The Signal Hill Police Department was awarded a $90,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for enforcement and educational programs. The grant is meant to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths that occur due to reckless or distracted driving.
The grant should last through September 2024 and help the department organize DUI checkpoints, targeted enforcement operations, community presentations and more.
“This funding will strengthen our commitment to public safety in our community,” Signal Hill Police Sergeant Jeff Poor said in a public statement. “We will be able to increase our efforts in making our roads safer for everyone and focus on critical areas such as distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding.”
The grant will provide programs and resources such as:
•DUI checkpoints and 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 violations that cause crashes: speeding, failure to yield, stop sign and/or 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.
•Officer training and/or recertification: Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).
