Burnt Out Tail Lights in California
I mailed this letter to Caltrans today. We’ll see what happens
Caltrans District 4
111 Grand Ave
P.O. Box 23660
Oakland, CA 94623-0660
Lee Sonko
[address redacted]
September 14, 2009
Folks at Caltrans:
I’ve noticed that many drivers in the Bay Area have tail lights that are burned out. Burnt out tail lights are an eyesore and illegal and it becomes a real safety concern when enough lights on a car are burnt out. At the same time, it’s very difficult for a driver to tell when a light is burnt out without periodically inspecting their vehicle. Whenever I come to a Stop sign next to someone with a burnt out tail light, they are always grateful for me rolling down my window and telling them, but there’s no way a good Samaritan can reach even a small fraction of the drivers out there.
I would like to suggest that Caltrans occasionally put notices on some of its electronic signs, the same signs that sometimes read “Click it or Ticket” etc. A good sign might be, “Today is a good day to check your tail lights.” or “Are your tail lights burned out?”
Thanks,
Lee Sonko
you need to speak to them in terms of what they want/need. Click it or ticket saves is aimed to save lives, the benefits are obvious.
How will it benefit Caltrans to spend $$$ to light up those signs to tell people to check their tail lights?
Sell it, don’t tell it. :)
I actually got a well considered response back from someone at Caltrans. He wrote, for the most part, that the signs were only for “important” things. I considered this for a while and looked at the signs that are up. I thought I remembered seeing “Click it or Ticket” and other related “nonessential” signs around the Bay Bridge but now I don’t see any such signs.
Wow, a real Bay Area mindset at work here.
Bowman, is that good or bad?
Actually, I have no idea what that means at all.