By John Linfesty Santa Monica
Rather that my usual rants of what a cesspool Santa Monica has become over the years, I offer a practical and logical idea to eliminate some of the gridlock that plagues us.
Illegal left turns: Every time I drive down 11th or 20th Street, someone is blocking northbound traffic as they attempt to make an illegal left turn over a double yellow line to get into El Cholo or the Gap. It’s just two examples, it's happening on just about every numbered street near Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards. Why not have an SMPD officer there to write tickets? The extra revenue generated would be welcomed and certainly pay for the officers time ten-fold and in time maybe people would stop doing it so one could get through a light across Wilshire Boulevard without standing on the horn.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 24, 2006. Read the original PDF.