Committee backs study of slow-vehicle pull-off bays; consultants caution about behavior and ROW limits

Committee members pressed to add slow-moving vehicle pull-off bays—often discussed in connection with Sandcap Road—to the short-term project list. The measure aims to reduce risky passing and speed differential problems created by delivery trucks, utility vehicles and mobility devices. "We are recommending it," a consultant said; "we will put it in the plan," and committee consensus moved the idea toward the project list.

Nathan cautioned that pull-off bays rely on driver behavior and available right-of-way: "If you get a really high saturation of golf carts, it starts to become where you're constantly having people move in and out," he said, and added that in many places the city’s constrained right-of-way could limit where bays would be feasible. The committee asked the consultants to move the recommendation into the projects table and to identify candidate locations and follow-up feasibility steps for the Sept.16 report.