ASK MS. TRAFFIC.

There are ``all way'' stop signs at the corners of Laramie Avenue and Califa Street as well as the intersection of Oso and Califa streets in Woodland Hills. On a daily basis these signs are not obeyed, causing numerous near misses. Residents close to the signs must guess as to what will occur as they enter and depart their driveways. These stop signs were in conjunction with a school zone at one time. Is it possible to have the signs removed or the law enforced?

- P.C., Woodland Hills

Officer John Teetor of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Traffic Division has examined this situation and says it is still a school zone and that enforcement of this zone has been stepped up. There is a speed limit, usually of about 25 to 35 mph in a school zone. Signs to this fact are usually posted along the streets near the school.

Many of us stopping at the corner of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Elkwood Street in Canoga Park need some clarification - and better yet - a sign stating who has the right of way. My training tells me that the driver waiting for oncoming traffic to clear so he can make a U-turn has the right of way over a driver stopped at a stop sign, awaiting the opportunity to make a right-hand turn. However, there is a hesitancy experienced by all of us. That hesitancy has caused some very close calls and possibly some accidents already. Could you please clarify?

- J.L., Canoga Park

Officer John Teetor of the West Valley Traffic Division says law code No. 21802.A applies to this case. It states that the driver of any vehicle approaching a stop sign at the entrance to, or within, an intersection shall stop as required by Section 22450. The driver then shall yield the right of way to any vehicles which have approached from another highway, or which are approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard, and shall continue to yield the right of way to those vehicles until he or she can proceed with reasonable safety.