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Laguna Niguel resident seeks city help after 24-hour traffic survey finds high vehicle counts and recorded speeding
Summary
A resident reported about 400 vehicles in a 24-hour survey on El Pipino and several instances of high speeds (41, 45, 60 mph), urging the city to take action to protect pedestrians and children; the mayor said staff would follow up.
Larry Jermat told the council he has lived on El Pipino since 1991 and described persistent speeding on his street and nearby Rancho Niguel Road, including at a crosswalk leading to a clubhouse. Jermat said he had asked city staff for help and that the city engineer installed sensors and ran a 24-hour survey.
"The survey showed that, there were 400 vehicles going in that little area. There's 95 homes there," Jermat said, adding that recorded speeds in a 24-hour period included "41," "45," and one vehicle at "60." He told the council the situation put pedestrians and children at risk and asked for city action to resolve the problem.
Mayor Jones responded that city staff would reach out to Mr. Jermat to follow up. The transcript records no immediate traffic-calming decision at the meeting; no specific enforcement action, new signage, or construction remedy was proposed on the record.
