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In order to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has provided the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department with an over $300,000 grant.

This grant will be used for a year-long program of special enforcements and traffic-related public awareness. “Years of research tell us that enforcement and education work best jointly to combat unsafe driving,” said OTS Director Rhonda Craft. “This grant brings both tactics together, with the Office of Traffic Safety and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department working in concert to help keep the streets and highways safe across San Bernardino County and the state.”

The grant will be used in Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville and Hesperia Police Departments to keep the roadways safe, which will improve quality of life through education and enforcement.

Activities that the grant will fund include:

Educational presentations
DUI saturation patrols
Bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement
Motorcycle safety enforcement
Distracted driving enforcement
Seat belt and child safety seat enforcement
Speed, red light, and stop sign enforcement
Warrant service operations targeting multiple DUI offenders
Compilation of DUI “Hot Sheets,” identifying worst-of-the-worst DUI offenders
Specialized DUI and drugged driving training such as Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), and Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE)

• Court “sting” operations to cite individuals driving from DUI court after ignoring their license suspension or revocation

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