Rolling Hills Estates ' Nov. 24 ' Residents at the Rolling Hills Traffic Commission meeting on Nov. 24 urged action after describing persistent speeding on Crest Road, and staff said it will study low-cost measures including painting speed-limit markings on pavement.

At a public comment period, one resident said the "speeding is still pretty bad" on Crest Road and described vehicles "doing 50, 55 miles an hour," raising safety concerns for pedestrians, dog walkers and older residents near the Quail Ridge intersection and the fire station (Speaker 6).

The sheriff's deputy who presented enforcement data said September had no supplemental traffic enforcement and October recorded six speed citations (five issued to nonresidents and one to a resident) and a total of 26 citations outside supplemental enforcement. The deputy said hazardous violations include moving violations such as speeding and stop-sign infractions, while nonhazardous citations are typically registration-related; there were no DUI arrests reported for the period (Speaker 5).

Staff said the commission previously asked for options including paint on the pavement as a visual reminder. Staff warned that under the California municipal traffic code pavement markings are generally allowed only adjacent to preexisting signage, and any paint program would need to comply with that regulation. "We will be working on that, hopefully, for the January meeting," a staff member said, adding the work could slip to March at the latest and that new administrative hires may give staff capacity to complete a cost analysis (Speaker 3).

Commissioners and staff discussed alternatives used elsewhere, including stationary signs that can record license plates when drivers exceed thresholds and mobile electronic speed displays that are rotated among neighborhoods. Staff and the deputy noted mobile signs and decoy patrol cars can draw short-term attention but can be costly to deploy and lose effectiveness if left in one place for long.

The commission did not adopt a policy at the meeting but directed staff to return with cost and feasibility information for pavement markings and possible coordination with the Rolling Hills community association and the sheriff's office. The staff follow-up timeline is to report back at the January meeting, or by March if additional work is required.

The meeting closed after routine business; commissioners wished each other a happy Thanksgiving and the commission adjourned.