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May 12, 1980
NEW BUSINESS
No. 3
5-19-80
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Dan Blankenship, City Administrator
Bob Ledendecker, Director Public Works/City Engineer
"No Right Turn on Red" sign at Red Hill and Bryan Avenues
In response to Hr. Hippensteel's letter (copy attached) and the City Council's
request, a review of the Red Hill and Bryan Avenue insfersecfion with respect fo
the "no right turn on red" signs has been completed.
In January 1974 a child was struck by an automobile and injured whi!e crossing
Bryan Avenue, just westerly of Diamond Head Drive. In fha same month another
child was struck by an automobile while he crossed Bryan Avenue at Red Hill
against the red light. As a result of these accidents, on February' 4,
the City Council directed the following actions be taken:
Prohibit right hand turns against a red light af Red Hill and Bryan..
Reduce speed limit fo 25 m.p.h, on Bryan Avenue.
Until the strip on Bryan is improved by fha County, a crossing guard
be provided for the Diamond Head crossing.
d. Install Botts dots on Bryan Avenue.
Since the installation of the "no right turn on red" signs, staff has received
numerous requests from residents for their removal. The Traffic Commission
processed two recommendations to the Council for the removal of these signs.
Staff is in concurrence with Mr. Hippensfeel's comments as follows:
a. This sign installation is contrary to normal traffic laws and does
impede traffic flows.
b. Some motorists do use the nearby residential streets to circumvent
the intersection and the signing.
c. The pedestrian push buttons as well as the normal signal cycle provide
adequate protection fo the pedestrians crossing these streets.
RECO~NDED ACTION
Pleasure of the City Council.
Hip
Marketing
and Sales
April 23, 1980
Honorable ~ku~or Richard Edg~r
300 Cent~n~al~a~
Tu~ CA 92680
De~ ~k~o~ Edgar:
¢ongr~tu~ons Dick, on you~ ~ecen~ election to the Council and subsequent
additional elec~onas ~ujor. You had my vot~ during the elect~on a~ you
~o~t be a~sared of my continuing ~pport du~ing yoar term.
As a homeown~ in Turn, I would like to request ~hat the Council abo~h
~he "NO RIGHT TURN 0N RED" ~es~rictlon at the intersection of Red Hill
~tyan fo~ the following ~o~s:
This is contrary to normal t~affi¢ ~ as it im-
pedes the t~affi¢ flow which has grea~j increased
due to the widening of Bryan at Woodland, the in-
creased activity of motorists going toward the
m/l~y base, ~nd going down Myford to the n~
l~u~/al comp£ex.
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Knowledgeable motorists use the nearby secondary
streets to ¢i~cu~ven~ the "N0 TURN" co~on.
Th~ ~ an aggrav~on ~o ~e homeown~ ne~ ~e
~se~on, and ~ ~ u~af~ ~on fo~
~ ~h~n ~ p~.
The school children ore adequately protected by
school gu~ds at Bryan and F~rmington and Red Hill
o~ San Juan. St~dents crossing at Red Hill and
Byran ~r~ of l~ss~r volume and should be safe enough
~ tJze "PRESS TO CROSS" but~ns and normal lights.
1781As~'St~tt~ '
Tu,,'~t, CA 92680
544-6794
PO BOX 349 TUSTIN. CA 92680 1'714~ R,'3R-qf~71