Manhattan Beach Police Receive $65,000 Grant

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — The Manhattan Beach Police Department received a $65,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a one-year enforcement and education program, MBPD announced Wednesday. The money will fund activities intended to reduce deaths and injuries on California roads, the press release said.

The grant-related activities are for the 2020 federal fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020.

The funding from the OTS will be used for programs, such as:

• DUI/driver’s license checkpoints;
• Patrols specifically looking for suspected alcohol and/or drug-impaired drivers;
• Patrols targeting violations of California’s hands-free cell phone law and vehicle code violations by drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians that put other roadway users at risk;
• Patrols targeting the primary causes of crashes: Speeding, improper turns, running stop signs or signals, right-of-way violations and driving on the wrong side of the road;
• Patrols specifically looking for seat belt and child safety seat violations;
• Traffic safety education presentations for youth and community members on distracted and impaired driving, bicycle and pedestrian safety; and
• Officer training to identify suspected impaired drivers and conduct sobriety tests.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.