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Traffic Safety Division
The
Traffic Division places a high priority on solving all reported traffic
issues as well as those that are discovered by the officers themselves in
their routine police activities. We accomplish this with a partnership
between other police units, private organizations, and our state
government.
One
of the primary safety concerns within the City of San Ramon is “Traffic
Safety”. A majority of the concerns reported by San Ramon citizens
involves traffic safety on our city streets and in our neighborhoods.
Because of the daily work force population that commutes into the city
each day, we experience a rise in traffic related incidents.
The
San Ramon Police Department also places a high priority on education,
intervention, and enforcement concerning traffic and criminal law
violations. This includes Driving Under the Influence of alcohol and/or
drugs and a variety of vehicle code violations which have resulted in many
serious injuries and several deaths. This is accomplished in a variety of
ways to include arrest, citation, or warning.
We
currently dedicate 4 full-time Traffic/Motor Officers and a Sergeant to
investigate and respond to traffic collisions as well as the traffic
related concerns reported by the citizens of San Ramon. The Traffic
Division makes a concerted effort in preventing injuries and deaths by
dedicating the majority of their time issuing citations or warnings when
warranted; for vehicle code violations involving speed, right-of-way,
traffic signals, seatbelts, bicycles, and pedestrians.
Special attention is given to monitoring traffic around our schools during
morning and afternoon hours. Intersections and city roadways which have
higher than normal occurrences of collisions or vehicle code violations
are systematically monitored by the Traffic Officers and/or the placement
of traffic monitoring devices such as radar and message trailers.
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