2014

A new report analyzes the efforts of the California Highway Patrol to improve motorcycle safety throughout the state over the coming year.  The article places a particular emphasis in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, with the latter set to benefit from enforcement and education efforts in a few months. In a bid to help riders… read more

Drivers in the vicinity of Redwood City should be on their best behavior on the road in the coming weeks and months.  That means that speed should be kept low, aggressive driving ought to be avoided, drunkenness has no place at the wheel, and cellphones and other distractions must be put away during a commute…. read more

A Captain of the California Highway Patrol recently dropped in to a local Bakersfield program to talk about the continued danger posed by distracted driving.  He explained how the agency has made it their goal to reduce instances of distraction and all attendant injuries and fatalities connected to it, and they’re doing so by increasing… read more

A bus company called Double Hi Express, which is based in Los Angeles, may face a shutdown if it is unable to correct alleged safety issues uncovered by the California Highway Patrol in a recent investigation.  Those alleged problems are explored in a new report, which looks at what the CHP was able to find… read more

Results are beginning to come in from the California Highway Patrol in regard to an increased patrol effort that took part this week.  A new report takes a look at those efforts with a particular focus on the Imperial Valley area.  The good news is that instances of death or serious injury resulting from traffic… read more

Drivers should be aware of an upcoming enforcement effort being put on by the California Highway Patrol.  Starting at 6 pm tomorrow night, CHP officers around the state will be taking part in a Maximum Enforcement Period that will see an increase in patrol traffic and a zero-tolerance policy enacted toward those persons whose actions… read more

Distracted driving grabs a lot of attention in the media, but there’s another threat that people shouldn’t underestimate, and that’s drowsy driving.  In order to spread awareness about this serious issue, safety agencies around the country are partnering for an event called Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, which runs until this coming Sunday. One of the… read more

Yesterday, the California Highway Patrol initiated a campaign at the statewide level that seeks to reduce automobile crashes, and a new report explores the campaign in detail. The campaign goes by the acronym RADIATES, which stands for “Reduce Aggressive Driving Incidents and Tactically Enforce Speed.”  As that designation suggests, the CHP is going to pay… read more

The California Highway Patrol plans to enact a safety campaign in Imperial County over the course of the next year.  A California Office of Traffic Safety grant made the enforcement effort possible.  A litany of activities will be put together in order to help reduce collisions and in turn fatalities in the area.  First, unincorporated… read more

Parents with teenage drivers are being encouraged to help those teens get the proper driving education.  Once a month until the end of the year, the California Highway Patrol will be hosting Start Smart classes to interested parties.  What separates this from some other training courses is the fact that parents are invited to drop… read more

There will never come a time when car seat safety doesn’t remain imperative.  But next week, the issue is of particular import due to the week’s designation as National Child Passenger Safety Week.  Agencies across the nation will be observing the event, and the California Highway Patrol is no different.  All around California, parents concerned… read more

Ventura County will be the site of a drunk driving checkpoint being put together by the California Highway Patrol’s Moorpark branch this weekend.  The checkpoint, which comes on the heels of a statewide crackdown on intoxicated driving over the long Labor Day weekend, will take place this Saturday, although its exact location is being withheld… read more