The California Highway Patrol has announced that it will implement a Maximum Enforcement Period throughout the state over the Christmas and New Year's weekends.
Specifically, CHP will have extra personnel on the state's highways from 6:00 PM on Friday, December 24 through midnight on Sunday, December 26. That will be followed by second period of heightened enforcement from 6:00 PM on Friday, December 31 through midnight on Sunday, January 2.
CHP personnel encourage anyone who plans to drink to choose a designated driver.
Even if you are not drinking but are just traveling to see family and friends, be sure to buckle your seat belt. CHP reports that half of the people killed in collisions within CHP's jurisdiction were not wearing seat belts.
