Roadshow: Sunnyvale Driving Conditions Frustrate Motorists

Q: The bigger problem with no right turns on red at Mathilda in Sunnyvale (they are also at the intersection of the Highway 101 south exit and Ahwanee) is that only about 50 percent of drivers obey them.

For those of us who live in the adjoining neighborhood and know about the restriction, it is common to get honked at or unsafely passed by people who don’t know or don’t care about the restriction. As a 20-plus-year resident of the nearby neighborhood, this part of the Mathilda upgrade has not been a good one.

Chris Antonio

A: You raise very valid points.

Q: Motorists legally using express lanes should not feel pressured by other motorists for obeying the law. The real issue is the need for better enforcement so that motorists who obey the law can feel comfortable using the services they have paid for.

I would also be interested to know exactly how money collected for tolls, including bridge tolls, is actually being utilized. It is past time for California residents to have a full detailed public accounting of how toll monies are actually being spent.

Jim Weil

A: Tolls cover operating and maintenance costs of the lanes they cover. Among those costs are toll equipment maintenance and replacement, and toll collection operations. If toll revenue exceeds the costs, it will be spent on transportation improvements in the corridor.

Q: As a motorcycle rider, I am lucky to be able to use the express lane. It is very discouraging how many people seem to think that because they can drive in the express lane, they can drive only in that lane. Many times cars will sit in the express lane while they’re passed by cars in lane No. 2. I think your reply about that should have been slightly stronger, something like this:

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