Stopping trucks
Re “Anger in La Cañada after rig accident,” April 3
If there is a “No Trucks” sign posted at the northern end of the Angeles Forest Highway, why was the truck that crashed in La Canada Flintridge, killing two, on that road?
I’ve driven trucks for many years, and I’ve always thought that the reason the runaway- truck escape lane at the south end of the mountains was abandoned was because the state had closed that route to trucks, except for local deliveries.
As far as the signs are concerned, no means no -- and there’s no debate. Maybe the thing to do is to post signs on the 210 in both directions at the Angeles Crest Highway exits -- NO TRUCKS; on the 15 in both directions at the State Route 138 exits -- NO TRUCKS; and to post an even bigger sign at the north end of the Angeles Forest Highway -- NO TRUCKS.
Lincoln G. Riley
Culver City
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