Multiple Vehicles Block Southbound Lanes of Highway One Hundred and One Near Mendocino Due to Traffic Hazard

AI SUMMARY: At approximately 11:12, multiple vehicles were observed on both sides of the highway 101 southbound near Mendocino, causing a traffic hazard. Initial reports indicated vehicles moving in both lanes, with some heading southbound in the southbound lanes and others going northbound in the southbound lanes, but no clear signale or cones directed traffic. By 11:13, vehicles continued to be in both lanes heading south, and there was uncertainty among drivers about which lanes to use, especially as southbound traffic was coming northbound without proper lane guidance or control measures in place. The situation was ongoing at 11:14, with traffic confusion and potential risks due to the lack of clear lane separation or directing signals.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:18 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


11:12 a.m.
[1] VEHS GOING IN BOTH LNS / VEH SGOING NB IN SB LNS / NOBODY 1184 ON NB SIDE
11:12 a.m.
[2] MULT VEHS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RDWY HEADING SB
11:13 a.m.
[3] NOT CLEAR SIGNS OR CONES DIRECTING VEHS INTO OTHER LANES
11:13 a.m.
[4] VEHS IN BOTH LNS HEADED SB
11:14 a.m.
[5] SB COMING NB DONT KNOW WHICH LANE TO USE

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