stinson_beach_school_traffic_study
TRAFFIC: Drivers speeding north out of Stinson Beach along Highway 1 are a daily vexation for parents bringing toddlers and young children to school. A Caltrans traffic study that will soon launch could result in a flashing beacon, the department said this week. David Briggs

A forthcoming Caltrans study of traffic on Highway 1 at the elementary school campus in Stinson Beach could result in a flashing beacon on weekday mornings and afternoons, when students arrive and depart, according to a Caltrans spokesman. The light would remind speedy motorists that elementary students and preschoolers from a private program must often cross the busy road to get to class. “I think it’s a lot of tourists enjoying the scenery, but this…