Q: My automotive broke down on Freeway 1 in Aptos. I received a experience elsewhere and after I known as AAA, they insisted I return to the automotive or they'd not tow it (I had left the automotive unlocked with the important thing on the console).
I defined that this part of Freeway 1 is harmful, with slender shoulders. In lots of spots, there isn't a shoulder and I wasn’t going to return or expose my spouse to the hazard to drop me off. I provided for the tow truck to choose me up first (not on the freeway) however no. I ended up going to the automotive from the frontage street and coping with the AAA driver over the fence.
This appears very irresponsible of AAA (and their tow truck contractors). I feel it needs to be unlawful for them to require this beneath such circumstances. What do you suppose?
Andy Miller, La Selva Seaside
A: AAA and different tow truck firms really feel it's safer for you and their tow truck drivers in case you keep along with your automobile. I perceive your issues within the state of affairs you describe. AAA will look into this to see what else they may have performed.
Q: Expensive Mr. Know-it-all – and I imply that in a great way. Lately I’ve seen the white striping after re-paving in two completely different areas. The most recent is on Farnsworth between Silicon Valley Highway and San Felipe in San Jose. It appears to be like prefer it was performed by a toddler utilizing sidewalk chalk. The stripes are skinny and appear like a great onerous rain will wash them away. Please inform me this isn’t everlasting!
Sandy Pollack
A: The present striping on Farnsworth is known as “cat monitoring.” These are non permanent strains that engineers examine to ensure the contractor received it proper. It’s primarily a tough draft earlier than everlasting striping is completed within the subsequent few weeks.
Q: What's your opinion about individuals driving with canines on their laps? I see this a number of occasions a day, and it's a pet peeve of mine. I'm certain it's harmful. The opposite day, whereas in Los Gatos, I noticed a medium-sized white canine hanging out a driver’s facet window, which implies that the driving force’s left facet visual view was obscured.
Liz Langer, San Jose
A: Using with a pet in your lap is towards the regulation, however it's seldom enforced. A pet can distract a driver and obscure the driving force’s imaginative and prescient, even momentarily. Pet house owners tempted to do that, regardless of the dangers, must also think about that their pet could possibly be injured if airbags have been deployed in a crash.
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