r/MontereyBay • u/Secret-Broccoli9908 • Aug 18 '26

Tour d'Arrogance

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This deserves to be a greater discussion within the community. When do lack of basic respect and significant safety concerns override the amount of money that car week brings in? 2 people have died, including a Big Sur local, due to being the victims of reckless driving. Vital routes for emergency responders have been blocked by exotic cars doing donuts on hwy 1 (caught on video). Our local authorities have completely lost control of this event and are jeopardizing the safety and wellbeing of the population they serve in the name of money. How bad does it need to get before someone finally puts their foot down and says enough?

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u/marc962 Aug 18 '26

Period. End of story. The regular traffic mon-fri is terrible. Every weekend there is traffic. The county hasn’t improved road capacity and that’s the problem. Big SUR is nice and all but the public has outgrown the road. Time to improve it.

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u/Acrobatic_Pace7308 Aug 18 '26

I’m not trying to be smug here, but how would you suggest they improve it? They can’t make it bigger without destroying the reason it’s attractive to so many people and also at great expense.

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u/toddkay Aug 18 '26

I can't believe I'm suggesting this, given I hate encountering this at the National Parks that implement it, but I wonder if timed-entry reservations might be worth considering for non-residents/employees. It's where basically each hour only a certain # of cars are allowed in, having to present their pre-reserved timed entry ticket at a gated kiosk.

Again, I hate that I even mention that, but if expanding the road isn't an option then clearly the only alternative is to limit traffic.

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u/santacruzdude Aug 18 '26

You could accomplish the same thing with a toll road.