Residents Of Indio Neighborhood Tired Of Speeding Drivers

INDIO – This residential street in Indio has become what neighbors are calling a raceway.

“35, 40 or 55 miles an hour,” says resident Jaime Brack.

The city of Indio installed lane markers and yield signs after several complaints from people who live on Albion drive. Stop signs at this intersection, where Albion Drive meets Almond Place, were put in after a car ran into this home. You can see it is still tagged and taped off.

“We did have a traffic collision not too long ago that kind of brought things to light and that’s what justified the traffic calming devices and the stop sign that went down the street,” says Indio Police Department spokesman Ben Guitron.

“It helps. It helps a lot having the lines. The problem is with those line, although it’s going to help, some people along the streets, they park far away from the curb,” Brack says.

Neighbor Jaime Brack says all the signs and road markings in the world won’t work if people don’t pay attention to the road signs.

“Speed bumps will help a little bit. I don’t know, I couldn’t tell you for sure. I understand there are a lot of people here that have kids and let them play in the streets,” Brack says.

Jaime Gonzalez says he’s seen a lot of people parking on the streets and that makes it more dangerous. He says he hopes the city does something because there are a lot of kids in the neighborhood that come outside to play. City officials are meeting with residents to discuss possible solutions. Many residents say they want more stop signs and more police presence in the hopes to put the brakes on speeders.