forest Highway. Other routes include parts of Crown Valley, Elizabeth Lake, Bouquet Canyon and Soledad Canyon roads as well as Palmdale Boulevard, avenues E, I and J, 90th and 120th streets east and 90th and 110th streets west.
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