Road Safety Reminder for the Week
Changing Lanes
Before you change lanes:
- Signal.
- Check your mirrors.
- Check traffic behind and beside you.
- Look over your shoulder in the direction you plan to move to make sure the lane is clear.
- Check your blind spots for other vehicles, motorcyclists, and bicyclists. Do not let the vehicle drift into another lane.
- Be sure there is enough space for your vehicle in the next lane. It is not necessary to slow down before a lane change.
Stay in one lane as much as possible. Do not weave in and out of traffic. Last minute lane or direction changes may increase the risk of collisions. Once you start moving through an intersection, keep going. If you start to make a turn, follow through. If you miss a turn, keep driving until you can safely and legally turn around.
According to Guam’s Traffic Violation Bureau’s (TVB) Traffic Fine Schedule
GCA (Guam Code Annotated) Code | Description | Eff. 01/01/14 |
---|---|---|
3324 | Failure to Use Signal – Start/Stop/Turn | $80.00 |
9107A | Reckless Driving | $500.00 |
Guam Construction Update
Motorists are advised to drive cautiously through the construction zones, observe all posted speed limit and construction signs, and carefully heed flaggers (when present). Alternate routes and/or adjusting drive times when feasible are encouraged.
From Monday, 5/13/24 to Friday, 5/17/24 between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, motorists are advised that the contractor will continue shoulder work along Route 14B and on the sidewalk. During this time, expect minimal lane shifts and intermittent lane closures.
From Monday, 5/13/24 to Friday, 5/17/24 between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, motorists are advised that the contractor will continue shoulder work along Route 14 (Chalan San Antonio) and on the sidewalk. During this time, expect minimal lane shifts and intermittent lane closures.
The DPW contractor will continue striping Route 10 in Mangilao during the week. Work will occur between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM. There will be intermittent lane closures.
The DPW contractor will be grass cutting at the following locations, weather permitting:
- Monday, 5/13/24: Route 1 from Hagåtña - AAFB
- Wednesday, 5/15/24 – Thursday, 5/16/24: Route 17
- Friday, 5/17/24 – Saturday, 5/18/24: Route 3
- Saturday, 5/18/24 – Sunday, 5/19/24: Route 16 & Route 8
The DPW HMC crew will be grass cutting along Harmon Loop Road and Fatima Street during the week. Work will occur between 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM. The DPW asks motorists to please proceed with caution and remain alert for traffic control signs and work crews.
The DPW contractor will be striping Chalan Lujana during the week. Work will occur between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM. There will be intermittent lane closures.
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