The Santa Rosa Junior College District Police Department conducted a special enforcement operation on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, aimed at improving vehicle and pedestrian safety in and around the college. This operation was conducted in the SRJC area, specifically aimed at Mendocino Avenue and Elliott Avenue.
During this operation 5 citations were issued for pedestrian related violations. These violations included drivers who violated the right of way for pedestrians. Additionally, 17 other citations were issued to motorists for other vehicle code violations such as cell phones, red light violations and driving on the wrong side of the roadway. In addition to that, two motorists were cited for driving on a suspended license.
Assisting traffic officers from the Santa Rosa Junior College Police Department in their education and enforcement efforts were traffic officers from the Santa Rosa Police Department and Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety. There were a total of 5 motor officers and two traffic officers that participated in this operation. This operation was part of the ongoing Combined Intensive Traffic Enforcement (C.I.T.E.) program established between several agencies within Sonoma County.
Operations like this are aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicyclist collisions by saturating specific areas with enforcement efforts.
The streets in and around the Santa Rosa Junior College have a significantly high volume of both vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The Santa Rosa Junior College Police Department is reminding all motorists to always be alert and watch out for pedestrians and bicyclists.
