MBPD Receives $200,000 Grant For Traffic, Public Safety

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – A $200,000 grant has been awarded to the Manhattan Beach Police Department from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a year-long program of special enforcement and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic related deaths and injuries.

After falling to a ten year low in 2010, the number of persons killed on roadways has climbed nearly 17 percent across the state, with 3,429 fatalities in 2015, according to the MBPD press release. Pedestrian and bicycle fatalities that now comprise nearly 25 percent of all traffic deaths; also alarming are the growing dangers of distracting technologies and the emergence of drug-impaired driving. This grant funding will provide opportunities to combat these and other traffic related problems such as speeding and traffic collisions, the statement said.

Activities that the grant will fund include:

• Educational presentations
• DUI checkpoints
• DUI saturation patrols
• Bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement
• Motorcycle safety enforcement
• Distracted driving enforcement
• Seat belt and child safety seat enforcement
• Speed, red light, and stop sign enforcement

The Manhattan Beach Police Department, with assistance from the Office of Traffic Safety, will use these tools to help keep Manhattan Beach streets safe.

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

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