DUI Checkpoints

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Happy New Year!
No need to drink and drive,
Metro is offering free rides on buses and trains from 9:00pm tonight – 2:00am Tuesday.
Need a ride? Tipsy Tow  (800-222-4357) and more below – at the bottom of this post.
CHP is on Maximum Enforcement Period. Every available officer will be out looking for people driving under the influence.

UPDATE 11:24pm
Moorpark – Moorpark on Tijera Rejada Rd
UPDATE 11:15

East LA …

Don’t drink and drive! All metro buses and trains are free of charge throughout the night.
MADD, The Center for Disease Control, law enforcement and others all support well publicized DUI checkpoints as a deterrent for drivers that want to drink. Plan ahead, get your designated driver.
As a victim of a drunk driver, it is my wish that by posting this you will choose to not drink and drive.
For information on getting a ride see below, it’s at the bottom of this post.

Cabulous – “Give us a second & we’ll send a taxi to you.”
Taxi Magic – “Booking and managing rides is quick and easy, saving you time and hassle”
Uber – “Request from Anywhere at any time. Tell us where you want to be picked up.”
Don’t want to leave your car, but still need a ride?
Road Angels – “Have a Blast not a Bust! Road Angeles social media portal is for #LA area people who like to party AND get home safe. Membership is FREE and has lot’s of cool perks.”

Saturday October 27, 2012
Updated 6:30pm
Inland Empire DUI Checkpoints in Redlands on Brookside westbound at Grant. 10p-3am
Orange DUI Checkpoints in Santa Ana on 4th st west of Grand. 7:30p-1:30am
Orange DUI Checkpoints in Costa Mesa undisclosed location.7:30p-1am
Los Angeles DUI Checkpoints in Arcadia undisclosed location(s) and times.

Three and a half weeks ago I was hit by a DUI going about 70mph.
In a word horrifying. I feel stronger than ever about posting checkpoint locations as authorities report that there is a 20% reduction in collisions including fatalities. as a direct result of publicized DUI checkpoints. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) also supports and encourages making the locations of DUI checkpoints publicized.

People frequently ask me, “why do you post the locations of DUI checkpoints?”
Research shows that conducting checkpoints and publicizing their location is a major deterrent to drinking and driving. Consequently, this results in a sharp reduction of drunken-related collisions and accidents. Bringing about more awareness, encourages party goers to use sober designated drivers.
A comprehensive study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found, that when well-publicized sobriety checkpoints were conducted, alcohol-related crashes and fatalities decreased by more than 20 percent.

“Sobriety checkpoints are one of the most critical tools available for law enforcement to deter drunk driving,” said Mary Klotzbach, public policy liaison for MADD California. “Sobriety checkpoints send a message that if a motorist chooses to drive drunk, he or she will get caught.”

People frequently ask me, “why do you post the locations of DUI checkpoints?”
After finding out that there are 20% less collisions due to locations being posted, and since Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) supports and encourages the media to post the locations it was a no brainer. Though it seems counter intuitive to let people know where they are, turns out that publicizing the locations of checkpoints is a major deterrent on drinking and driving. By bring about more awareness, it encourages party goers to use sober designated drivers.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent.

The fireworks may be over but looking for drunk drivers is not. Local authorities are out – Maximum Enforcement – through Sunday night. Don’t do it, it is not worth it. Period .
A first-time drunken driving conviction can cost $12,162 or more in fines, penalties, restitution, legal fees and increased insurance costs, according to the Auto Club. In addition to DUI checkpoints in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, there are also saturation patrols being deployed across those areas.
People frequently ask me, “why do you post the locations of DUI checkpoints?”

Not too many DUI checkpoints, the police are focusing on saturation patrols.
The holiday fell in the middle of the week – checkpoints will be set up through Sunday.

Never Drink and Drive.

 
Maximum Enforcement Period beginning tonight at 6pm and lasting until midnight on Monday. In addition to DUI checkpoints in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, there are also saturation patrols being deployed across those areas.
 
 
Thank you to the great people at  @TotalTrafficLA –   TotalTrafficLA.com
and to @MrCheckpoint – MrCheckpoint.com

Update for Monday 5/28/12 Memorial Day
3:46pm
Los …