C.H.P. LABOR DAY ENFORCEMENT vs

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WANTS THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THEIR OFFICERS WILL BE VIGOROUSLY ENFORCING D.U.I., SPEED, AND SAFETY BELT LAW OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEK-END. LABOR DAY IS TRADITIONALLY ONE OF THE WORST HOLIDAY PERIODS OF THE YEAR FOR TRAFFIC COLLISIONS. OFFICERS SAY DRIVERS CAN AVOID THAT CONSEQUENCE OF THE INCREASED TRAFFIC BY LEAVING A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEIR VEHICLE AND THE ONE AHEAD, WHICH SHOULD BE AT LEAST 2 TO 3 SECONDS. LIEUTENANT DON JORDAN (C.H.P. AREA COMMANDER) SAYS AN AMBER (OR YELLOW) LIGHT IS MEANT TO BE A WARNING THAT THE LIGHT WILL SOON BE TURNING RED, AND THEY SHOULD SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. UNFORTUNATELY SOME DRIVERS SEEM TO THINK THEY SHOULD SPEED UP WHEN THEY SEE THE AMBER TRAFFIC SIGNAL. LIEUTENANT JORDAN ALSO SAID, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, LOOK BOTH WAYS TO MAKE SURE CROSS TRAFFIC HAS STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION.