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Dublin Police Services recently received a $62,500 traffic safety grant from the state to assist with the department’s efforts to reduce deaths and injuries on city streets.
“With an ever increasing number of cars on our roadways these days, now more than ever, it is important that we are at the forefront of traffic safety,” Capt. Nate Schmidt said in a statement. “This funding allows us to educate and enhance the safety of all residents. Being awarded this OTS grant will ensure our community remains safe on the roadways and continues to provide the best service to our community.”
The one-year grant, which runs through Sept. 30, 2021, is in addition to a different state grant DPS also received last month — $50,000 — to help the department streamline processes to collect and report traffic data.
This new grant will help fund a variety of traffic safety programs, including special patrols with emphasis on alcohol- and drug-impaired driving prevention, awareness and education of California’s hands-free cellphone law, education of traffic rights for bicyclists and pedestrians, and awareness and education of primary causes of crashes — excess speed, failure to yield, failure to stop at stop signs/signals and improper turning/lane changes.
It will also support community education presentations on issues such as distracted driving, DUI, speed, and bicycle and pedestrian; collaborative efforts with neighboring agencies on traffic safety priorities; and officer training and/or recertification: standard field sobriety test (SFST), advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement (ARIDE) and drug recognition expert (DRE), city officials said.
“Through education and behavioral changes, we hope to create an environment that is safe and equitable for all road users in our community,” Schmidt added.
Funding was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
