Source: cbs8.com
California - EL CAJON (CBS 8) - Police in El Cajon are cracking down
on unsafe motorcycle riding in an effort to lower the number of deaths
and injuries.
Extra officers are on duty Friday as part of a specialized motorcycle
safety enforcement operation. They are patrolling areas frequented by
motorcyclists and where motorcycle crashes occur.
"We're going to be doing enforcement on motorcyclists that are driving too fast, or other vehicles that might be turning in front of a motorcycle, right-of-way violations, unsafe turning movements," Sgt. Matt Conlon said.
In the city of El Cajon in 2013, there were 25 motorcycle collisions, resulting in one fatality and 23 motorcyclists injured.
So far two motorcyclists have been killed in 2014.
"We're going to be doing enforcement on motorcyclists that are driving too fast, or other vehicles that might be turning in front of a motorcycle, right-of-way violations, unsafe turning movements," Sgt. Matt Conlon said.
In the city of El Cajon in 2013, there were 25 motorcycle collisions, resulting in one fatality and 23 motorcyclists injured.
So far two motorcyclists have been killed in 2014.
