California Emergency Call Box numbering
James Lin
from? Are they postmile numbers? I've also noticed that the call boxes in
Northern California are numbered differently than in the Southern
California. Up here, it's 2 letter county abbreviation-route number-call box
number. In Southern California, it's route number-call box number, no
county.
- Jim
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Ralph Herman
Invol713 <invo...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Does anyone know where the numbers on the call box signs in California
come
> >from? Are they postmile numbers? I've also noticed that the call boxes in
> >Northern California are numbered differently than in the Southern
> >California. Up here, it's 2 letter county abbreviation-route number-call
box
> >number. In Southern California, it's route number-call box number, no
> >county.
>
the
> right is the county mile marker with the tenths being the last digit (or
close
> to it). The county name is printed on the very top of the sign.
>
> Hope that helps...
>
> Invol
>
And IIRC one direction is odd, the other direction even for the final digit
(tenth mile). Also, I think Caltrans is not responsible for installing or
maintaining the boxes, seem to be a county function.
Ralph
Robert Coté
<rhe...@primenet.com> wrote:
Correct, they also need to be retroactively brought up to ADA
accessibility standards or removed.
James Muiter
tech...@gte.net (Robert Coté) wrote:
>Correct, they also need to be retroactively brought up to ADA
>accessibility standards or removed.
Does that seem excessive?
I don't want to say anything out of line, but it seems to me that the
logistics of getting out of a car, and into a wheelchair on the side of a
freeway would be quite challenging.
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James H. Muiter <mui...@spamcop.net>
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Robert Coté
mui...@spamcop.net (James Muiter) wrote:
> In article <techscan-260...@calnet12-230.gtecablemodem.com>,
> tech...@gte.net (Robert Coté) wrote:
>
> >Correct, they also need to be retroactively brought up to ADA
> >accessibility standards or removed.
>
> Does that seem excessive?
>
> I don't want to say anything out of line, but it seems to me that the
> logistics of getting out of a car, and into a wheelchair on the side of a
> freeway would be quite challenging.
The county of Ventura thought so when it was ordered to comply. Luckily
someone had a great idea. The county now supplies emergency cel phones
to our differently abled drivers. This shouldn't be enough but it was.
The entire program cost less than one retrofit. Indeed the Conejo
Grade (US-101) exceeds handicap accessible slopes. Closing the 101
was not seriously considered by anyone rational. I sure hope
Octo-Bobby isn't reading or he may sue us now.
Brian Purcell
> I sure hope
> Octo-Bobby isn't reading or he may sue us now.
Octo-Bobby?
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James Muiter <mui...@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> In article <techscan-260...@calnet12-230.gtecablemodem.com>,
> tech...@gte.net (Robert Coté) wrote:
>
> >Correct, they also need to be retroactively brought up to ADA
> >accessibility standards or removed.
>
> Does that seem excessive?
>
> I don't want to say anything out of line, but it seems to me that the
> logistics of getting out of a car, and into a wheelchair on the side of a
> freeway would be quite challenging.
>