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California State Route 46 is a long
stretch of two-lane, east-west highway bordering Paso Robles, CA and
extends 22 miles to Cholame, CA. It is nicknamed
"Blood
Alley" by the locals due to the many traffic fatalities that occur
on the road. Most of the accidents are head-on collisions.
Blood Alley's generally straight
construction tempts people to speed much faster than the posted 55 mph
limit. But remember it is a two lane highway and many people will try to
pass the truck or car in front of them.
In December 1995, California mandated
daytime headlights on SR 46 and installed rumble strips in an attempt to
lower the number of collisions.
On April 28, 1999, a family of
four from Reedley, CA, met their maker when they collided with a Visalia
woman. This accident happened on a Sunday which is usually a day when
families are heading home from a visit to the ocean.
On September 30, 1955, 24 year old
actor James Dean crashed his Porsche 550 Spyder at the 46/41
intersection and died. Dean's mechanic who was riding in the car
survived, as did the farmer who was in the other car. The accident
happened at dusk so it is difficult to determine who was at fault.
On May 9, 2006, just outside Paso
Robles, SR 46 claimed a Melville family of three including the
15-month-old daughter, were returning from a five day vacation at
Disneyland in their minivan. They violently collided with a fully loaded
produce big rig truck. A pickup truck passed the big rig on the right
but hit the rig's front end causing the rig to veer into the
westbound lane where the Melville's were located.
On average, route 46 kills 10-20
people per year.
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The
old James Dean picture/sign located outside of Blackwells Corner, 27
miles east of Cholame. The new sign is much smaller.
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