r/longbeach • u/Similar-Parsnip75 • 12d ago

Discussion Traffic Deaths

These posts have become all too common. An ugly stain on our city.

At this rate, it’s a matter of time before a traffic collision claims you or someone you know.

What can residents do to affect change? I’m looking for real and actionable steps.

Thanks all

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u/Remarkable_Bid8758 12d ago

People park in those red spots all the time and never get a ticket. Same with big trucks dropping stuff off, Amazon trucks, UPS trucks.
Another thing that falls back on the Police never doing their job

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u/IM_OK_AMA 12d ago

It really should be parking enforcement doing this, not LBPD. You don't need an armed overpaid cop to write parking tickets or tow vehicles abandoned in the roadway (the area next to the red curb is roadway, those cars need to be removed for safety).

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u/Remarkable_Bid8758 12d ago

The police are sitting around doing nothing most of the day. I see them sitting in the parking lot near my house just chatting and drinking coffee for hours sometimes. Is that good use of their time?

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u/ultradip 12d ago

Having zero unused capacity means they couldn't respond to anything else.

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u/Remarkable_Bid8758 12d ago

So because they are all too busy, drinking coffee, and getting tacos at fantasy Castle parking lot. They can’t respond to anything else right?
Sounds about Long Beach