They sealed road cracks, but now you can’t see lanes
QJeers to the Lawrence Expressway pavement crack sealing. The random sealant patterns blend with the faded white lane striping, so now you cannot see the lane markings on sunny days when driving south in the late afternoons on Lawrence from Homestead Road to Moorpark/Bollinger.
I have taken to driving in the far-right lane where the solid shoulder marker provides a hint, plus it limits my exposure to drivers on the left. Mike Angles San Jose
AThe expressway (Homestead to Moorpark/Bollinger) was restriped before Christmas and more work is planned in early March. Some pavement markers will be replaced and the road will get a microsurfacing from Homestead Road to Quito Road this summer. New traffic lines and pavement markers will be reinstalled after the microsurfacing is completed.
QGary, can you check this out? The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency manages traffic during commutes at 2 Bush Street. They signal drivers to proceed into the crosswalk, then halt them. Next thing they do is ticket the driver.
I saw several recently, and I was one of them. I protested the ticket with pictures and got a reply that said the citation for parking in a crosswalk was appropriately issued and valid.
So what do I do? Should I have ignored the traffic officer? Mike Houston San Francisco
AFile another appeal. Parking control officers are trained to keep intersections cleared and gridlock citations are issued when a driver fails to yield to their instructions. But a city spokesman says if an officer tells you to enter the intersection and the vehicle gets caught in gridlock, no citation should be issued. Good luck.
QGary, you asked which cars ads are favorites. Have to say the one with the golden retriever driving its sleeping puppy in the back “car seat” late at night. The puppy wakes up yipping as they pull into the driveway and off they go back into the street to get it to sleep again. Gail Gitt
AOne of my favorites, too. Every parent — human or canine — knows this trick with a young one onboard.
QWhen traveling south on Highway 35 on the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz county border, there used to be a sign at the intersection of Route 9. It has been missing now for some time, and can cause confusion for new drivers on the way to Boulder Creek. Can you shed light on this important omission at the intersection of two state highways?
Dale Horelick
AThe replacement sign should be in place by March. It can take Caltrans six months to order and replace signs of this type.
QOther important items to keep in your car in stormy weather include a heat-reflective space blanket, protein bars and walking shoes. The shoes may seem silly until stuck somewhere in spike heels.
Fawn Talbott Loomis
ASpike heels and six inches of mud or snow are not a good combo.