The California Highway Patrol announced that they will deploy additional officers on State Route 4 in an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle incidents or collisions resulting from unsafe speed, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, improper turning, and other primary collision factor violations by both motorcyclists and other drivers.
The operation will commence on May 7, 2018.
To assist the CHP in this traffic safety effort, the Contra Costa Area has received a federally-funded grant titled, “Have a Good Ride IV.” The CHP Contra Costa Area will deploy future motorcycle safety enforcement operations through September 30, 2018.
From January 2016 through December 2016, provisional statistical data revealed there were 128 injury traffic collisions involving motorcycles and 2 fatal traffic collisions involving motorcycles in the CHP Contra Costa Area jurisdiction.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Public Information Officer Correia, at (925) 646-4980.
