California Highway Patrol initiates holiday enforcement to reduce traffic fatalities
- The annual maximum enforcement period by the California Highway Patrol will start this Wednesday evening.
- Officers will focus on ensuring compliance with seatbelt use, sobriety, and speed limits.
- The initiative aims to promote safe driving practices during the Thanksgiving holiday.
In California, during the week leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will implement its annual 'maximum enforcement period.' This operation starts on Wednesday at 6:01 p.m. and will continue through December 1 at 11:59 p.m. The primary goal of this initiative is to enhance road safety, ensuring that drivers adhere to traffic laws, including wearing seatbelts, staying sober, and observing speed limits. CHP officials have urged travelers to prepare their vehicles, factor in heavy traffic, and make safe choices. This proactive measure follows intensive enforcement from the previous Thanksgiving period, where numerous driving under the influence arrests and incidents were recorded, stressing the importance of road safety during the busy holiday season.