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Sheriff reports speed enforcement focus on Crest Road; commissioners discuss decoy car, priorities
Summary
Deputy Glossick summarized supplemental traffic enforcement results and commissioners debated targeting speeding on Crest Road and other arterials, and revisited tools such as decoy patrol cars and portable speed displays.
Deputy Glossick of the Lomita Station told the Traffic Commission the department issued 22 citations in the recent reporting window, about 13 for speed and the remainder for stop-sign violations, and asked commissioners which locations they want prioritized for enforcement.
“Based on limited resources, there’s no way you’re going to be able to satisfy everyone,” Deputy Glossick said, adding that Crest Road and Portuguese Bend have produced many of the higher-speed violations. He said supplemental enforcement reported in the commission packet covered specific overtime days the city funds to target traffic issues.
Commissioners and members of the public pressed for continued emphasis on Crest Road. Commissioner Rain said Crest sees the highest speeds and frequent pedestrian and equestrian activity. Chair Wilson and other commissioners discussed non-enforcement remedies: portable radar speed displays, periodic visible sheriff patrols and an unmanned decoy police car. “When people see the car, it does cause them to slow down,” Commissioner Varner said of the decoy vehicle.
The commission’s staff and the deputy noted limits on resources for supplemental enforcement; staff said the city pays for overtime traffic enforcement but officers are available only when deputies can be assigned outside their primary shifts. Deputy Glossick said he would check whether municipal codes allow citations for tailgating or following-too-closely and confirm enforcement options.
Commissioners discussed enforcement data sources and consistency with the reports provided: the supplemental enforcement page covers two overtime days paid by the city; other routine patrol citations are reported separately. The deputy said more than half of the citations observed in the broader two-month window were for Crest Road and John’s Canyon.
Public commenters and the gate supervisor highlighted a recurring safety issue at the community’s main gate exit, where drivers sometimes run the stop signs and pass through gates at high speed. Gate supervisor Mark Grindel urged targeted enforcement at the main gate and said the exit lane behavior creates a continuous safety concern for gate staff and pedestrians entering the community.
No formal vote was taken specifically on enforcement priorities at the Sept. 25 meeting; commissioners asked staff and the deputy to continue using supplemental enforcement funds for priority locations and to report back. The commission also supported staff pursuing a staff-level evaluation of non-enforcement tools such as pavement speed markings and portable displays (see separate article on pavement markings).
