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Oxnard resident urges signal-loop recalibration after motorcycles fail to trigger lights
Summary
A resident urged the Public Works & Transportation Committee to recalibrate traffic signal inductive loops at several intersections after motorcycles repeatedly fail to trip lights, creating unsafe conditions.
Benjamin Kromphart, an Oxnard Shores resident, told the Public Works & Transportation Committee on Jan. 28 that several traffic signals around the city do not reliably detect motorcycles and bicyclists, which can force riders to run red lights or otherwise take unsafe actions.
Kromphart said he submitted a written list to the clerk and read examples of intersections where inductive loops often do not register motorcycles: Woolly Drive at Victoria Avenue (eastbound and westbound), Woolly Drive at Harbor Boulevard (eastbound and westbound), and Rice Avenue at Woolly Drive (northbound). He also recommended a more substantial reworking of the North Harbor Drive and West Gonzales Road intersection, which he said often backs up to Olivas Park.
"Oftentimes, they just don't — they don't trigger for me going through it, and I'm sure I'm not the only person who has that occur," Kromphart said.
Committee members and staff did not commit to immediate changes during the meeting. The committee’s public comment period is a time for input; the legislative body cannot take action on items raised during public comment and may refer them to the city manager or schedule them for a future agenda if follow-up is appropriate. Kromphart said he had provided a written copy of his observations to the clerk for the record.
The committee did not vote on the item during the meeting and no staff presentation or timeline for follow-up was provided on the record.
