Palos Verdes Estates Police Awarded $55,000 California Traffic Safety Grant Running Through September 2027
The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, in Los Angeles County, California, announced on October 30 that it has received a $55,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on the city's roads.
According to the department, the grant will provide additional programs and resources, including DUI patrols focused on stopping suspected impaired drivers; high-visibility distracted driving enforcement operations targeting drivers in violation of California's hands-free cell phone law; enforcement operations focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk; enforcement operations focused on top driving violations that cause crashes, including speeding, failure to yield, stop sign and red-light running, and improper turning or lane changes; community presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving, impaired driving, speeding, and bicycle and pedestrian safety; collaborative enforcement efforts with neighboring agencies; and officer training or recertification to detect and evaluate impairment, such as Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE).
The grant program runs through September 2027. Funding was provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the department said.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：加州Palos Verdes Estates市景。Ken Lund 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Palos Verdes Estates, California. Photo by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
