The timing of traffic lights must be magic, or have a lack thereof.Take, for instance, my typical drive through San Elijo Hills up and over the mountain, past the Cal State San Marcos campus and onto the on-ramp heading east to the Escondido office. I confess to being a “cut-through” driver despised by traffic planners the world over — unless, of course, I stop and shop at the Albertsons or the Ralphs stores, which I often do. Then I am a welcome contributor to the city’s economy. Sometimes, the drive is smooth as ice; other times, not so much.The other day, I slowpoked the drive, stopping for red lights once at Melrose, twice in the village area, again at Schoolhouse Way and then at Questhaven. I got through the ones at Double Peak and the firehouse, but got stopped at Village, Craven missed the one at Barham and finally the one at the gas station at the Highway 78 onramp. Arrgh. Why can’t they time these lights?
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If those lights were timed, then “cut-through drivers” would speed up and down San Elijo Road MUCH faster than they ALREADY do. There are kids, parks, schools in that area….and FYI – it’s 25mph. The city has been petitioned repeatedly to put in traffic slowing measures such as speed bumps or flashing red lights (during morning/afternoon rush hours).
Then stay out of SEH if you don’t like the stop lights. If you do continue to cut through, obey the speed limit. Too many do not!!