BORCHARD EXTENSION TERMED UNSAFE STUDY PERFORMED FOR ROADWAY CRITIC.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - The latest study examining the controversial Borchard Road extension concludes that the design will promote crashes and likely ``provide some of the most catastrophic collisions imaginable.'' Commissioned by longtime extension critic Ed Masry, who is running for a Thousand Oaks City Council seat, the study says the design of the steep thoroughfare is not only dangerous but is ``nonstandard non·stan·dard adj. 1. Varying from or not adhering to the standard: nonstandard lengths of board. 2. and substandard.'' ``This just confirms that Borchard Road has been a fiasco since Day One,'' said Masry, a lawyer who proposed a live televised debate featuring himself and his hired engineer vs. city engineers and staffers. ``This is about telling people that something is safe when it isn't.'' The study, which focuses on the 1.4-mile stretch that connects Dos Vientos Ranch to Newbury Park, was conducted by Robert Douglas Robert Douglas may refer to:
bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry . The extension opened about four weeks ago. Local police said about 10 citations have been issued since then - two for speeding and several others for overweight cargo. Don Nelson, director of public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. for Thousand Oaks, said he has not seen the latest study but did not believe it was comparable to those already conducted. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who did this study, but the city has commissioned studies by registered traffic engineers, and those studies don't in any way reflect (the latest study's claims.)'' The study by Masry's consultant finds: --The signal, which is timed to turn red for vehicles descending at speeds nearing 50 mph and greater, will actually promote speeding as drivers try to ``beat'' the light. Nelson said such concerns are valid at any intersection. ``If people choose to (speed up) on any street, you'll have less than safe conditions.'' --The one-lane road for descending vehicles will cause excessive traffic problems and promote rear-end crashes. ``One lane is all that's needed for our estimate of traffic volume,'' Nelson said. --The white painted chevrons indicating a bike path appear, from a distance, to be introducing a right-hand turn lane. This not only endangers cyclists but encourages vehicles to overtake slower cars via the bike lane bike lane n → carril m de bicicleta; carril m bici bike lane bike n → piste f cyclable bike lane . ``That's not true,'' Nelson said. ``No, that's a standard marking for a bike lane that (meets warrants) by the state.'' |
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