CHP, OTS Team Up for Year-Long Joint Effort to Reduce Impaired Driving in California

This is a press release from the California Highway Patrol:

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new year-long joint effort to reduce impaired driving in California is underway. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) are working together to reduce impaired driving with a new Statewide Impairment Reduction (SIR) campaign, from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.

The SIR grant provides the CHP with funding to conduct additional saturation patrols for driving under the influence (DUI), DUI checkpoints, and traffic safety education efforts throughout California. The primary goal of these efforts is to apprehend DUI drivers and educate the public about the dangers of impaired driving.

In 2015, California experienced 663 deaths and 11,061 injuries as a result of impaired driving collisions, according to data from the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. Each injury and death represents a preventable tragedy, and a continued need to focus efforts on reducing impaired driving.

“Law enforcement throughout the state continues to do their part by removing impaired drivers from the roadway,” CHP Acting Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “With this grant funding we can continue an aggressive education and enforcement campaign to deter drivers from making the poor decision to drive impaired.”

The public is encouraged to call 9-1-1 if they see a suspected DUI driver.  They should be prepared to provide a location, direction of travel, and vehicle description. Additionally, drivers should plan ahead before getting on the road. There is always a better option than getting behind the wheel while impaired.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. While alcohol remains a primary factor for a number of impaired driving collisions, the presence of drugs in fatal and injury collisions continues to increase. As such, OTS and the CHP recognize that, “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” As a reminder, you can be arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, prescription or illicit drugs, or any impairing combination of alcohol and drugs. Please don’t drive impaired.

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Ticket the Texting Drivers
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Ticket the Texting Drivers
6 years ago

Isn’t that what CHP is supposed to be doing?
Can we include local cops,too?

Oh well,go get ’em! Plenty ’round here…

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Guest
6 years ago

Grants, grants, grants. What a way to run a government!

Alikat
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Alikat
6 years ago

The article states “to call 9-1-1 if they see a suspected DUI driver.” In the event one has knowledge that someone is driving impaired (ex.1: Someone leaves a party inebriated and drives away; ex. 2: someone nodding off and speaking slurred/slow drives away), does calling 911 still apply? In these scenarios, the direction of travel or exact location of the impaired driver may not be known. If calling 911 isn’t appropriate and stopping the impaired person before they drive away is not possible, what is a recommended course of action?

beer=profits. At what cost??
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beer=profits. At what cost??
6 years ago

(ex.1: Someone leaves a party inebriated and drives away;

/\ every fundraising event in so hum /\

fuckwalterwhite.com
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fuckwalterwhite.com
6 years ago

In the cities,too.
Example: Wine with Swine Event in Eureka

Blunt driving
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Blunt driving
6 years ago

Remember, marijuana smokers, they are going to push very hard to make smoking marijuana the equivalent of drunk driving if you get behind the wheel. It’s complete and utter bullshit and they have absolutely zero scientific evidence that marijuana in any way impairs one’s ability to drive much less is any way remotely comparable to being drunk, but that’s what they are going to try and do.

groba dude osnt trustafarian
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groba dude osnt trustafarian
6 years ago
Reply to  Blunt driving

It is about time to throw the book at stoned driving! We have reliable point of sample tests for cannabinoids in saliva, so swab those mouths! If you must get high, don’t drive for 6-8 hours!

In general, drive, then smoke after arrival!

Northern California is dangerous enough without the folks from Indiana coming here and driving 15 mph because they stopped in Garberville and scored some local product!

Zap em CHP! OH, and we have many many industrial-strength drunks in Humboldt, and Eureka-Fortuna in particular, so maybe we should be trying to remove some of them too!

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

Is that more money for doing what their job calls for?

guest
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guest
6 years ago

Year long joint……wow!

Trucker Don
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Trucker Don
6 years ago

That’s why they’re going after Marijuana impairment also…,. it’s a JOINT effort lol

Antichrist
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Antichrist
6 years ago

Ya know, just under 700 deaths in a year for a state this large isnt all that bad. Wonder how many deaths were caused by doctors screwing up meds for the same year in this state .

Drunken High
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Drunken High
6 years ago

Ya aint gettin me coppas! Ya aint gettin me!

MrsT
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MrsT
6 years ago

How about a effort to reduce homeless, bums & tweekers??