HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-08-01; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Establish a prima facie speed limit on Faraday Avenue from El Camino Real to College BoulevardCITY OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: August 1, 1988 ITEM NO.__filL_
LOCATION: Faraday Avenue -El Camino Real to College Boulevard
INITIATED BY: City of Carlsbad Traffic Engineering Division
REQUESTED ACTION: Establish a prima facie speed limit on Faraday Avenue from El
Camino Real to College Boulevard.
BACKGROUND:
DATA:
Faraday Avenue is designated as a Secondary Arterial on the Circulation
Element of the General Plan, between El Camino Real and College Boulevard.
At this time, no prima facie speed limit has been established on Faraday
Avenue.
Faraday Avenue follows a curvilinear alignment and has a curb to curb width
of 64 feet between El Cami no Real and Co 11 ege Boulevard. Grades vary
between 0.17% and 2.0% with good sight distance along the 0.80 mile length.
Faraday Avenue is located in an industrial area and has no unusual roadway
characteristics or features. This section has been recently striped to
include four (4) through traffic lanes, two bike lanes and a two-way left-
turn lane . Parking is restricted along both sides of Faraday Avenue.
In the past five years, only two (2) accidents have been reported on
Faraday Avenue. One accident was the result of a faulty parking brake and
the other was a deliberate sideswipe. Neither accident is a factor in the
establishment of a prima facie speed limit on Faraday Avenue .
The Average Daily Traffic (ADT) on Faraday is approximately 7,900 vehicles
total for both directions of travel, based upon a count obtained in July
1988. A speed survey was conducted on Faraday Avenue west of Priestly Drive
in July 1988 and the critical speed was calculated to be 45 miles per hour.
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: August 1, 1988
(Continued)
RECOMMENDATION:
ITEM NO. 6D
The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that a 40 mile per
hour prima facie speed limit be established on Faraday Avenue between El
Camino Real and College Boulevard.
NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
An ordinance will be required for adoption by the City Council to establish
the 40 M.P.H. prima facie speed limit on Faraday Avenue from El Camino
Real to College Boulevard.
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