Citizen J

  • High Street & San Leandro Street Oakland, California - Melrose

    There are countless near-misses (and I'm sure plenty of unfortunate accidents) at the intersection of High and San Leandro. Anyone heading northwest on San Leandro often has to wait for 3, 4, even 5 signal cycles to be able to turn left on High Street, and it's even worse when there's something going on at O.co.

    When there are two cars facing each other, waiting to turn left onto High in opposite directions, it's dangerous to any cars trying to go straight through the intersection; the turning cars will often not see cars changing lanes to go straight through and, again, you could stand there for 5 minutes and see plenty of cringeworthy close calls.

    Not only that, but at least 1-2 cars waiting to turn will often run the red (ones that aren't actually in the intersection yet when it turns from yellow to red, that is), blocking up the intersection and holding up the crossing flow of traffic.

    Please seriously consider installing left turn signals, which could still be mixed-use lanes (e.g., one left+straight, one straight—no need for new lane configurations, given the limited space), but the flow of traffic with the left-turn signal goes first to clear out all the turners (and then it cycles across, and so forth). I'm certain that the number of potential and actual accidents—and unhappy drivers waiting forever to turn—would be almost entirely eliminated.

  • Pothole Archived
    4301 San Leandro Street Oakland, California - Melrose
    Massive potholes / cracking / damage / ruts in asphalt at corner of High and San Leandro, same corner as the gas station. Turn is hazardous due to exceedingly poor pavement condition.
  • 4501-4525 San Leandro Street Oakland California - Melrose
    There is a big strip of asphalt running perpendicular across both lanes on San Leandro heading from High to 47th, almost like a speed bump. In a car, even close to the speed limit, you'll feel a big jolt. It's not great for your suspension but you'll be fine. However, on a motorcycle, even 15-20 mph is almost too fast and there's a risk of being tossed off after hitting that big bump. For anyone on two wheels, this is a real serious safety hazard, especially at night or to those who may not be familiar with the area (and don't know to go way slower than the posted limit). There isn't even a sign warning that it's ahead.