Q: I preserve seeing motorists with non-functioning brake lights and switch alerts. There’s no option to inform them instantly.
How about this: A toll-free textual content quantity the place a witness might ship a textual content to supply the automobile’s license plate data and report the issue?
The operator of the toll-free quantity would inform the registered proprietor of the automobile about the issue.
If the operator of the toll-free quantity received a number of texts about the identical car, he/she would escalate the difficulty. After, say, two months if the identical car was being reported, it will be escalated to CHP.
Scott O’Donnell
A: This gained’t occur. For emergencies, nevertheless, you'll be able to report them by texting 911 in most components of the state. It’s nonetheless finest to name fairly than textual content to report an emergency, nevertheless, as dispatchers can get extra data shortly by cellphone. Readers, should you see somebody with a non-functioning tail mild or brake mild, how do you allow them to know?
Q: Oh, my! We’re again at this once more. A current sideshow completely obscured the white traces on the street, and people are going into the improper lanes. Such a ache, figuring out that these traces are buried beneath all of that rubber.
Randy Ollenburger, San Jose
A: The lane markings shall be changed, however, sadly, will most likely be worn out once more by future sideshows.
Q: I not too long ago drove Freeway 108 to the Pinecrest space. Gasoline costs have been as little as round $4.50/gallon alongside the best way. Within the East Bay, costs are throughout $5/gallon. What’s the deal? Doesn’t it value extra to ship to small cities alongside 2-lane mountain highways than round right here?
Seena Hawley, Berkeley
A: There are lots of components, together with greater prices to function gasoline stations within the Bay Space.
Q: I simply dropped my son off in school at Iowa State. After I stuffed the rental automobile on my manner again to the Des Moines airport, I paid $3.59/gallon for normal. Information reported that lowa Costcos have been promoting common at $2.99/gal!
Calfornia’s demand for gasoline is decrease than pre-pandemic ranges, oil is beneath $100/barrel, and there's no scarcity, so one wonders why California gasoline remains to be over $4/gallon. I ponder if it has one thing to do with oil firms’ record-breaking earnings.
Bryan Vandiver, San Jose
A: I perceive your frustration, however overlook gasoline costs for the second. Iowa State performs Iowa this weekend. Go Cyclones!
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