SAN DIEGO — People in the Bird Rock community are speaking out after finding spray painted signs on the streets with a message to drivers to slow down.
Residents are calling them mystery signs as they don’t know who is spray painting the streets. People driving along the intersection of Waverly and Bird Rock Avenues will find the words “Slow Down” spray painted. Residents say the signs started popping up about three weeks ago.
"Some people are more upset than others I guess is safe to say," said Joe Terry, president of the Bird Rock Community Council.
Residents have mixed feelings. Some acknowledge not all drivers are following the rules but say putting graffiti on the streets isn't the way to get the message across.
"It's 25 mph here which is relatively slow. I do think people ignore that sometimes and they're going downhill so they pick up speed which is natural. They don't watch as carefully as they should," Terry said.
On top of people not abiding by the speed limit.
"People thinking stop signs are optional but there haven't been any accidents I'm aware of," he said.
Residents say many breeze through the stop signs.
"Not even bothering to have the decency to stop at stop signs," said Anders, who has lived in the neighborhood more than 30 years.
Residents want to see more enforcement in Bird Rock. They'd like police officers to make extra patrols and catch speeders. As for the removal of the spray paint, it's the City of San Diego's responsibility.
"They're gonna have to come out block the streets off and it creates more problems for us," Anders said.
Residents say they're using the city's Get It Done app to report the spray paint and are hopeful crews will get it cleaned up soon.
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