The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a $520,000 Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety. With the grant money, the department 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 saturation patrols specifically focused on suspected impaired drivers.
• Know Your Limit Campaign focused on educating the public about the dangers of drinking and driving.
• 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.
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AWARDED $520,000 GRANT FROM OTS
