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Neighbor to Neighbor

911 Public Safety Newsletter, February 2024 Women’s Improvement Club of Roseville
Department of Motor Vehicle New Laws in 2024. WICR is a community service organization with an emphasis on
volunteering and having FUN. Membership includes pop-up lunches,
Driver’s License Renewal Alternative – AB 1606 (Gipson) crafting & book clubs, and fund-raising projects for veterans,
This will allow the DMV to establish a program where drivers 70 and children, and many other aspects of the community. They meet once a
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older will be able to complete certain driver’s license renewal month every 4 Wednesday from September through May for
requirements (i.e. vision and knowledge test) by virtual or remote planning, socializing, and lunch with an interesting guest speaker.
means. Those 80 and older would still be required to renew in person. Meetings take place at Sierra View Country Club, 105 Alta Sierra
Ave, Roseville.
Improved Visibility at Crosswalks & Intersections – AB 413 (Lee) Anyone can become a member upon payment of dues. The club is non
This new law prohibits a person from parking a vehicle within 20 feet -denominational and non-partisan.
of either side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet Some WICR accomplishments:
of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present.
This new law will increase visibility at intersections, thus reducing  Advocated for the creation of a Chamber of Commerce.
pedestrian fatalities through a strategy called “daylighting”. By  Established the city’s first Library, Carnegie Library, which is
removing parking spaces immediately before a crosswalk, daylighting now a museum.
enables the driver of a vehicle to better see pedestrians crossing the  Established the city’s first park, Woodbridge Park.
street. This also aids pedestrians in seeing oncoming traffic.  Spearheaded a drive to establish the first high school in Roseville.
Pedestrians will no longer have to venture into the intersection and  Generously and proudly supported the military since World War I.
peek around parked cars to see if it is safe to cross the street.
This law took effect January 1, 2024. However, until 1, 2025, a Contact Email: rosevillewomensclub@yahoo.com
warning may only be issued unless the violation occurs in an area Facebook: Women’s Improvement Club of Roseville
marked using paint or a sign.

“Neighbor to Neighbor” items are helpful hints submitted by our residents who have concerns or would like to share information. Have
something to share? Send an email to shannon.vanevery@fsresidential.com

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