Full Notification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                       October, 3, 2022 
Sergeant Solve Loken, 310-253-6260, [email protected]
 
The Culver City Police Department Awarded $110,000 Grant by the California Office of Traffic Safety to Deter Unsafe Behaviors on Public Roads and Increase Traffic Safety
                                               
Culver City, Calif. – The Culver City Police Department will increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads.
 
“This grant funding allows us to support and expand our ongoing traffic safety efforts in the community,” Culver City Police Chief Manuel Cid said. “Our goal is to stop the most unlawful and dangerous behaviors that put people at risk on our roads and create an environment where everyone will feel safer while traveling.”
 
The grant will provide additional programs and resources, including:
 

• DUI checkpoints and patrols focused on stopping suspected impaired drivers.
• High visibility distracted driving enforcement operations targeting drivers violating California’s hands-free cell phone laws.
• Enforcement operations focused on the most dangerous 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, 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).

 
The grant program will run from October 2022 through September 2023.
 
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 
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