AnonymousSource: Santa Barbara Police Department
Whether it is meeting with a small group of friends or holding a virtual get together, Santa Barbara Police Department encourages the public to celebrate the holiday responsibly by designating a sober driver.
May 5th, 2021; On Cinco de Mayo, the Santa Barbara Police Department will have additional Officers on patrol from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
“Don’t ruin the celebrations by putting yourself and others at risk and driving impaired,” Sgt. S. Trujillo said. “If you’re planning on drinking, plan on getting a sober ride home.”
The Santa Barbara Police Department also reminds the public that in addition to alcohol, drugs may also impair, including marijuana. Always be sure to check your medications and avoid driving after use if there is a “do not operate heavy machinery,” “may cause drowsiness” or other warning label.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
What nonsense. The stereo type of immigrants celebrating a Mexican non-holiday is absurd. I wonder where this road block will set up?
10 hours of standing around hoping a drunk driver will show up instead of going out looking for them at large parties, bars, liquor stores, etc. What a joke.
Amazing how many of you can’t read. It was an increased patrol, not a checkpoint. Typical.
CCMAN – who cares? The fact remains that checkpoints are pretty useless, whether or not this specific announcement is about one. Good on the cops to actually get out there and patrol!
Let’s go with data and facts, not opinions. DUI Checkpoints vs. DUI Patrols – two different tactics with two different expected outcomes.
Checkpoints are highly visible, highly publicized events meant to deter drinking and driving in the first place. Checkpoints have been shown to have the potential to lower DUI fatality rates by up to 20 percent by virtue of their deterrence. People go through them, drive past them, hear about them via multiple grapevines and get the ongoing impression that drunk driving is dangerous, socially unacceptable, and that law enforcement is actively looking for it.
Patrols are meant to catch active drunks, get them off the streets and prosecute them. Patrols have little deterrent value, but high enforcement value. They are both good tactics and both should be in the arsenal of DUI combating tactics, along with others. In terms of catching drunks, nothing beats patrols. In terms of saving lives, nothing beats checkpoints.
Let’s go with data and facts, not opinions. DUI Checkpoints vs. DUI Patrols – two different tactics with two different expected outcomes.
Checkpoints are highly visible, highly publicized events meant to deter drinking and driving in the first place. Checkpoints have been shown to have the potential to lower DUI fatality rates by up to 20 percent by virtue of their deterrence. People go through them, drive past them, hear about them via multiple grapevines and get the ongoing impression that drunk driving is dangerous, socially unacceptable, and that law enforcement is actively looking for it.
Patrols are meant to catch active drunks, get them off the streets and prosecute them. Patrols have little deterrent value, but high enforcement value. They are both good tactics and both should be in the arsenal of DUI combating tactics, along with others. In terms of catching drunks, nothing beats patrols. In terms of saving lives, nothing beats checkpoints.
SACK – Nice attempt at backtracking on your lame comments. Next time, actually read the article. Hahahahahaha.
CWAZNY – Not backtracking anything. My comments about checkpoints stand. Is it really that funny?
CCMAN – how are your “facts” any more than opinions themselves? Here’s a fact for you: in Goleta and SB, every time there is a checkpoint, people post it all over social media so it’s pretty easy to avoid, therefore no deterrent effect. No one thinks drunk driving is OK until they see a checkpoint. How stupid do you think your fellow citizens are?
Look, you can disagree with me on your opinion that checkpoints educate and deter, but they’re only your opinions, not “facts.”
I think some people on Edhat are really sensitive about their alcoholism…
SACK – You clearly backtracked on your knee-jerk reaction to an article that you clearly didn’t read, or completely failed to understand. If that’s not the case, then you’re just posting random comments on unrelated articles. Either way… Lame…