Car Week traffic and side-show prevention
Summary
Police agencies across the peninsula are already meeting to plan Car Week traffic management, and the department is training on a new noise device. An update comes July 21.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 25, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents dealing with Car Week congestion and noise complaints.
Drivers whose oceanfront turnout parking is closed overnight and operators of modified or loud vehicles facing stepped-up enforcement.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Traffic Safety Commission — August 25, 2026
Police took a proactive Car Week stance — closing oceanfront turnouts overnight, moving the Friday rally earlier, and teaming up with Monterey — and no side shows or takeovers occurred. Real enforcement numbers were higher than first reported, and officials pledged better transparency next year.
Traffic Safety Commission — July 28, 2026
Pacific Grove police are gearing up for Car Week with mandatory staffing, a countywide plan to break up side shows, and two officers trained to ticket overly loud modified exhausts. Coordination with CHP and the sheriff's department runs through a Pebble Beach command post.
Traffic Safety Commission — June 23, 2026
Police agencies across the peninsula are already meeting to plan Car Week traffic management, and the department is training on a new noise device. An update comes July 21.
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