Patrols ? or Checkpoints"

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W. T. FUCK.................
NHTSA gives grants of money to the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)  to use for motorcycle safety.  OTS gives grants of this money to local police departments with the instruction to use it in areas where there have been more than usual motorcyclist injuries or deaths.  The money is supposed to  used to ticket traffic violations by ANY VEHICLE, including cars and trucks,  that could cause injury or death to  motorcyclists.   This is supposed to be done by normal patrol….not “checkpoints”.   Quite often the police send press releases to the local newspapers, who then print headlines about “police to ticket motorcycles”   Whenever this comes to my attention,  I send a copy of the news release to the OTS to let them know how their money or information is being used or misused.
To demonstrate how out of control the use of the grant money from NHTSA thru OTS has become,  the City of Citrus Heights  announced that their “motorcycle safety” checkpoints will check for loud mufflers  courtesy of overtime money and sound meters provided by money from the Office of Traffic Safety.
If any member sees information of this type, I would appreciate it if you would send it on to me, and I will follow through on it.

REGION: 10 arrested in weekend DUI checkpoints in North County

Checkpoints held overnight at two locations throughout the county netted 10 drunken driving arrests, officials said.
The checkpoint in Vista saw 1,314 vehicles pass through and eight drivers were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Petrofsky. One additional driver was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license stemming from a previous drunken driving charge.
Deputies issued 21 citations for other violations, such as driving with a suspended license or with no license, Petrofsky said Saturday. The checkpoint was in the 2000 block of E. Vista Way, from 7:30 p.m., Friday, to 1:30 a.m. Friday.
In a similar operation in Escondido held from 6 p.m. to midnight in the vicinity of El Norte Parkway and Ash Street, Escondido police officers arrested two people on suspicion of drunken driving, according to Lt. Tom Albergo.
More than 2,000 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, Albergo said Saturday. Police impounded 10 vehicles and issued a total of 17 citations, he said.
Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_5642ed1c-c4af-5eb5-acd3-d39d85332c9d.html#ixzz1UDSa7dKG