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Posted on: October 27, 2021

[ARCHIVED] 2022 STEP Grant Kick Off

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Sheriff Chad Bianco

Press Release:2022 STEP Grant Kick Off
Station Area:Perris
Written Date:October 26, 2021Time:1:00 PM
Incident Date:2022 Fiscal YearTime:N/A
Incident Location:Perris
Reporting Officer:Sergeant Hibbler
File Number(s):N/A


Details:

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Perris Station was Awarded $72,900.86 From the Office of Traffic Safety

Perris, Calif. – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Perris Station will roll out a police traffic services program to deter dangerous and illegal driving behaviors that increase the risk of crashes in the community.

“Impairment, speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors jeopardize the safety of other people on the road,” Riverside County Sheriff, Sergeant Hibbler said. “This funding allows us to provide necessary traffic enforcement measures with the goal of reducing serious injury and fatal crashes on our roads,” The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Perris Station Traffic Bureau is continuing its public awareness and enforcement with the intent to reduce the number of injury and fatal traffic collisions.

The grant will pay for additional enforcement measures, including: DUI checkpoints and patrols specifically focused on suspected impaired drivers.

  • Enforcement operations focused on suspected distracted drivers in violation of California’s hands-free cell phone law.
  • Bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operations focused on driver behaviors that put vulnerable road users at risk.
  • Enforcement operations focused on top violations that cause crashes: speeding, failure to yield, stop sign and/or red-light running, and improper turning or lane changes.
  • Community education presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving, DUI, speeding, and bicycle and pedestrian safety.
  • Collaborative enforcement efforts with neighboring agencies.
  • Officer training and/or recertification: Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).

The grant program will run through September 2022.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

For media inquiries regarding this incident please contact the Media Information Bureau.

OTS Traffic Safety


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