The location: The Country Glen Road/Liberty Canyon Road intersection in Agoura Hills

The problem: The four-way stop and crosswalk at the location seems to be unwarranted, according to a reader, who added the Agoura Hills City Council installed the four-way stop and crosswalk without fully examining whether the devices were really needed.

The Agoura Hills City Council approved the four-way stop and crosswalk in February 1997.

Possible solutions: Remove the four-way stop and crosswalk or petition the city for removal.

Immediate action: The city is currently taking no action on the matter.

Technically, the criteria for multi-way stop controls were not met when the city considered the four-way stop and crosswalk at the location, said Ken Berkman, Agoura Hills city engineer.

“However, they were installed as a result of public health and safety concerns raised by the residents in the area,” he said.

Berkman said he found one report of a collision during the three-year period prior to the four-way stop approval.

IS THIS STOP NECESSARY?—A Liberty Canyon resident enjoys an early morning walk with his dog at the intersection of Liberty Canyon and Country Glen roads in Agoura Hills. One reader asks Mr. Traffic Man if the four stop signs are really needed. BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers Regarding the public signing a petition to have the stop and crosswalk removed, Berkman said the city would accept such a document.

“However, it should be noted that drivers become used to having vehicles stop and they assume they will continue to stop even if the signs are removed,” Berkman said. “It’s difficult to warn drivers that the cross traffic will no longer stop. Therefore, at this time, staff would not recommend removal of the stop signs, if requested.”

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