300 PERCENT INCREASE IN TICKETS AS TWENTYNINE PALMS CRACKS DOWN ON TRAFFIC LAWBREAKERS

If you are driving in the City of Twentynine Palms, you had better mind your Ps and Qs. A crackdown on traffic laws has seen the number of tickets written more than triple. Reporter David Haldane says the increased enforcement is addressing a real problem in the city…
A stepped-up effort by the City of Twentynine Palms to enforce traffic laws may already be having a positive effect. So far this year, there have been no traffic fatalities, compared to two by this time last year. The increased vigilance against traffic scofflawas has resulted in a dramatic surge in citations year-to-date; from 131 in 2015 to 559 this year, an increase of nearly 327 percent.  
Jeff Joling, a captain with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department who doubles as the city’s police chief, says the new emphasis on traffic enforcement comes following a number of traffic collisions causing injuries and fatalities.
His advice, among other things: If you come to a crosswalk, yield to pedestrians.
Bottom line: If you’re driving in Twentynine Palms, and don’t want a ticket, better slow down and watch out.

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