BILL WOULD DOUBLE FINES ON HIGHWAY.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer A bill to double the fines for traffic violations on Highway 138 cleared the state Senate on Thursday and now heads to the Assembly. Senate Bill 155, approved by a 28-2 vote, designates Highway 138 from the Four Points intersection in east Palmdale to Interstate 15 in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County as a ``safety-enhancement double fine zone.'' Under the bill, the doubling of fines would be in effect until 2004. Warning signs would be placed notifying motorists they were entering a double fine zone. ``Highway 138 is a deathtrap death·trap n. 1. An unsafe building or other structure. 2. A perilous circumstance or situation. Noun 1. , and we need to do all we can to make this road safer,'' said Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, the bill's author. ``Our ultimate goal is to widen 138, but that will take some time, so until then, we need SB 155 to discourage people from driving dangerously on Highway 138.'' Twenty-four people have died on the highway between Palmdale and the San Bernardino County line in the past three years, and 34 since 1993, prompting some to call it ``blood alley.'' Attention to the highway intensified in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: in August when crashes left three people dead and nine injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. . ``We have already seen too many people die on this road because of unsafe driving,'' Knight said. ``This has to stop. SB 155 is not a cure-all for the problems with Highway 138, but is a piece of the total safety program focused on improving safety on Highway 138.'' Other routes using this approach include the Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. , a portion of Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County and a section of Highway 74 at the Riverside-Orange County line, Knight said. The state has earmarked $38.5 million for widening the highway to four lanes between Avenue T and 165th Street East. Caltrans district officials hope to begin construction in February 2002 and to have the work completed two years after that. In October, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. and local officials announced that extra patrols would be put to work searching for speeders and reckless motorists along the highway. |
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