What is the delay with the 6th Street overcrossing and signal
lights??? Too many people do not know how to handle a blinking red
light. Then there is the lack of stripping and no safe place for
pedestrians to walk.
What is the delay with the 6th Street overcrossing and signal lights??? Too many people do not know how to handle a blinking red light. Then there is the lack of stripping and no safe place for pedestrians to walk.
Red Phone: Dear Blanked Out Blinker, Ever since the opening of the new extension between the two major shopping centers, the area around the new Camino Arroyo bridge has been under construction.
“Now that the weather is better, the contractor is back working on the paving, the curb and gutter for Sixth Street and preparing for the sidewalk going in on the north side,” Don Dey, city traffic engineer, said.
The prep work and the pavement overlay is expected to be done by end of April or early May, Dey said.
“Once all that work is completed then the contractor will turn the traffic signal from red flash into a regular traffic signal,” he said. “We really need to get all the construction completed before we turn the signal into regular operation. This is safer for the construction crews and for the motorists going through a construction area.”
Just a reminder for those who haven’t read their driver handbooks in awhile, a blinking red light should be treated as a stop sign.
Stop completely. The car that was there first has the right of way. If two cars get there at the same time, the car on the right has the right of way.
Know the flag rules
I read your article this morning on the flag, “A little respect.” I don’t mean to be critical, I’m trying to be helpful, so I hope you take in that sense. It didn’t seem to me like you really answered the question because he said, “I know the high school flies it when they see fit.” They can’t do that, according to the code. I have it right in front of me. It says, “The flag shall be displayed daily on or near the main administration building at every public institution.” And it goes on to say, “And flags shall be displayed on school days in or near every school house.” I’m just telling you this because I want to be helpful, I belong to various veterans organizations and I served on these committees. I hope I’ve been helpful to you. I respect your column very much and I enjoy it. Thank you.
Red Phone: Dear Just Trying to be Helpful, Thanks for taking the top to put your vast knowledge to good use. Red Phone always appreciates the input of others when its answers may be a little off after a long day of answering calls.
You are indeed right about how the flag should be displayed. In 1923, the National Flag Code was adopted by the Army, Navy and more than 60 other groups at the National Flag Conference, and it became law in 1942. The penalties are not specified in that law and are left up to the individual states.
In California, it’s a misdemeanor to cast “contempt” on an American or state flag by “publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning or trampling upon it.”
You bring up an interesting point about public institutions being required to display the flag. Red Phone can image that it is a rule that could easily be overlooked. Some may just never have heard of the rule.
For anyone interested in seeing all the flag requirements, go to www.usflag.org.
