RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTSheriff Chad Bianco |
| Press Release: | Office of Traffic Safety Grant Kickoff
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| Station Area: | Palm Desert |
| Written Date: | October 27, 2021 | Time: | 7:30 AM |
| Incident Date: | N/A | Time: | N/A |
| Incident Location: | Palm Desert |
| Reporting Officer: | Deputy Varon Potter |
| File Number(s): | N/A |
Details:
Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station Awarded $50,637.00 Grant From the Office of Traffic Safety
Palm Desert, Calif. – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Palm Desert 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.
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.
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.
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