The Amador Area CHP Office has picked up the challenge by
assigning extra officers to patrol area roadways during the Maximum Enforcement
Period (MEP) from 6 p.m. July 3 through midnight July 4. But states
Amador Unit Public information Officer Craig Harmon, “Law enforcement can’t do it alone. Drivers have
to do their part.” Harmon reminds local drivers to “Be Safe, and don’t speed. Don’t
drink and drive. Wear your seat belt and be sure children are in proper child
safety seats. Motorists are also asked
to report suspected drunk drivers by calling 9-1-1 with a description of the
vehicle and its location.” The Independence Day MEP is also an Operation
CARE (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) holiday. Operation CARE is a joint program of the
nation’s highway patrols that places special safety emphasis on interstate highways
during holiday periods.
Thursday, 28 June 2007 23:07
CHP Challenge: No Fatalities This Fourth of July Holiday
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Commissioner
Mike Brown has issued a
challenge to the state’s motorists this Independence Day holiday; one entire
day with no traffic fatalities throughout the state. Since 1968, when
record keeping began, there have been only three days when death took a holiday
from California roadways. The most
recent fatal free day was September 12, 2000.
The other two were May 1, 1991 and March 11, 1968.
The Amador Area CHP Office has picked up the challenge by
assigning extra officers to patrol area roadways during the Maximum Enforcement
Period (MEP) from 6 p.m. July 3 through midnight July 4. But states
Amador Unit Public information Officer Craig Harmon, “Law enforcement can’t do it alone. Drivers have
to do their part.” Harmon reminds local drivers to “Be Safe, and don’t speed. Don’t
drink and drive. Wear your seat belt and be sure children are in proper child
safety seats. Motorists are also asked
to report suspected drunk drivers by calling 9-1-1 with a description of the
vehicle and its location.” The Independence Day MEP is also an Operation
CARE (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) holiday. Operation CARE is a joint program of the
nation’s highway patrols that places special safety emphasis on interstate highways
during holiday periods.
