What's up with all the police presense lately? I keep seeing CHPs on hwys and local sherrif and cops on the road patrolling. I see people getting pulled over left and right and cops are having fun writing tickets like there is no tomorrow....

And it's not even the end of the month.... they don't need to fill their quota or anything, yet.

Is there something going on this month???

 

I've heard a lot about seatbelt enforcement on the radio recently, so maybe it has to do with that.

 

its the recent freeway shooting i think its 8-9 incidents. there was something on the news about ATF getting involved and stepped up CHP pressence on the freeway. since they believe the shootings are prompted by roadrage, they are pulling anyone for minor offenses. gotta be careful and not speed in the freeway.

 

yeah it's all about the seatbelt thing... everybody in the car needs to wear their seatbelts even if your sitting in the back seat (which we don't have on our z) and i think they put more cops on the road because of those shooting that's been going on on the freeway..

 

Seatbelts? Close, it's more like it's getting closer to Memorial Day. We had some CHP guy speak to our department and he was telling us they were going to step up enforcement early this year, and it looks like they are doing it now. I have seen about 5-7 CHP cars on my way home, when I was seeing 1-2 before. They are supposed to be out until just after Labor Day.

 

that's right pretty soon they'll have dui check points for the weekend

 

I've been here a year and still have yet to see one of those. Where do they normally setup?

 

close to bars, and some major intersection. you know what even more rare mobile smog check by police

 

**Note to self** No more drinking out on this town for a while...

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, GOVERNOR
BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK, SECRETARY
OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY
7000 FRANKLIN BLVD., SUITE 440
SACRAMENTO, CA 95823-1899
(916) 262-0990
(800) 735-2929 (TT/TDD-Referral)
(916) 262-2960 (FAX)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 CONTACT: Tom Marshall (CHP)
(916) 657-7202
Mike Marando (OTS)
(916) 262-2975


CALIFORNIA UNVEILS CLICK IT OR TICKET SEAT BELT CAMPAIGN
Renewed Effort Includes Increased Education and Enforcement of Seat Belt Laws


SAN DIEGO – Together with state and local officials, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D., and California Highway Patrol Deputy Commissioner Joe Farrow today kicked off Click It Or Ticket – California’s new seat belt campaign designed to save lives and prevent injuries.

The campaign kickoff to increase seat belt use in California, currently 90.4 percent, will be followed by a $3.3 million statewide media blitz beginning May 9 and running through June 5. Throughout the campaign, the California Highway Patrol and law enforcement officers across the state will focus on seat belt enforcement. The campaign is held in connection with the ABC Buckle Up America campaign being held nationally.

“We applaud the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state for joining us in this important effort,” Dr. Runge said. “Strong laws and high visibility enforcement are proven ways to increase safety belt use. So today we remind people to click it--or expect a ticket.”

The announcement was made during a 10 a.m. press conference today at the 2005 Office of Traffic Safety Summit at the Hyatt Manchester Grand Hotel, San Diego. Themed Changing People, Saving Lives, the Summit is attended by more than 650 state and national traffic safety advocates and stakeholders. Flanking Dr. Runge at the event was San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne, Office of Traffic Safety Director Christopher J. Murphy, Caltrans District 4 Deputy Director Joe Hull, and victims advocate, Lynne Goodwin.

CHP Deputy Commissioner Farrow, long an advocate of increased education on the effectiveness of seat belt safety, said that the patrol is deeply committed toward raising seat belt use in California. “The simplest and most effective action a motor vehicle driver or occupant can do to save their life is to spend two seconds and buckle a seat belt.”

The California Office of Traffic Safety recently awarded more than $4.8 million to 250 local law enforcement agencies to pay for officer overtime associated with seat belt enforcement.

Dr. Runge credited several state departments and organizations for their substantive involvement with the high-visibility Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilizations. Among them: the California Highway Patrol, Office of Traffic Safety, California Department of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, and the California Police Chiefs Association.

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No wonder... Sherrifs and local PD's are giving tickets on the hwys when I had thought they don have jurisdiction on hwys.

 

wow

 

I drive alot in the early mornings and evening hours, I didn't see any increase in CHP presence.

I do know that CHP stated they would have more undercover cars roaming the freeway for to catch the idiots shooting around the freeways.

I wonder if some of the undercover CHP vehicles were cutting me off on purpose, I notice that was on the increase this past week (there was alot of space behind me that a person can easily go behind me on a lane change).

Sooo there is stepped up patrols for people not wearing seat-belts, once again the State of California spending their time handing tickets to "protect" the drivers welfare instead of stopping the shootings...............

 

maybe it's the part of the governator's plan to reduced our state deficit

 

after sept.11th all cops pretty much have jurisdiction anywhere.

 

maybe its primarily hwy 110? i haven't been using other hwys lately... and the increase in the police force can be observed on hwy 110 in the morning, afternoon and evenings.

 

damn now i gotta hide my beer when im driving

 

yup... be on the look out ladies and gents. They are cracking down HARD!

 

No more driving naked then?

 

I thought I was the only one who did that?