Make Your 2013 Traffic Safety Resolutions
December 27, 2012 11:07 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It's the time of year for people to be making their New Year's resolutions, resolving to change bad habits, start a new healthy activity, or do...
Sacramento Region Law Enforcement Announce Results of Driver Texting and Handheld Cell Use Campaign
December 26, 2012 11:15 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Law enforcement in the Sacramento region recently concluded the first wave of their tough, new high visibility driver hand-held cell phone and...
California Office of Traffic Safety Launches DUI Crackdown
December 18, 2012 13:04 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is providing federal funding to law enforcement agencies throughout the state for high visibility...
Navigating California's Winter Roadways Safely
December 11, 2012 17:06 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California has had its first taste of cold, wet weather, and while people prepare for holiday travel, the oncoming winter season and the onslaught...
Survey Shows California Drivers Recognize Dangers of Drug-Impaired Driving
November 26, 2012 19:11 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 95 percent of California drivers perceived the emerging problem of driving under the influence of legal and illegal drugs as a problem. In...
Survey of California Drivers Shows Fourteen Percent Testing Positive for Drugs
November 19, 2012 11:07 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Drugs that can affect driving were found in one of every seven weekend nighttime drivers in California, according to the first-ever statewide...
New Fall Drink Recipes for Designated Drivers
November 14, 2012 16:06 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Office of Traffic Safety is announcing its autumn-inspired non-alcoholic Designated Driver Drinks, or "DDrinks" just in time for...
Impaired Driving - The Scariest Part of Halloween
October 29, 2012 17:41 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Halloween is one of the scariest days of year for many reasons, ghosts and goblins aside, not only does it rank as the day with the highest number...
National Teen Driver Safety Week Calls for Positive Learning Approach
October 16, 2012 19:12 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is calling upon teen drivers and motorists alike to not only focus on safe driving habits during the...
Teen Seat Belt Use Reaches All Time High
September 04, 2012 11:07 ET | California Office of Traffic Safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) today announced that seat belt use for teens jumped over two percent in the past two years, from 94...