Mulholland Highway Will Receive "No Stopping" Signs on "The Snake"

The famous area of the Mulholland road called “The Snake,” located between South of Agoura Hills and Seminole Drive and east of Kanan Road, will have sets of “No Stopping Anytime” signs on a two-mile stretch.

The authorities have decided this measure was necessary to limit hazards for those who used to stop on the side of the road and watch traffic, and for those who were tempted by street racing.

The change was proposed by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl in collaboration with area residents, and is supported by the California Highway Patron and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The four partners wanted to stop reckless driving around the scenic highway and reduce traffic accidents in the famed area.

Parking at a place called “the lookout” will still be allowed, but limited to an hour per vehicle. It will only be permitted in the interval between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m, Toacorn informs.

This way, tourists and locals interested in the scenic view of the area will still be able to make a rest stop in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains, without being exposed to the potential hazards that lay in the section called “The Snake.”

Authorities have motivated the decision that will lead to the enforcement of this ban starting 45 days from now by saying that large crowds of people gathered on the side of the road, and drivers and motorcyclists were encouraged and tempted to push the limits of their vehicles.

Visiting from all over the state and even the country, car club members, and motorcycle members performed various acts or reckless driving, from dangerous U-turns to cutting people off. Another motive behind this new ban would be the way this area changed because of the people who kept driving their vehicles on it, because families cannot go for a leisure ride on the famous road.

According to California Highway Patrol Officer Leland Tang, doing the latter would be “like taking a Sunday drive on the Willow Springs racetrack.” The officer also added that social media has made the road section worse in recent years, so those YouTube videos from The Snake should turn into on-boards instead of Tweets and Instagram posts from onlookers.