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Motorcycle safety to be a focus of enforcement - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Motorcycle safety to be a focus of enforcement

Published: Friday, Jul. 29, 2011 - 12:00 am

The Sacramento Police Department will launch a weeklong motorcycle safety enforcement program Saturday in an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle-related accidents and fatalities, and to educate the public about motorcycle safety.

From Saturday through Aug. 5, officers will be assigned to various locations throughout the city, enforcing traffic violations by motorists, including motorcyclists, that could lead to collisions, injuries and fatalities, according to a Police Department news release.

– Cathy Locke

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BPD conducting motorcycle safety enforcement operations - Bakersfield.com

Thursday, Aug 11 2011 10:47 AM

BPD conducting motorcycle safety enforcement operations

The Bakersfield Police Department will be conducting motorcycle safety enforcement operations today and Aug. 28 throughout Bakersfield.

Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas frequented by motorcyclists and where crashes occur. Officers will be cracking down on traffic violations made by motorcyclists as well as other vehicle drivers that can lead to motorcycle collisions, injuries and fatalities.

Motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise in California, increasing 175 percent in the last decade.

Factors contributing to motorcycle crashes very often include speeding and impairment due to alcohol and drugs. The Bakersfield Police Department is also reminding all motorists to always be alert and watch out for motorcycles, especially when turning and changing lanes.

Another major factor leading to motorcycle crashes is inexperience. Riders, young and old, are encouraged to seek training and safety information. Many people are riding motorcycles without the proper motorcycle license endorsement and without the skills necessary to ride safely.

Riders can get training through the California Motorcyclist Safety Program.

Information and training locations are available at California Motorcyclist Safety Program or 1-877-RIDE-411 or 1-877-743-3411.

-- Bakersfield Police Department

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CHECKPOINTS: RPV motorcycle checks, Hawthorne license check - The Daily Breeze

CHECKPOINTS: RPV motorcycle checks, Hawthorne license check

From staff reports
Posted: 08/10/2011 09:44:31 PM PDT
Updated: 08/11/2011 10:58:29 AM PDT

Motorcycle enforcement

Rancho Palos Verdes. The Sheriff's Department will conduct a Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation on Sunday.

Extra deputies will patrol areas frequented by motorcyclists and where crashes frequently occur. Deputies will watch for traffic violations made by motorcyclists and drivers that can lead to crashes, injuries and fatalities.

Hawthorne license check

Hawthorne. Police will conduct a driver's license checkpoint from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in the eastbound lanes of Rosecrans Avenue at Kornblum Avenue.

Police said the checkpoint is being conducted in an "ongoing effort to reduce the number of unlicensed drivers and traffic collisions within the city of Hawthorne."

- Larry Altman

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www.recorderonline.com/articles/driver-49855-ppd-operation.html

PPD: Several crackdown operations on tap

August 23, 2011 8:42 AM

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Over the next month, the Porterville Police Department plans to conduct a motorcycle enforcement operation, driving under the influence/driver’s license checkpoint, and several DUI roving saturation patrols.

The specialized motorcycle safety operation will be conducted on Aug. 27 and again on Sept. 3.

Motorists can expect extra officers on duty, patrolling areas frequented by motorcyclists and where motorcycle crashes are known to occur, the PPD reports.

Police will also be on the lookout for drivers and riders who are under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol and for traffic violations made by motorcyclists as well as other motorists that can cause motorcycle collisions, injuries, or fatalities.

From 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Saturday the PPD Traffic Unit will conduct a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint within city limits, and saturation patrols will also be deployed.

According to a PPD news release, these enforcement efforts are funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Oceanside Police To Focus On Motorcycle Safety - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego

Oceanside Police To Focus On Motorcycle Safety
Expect Intensified Traffic Enforcement Through Weekend

POSTED: 5:07 am PDT September 22, 2011

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- In an effort to cut down on motorcycle crashes in Oceanside, the city's police department will focus intensified traffic enforcement Thursday through Saturday in neighborhoods where they most frequently occur.

"Officers will be looking for drivers and riders who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol and cracking down on traffic violations ... that can lead to motorcycle collisions, injuries and fatalities," OPD Lt. Leonard Mata said.

California road-accident data reveal that the primary causes of motorcycle-involved crashes in the state include speeding, unsafe turns and intoxication, the lieutenant said.

"The Oceanside Police Department is also reminding all motorists to always be alert and watch out for motorcycles, especially when turning and changing lanes," he said.

Until two years ago, motorcycle fatalities had been on the rise in California, increasing 175 percent between 1998 and 2008, according to Mata.áIn 2009, however, the state experienced a 29.6 percent reduction, and preliminary 2010 numbers indicate another 10 percent drop, he said.

Some of the improvement can be attributed to a reduction in the number of improperly licensed riders, Mata added.

Training courses in accident-free riding practices are available through the state Motorcyclist Safety Program, which can be reached at 877-743-3411.