Full Notification

Redwood City, Ca. – The Redwood City Police Department was awarded a $100,000.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support our ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads.

“This funding will strengthen our commitment to public safety in our community,” Redwood City Police Department, Chief of Police Kristina Bell said. “We will be able to increase our efforts in making our roads safer for everyone and focus on critical areas such as distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding.” The use of these funds will help us contribute towards the Redwood City commitment to the Vision Zero Goal.

The grant will provide additional programs and resources, including:
 DUI checkpoints and patrols focused on stopping suspected impaired dri vers
 High visibility distracted driv ing enforcement operations targeting drivers in
violation of California’s hands free cell phone law
 Enforcement operations focused on the most dangerous driver 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 l ane
changes.
 Community presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving,
impaired driving , speed ing and 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 through September 2024.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Officer Peter Cang, 650-780-7100, [email protected]