STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

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emailed to the OTS Public Information Officer at pio@ots.ca.gov, and copied to your OTS Coordinator, for approval 7 days prior to the issuance date of the release. 2. Distribute and properly fit OTS funded bicycle helmets at no cost to community i 100 members in need who receive bicycle helmet safety education. 3. Purchase bicycle helmets. 100 4. Participate and report data (as required) in the following campaigns; Quarter 1: 12 National Pedestrian Safety Month, National Walk to School Day, National Teen Driver Safety Week, NHTSA Winter Mobilization; Quarter 3: National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, National Motorcycle Safety Month, National Bicycle Safety Month, National Click it or Ticket Mobilization; Quarter 4: National Speed Prevention Campaigns, NHTSA Summer Mobilization, National Child Passenger Safety Week, and California's Pedestrian Safety Month. 5. Develop (by December 31) and/or maintain a "DUI BOLO" program to notify patrol 12 and traffic officers to be on the lookout for identified repeat DUI offenders with a suspended or revoked license as a result of DUI convictions. Updated DUI BOLOs should be distributed to patrol and traffic officers monthly, 6. Send law enforcement personnel to the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety 2 Testing SFST minimum 16 hours POST-certified training. 7. Send law enforcement personnel to the NHTSA Advanced Roadside Impaired 1 Driving Enforcement(ARIDE) 16 hour POST-certified training. 8. Send law enforcement personnel to the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)training 1 classroom and field training must be completed). 9. Send law enforcement personnel to the DRE Recertification training. 1 10. Send law enforcement personnel to SFST Instructor training. 1 11. Send law enforcement personnel to DRE Instructor training. 1 12. Conduct DUIIDL Checkpoints. A minimum of 1 checkpoint should be conducted 12 during the NHTSA Winter Mobilization and 1 during the Summer Mobilization. To enhance the overall deterrent effect and promote high visibility, it is recommended the grantee issue an advance press release and conduct social media activity for each checkpoint. For combination DUIIDL checkpoints, departments should issue press releases that mention DL's will be checked at the DUIIDL checkpoint. Signs for DUIIDL checkpoints should read "DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint Ahead." OTS does not fund or support independent DL checkpoints. Only on an exception basis and with OTS pre-approval will OTS fund checkpoints that begin prior to 1800 hours. When possible, DUIIDL Checkpoint screeners should be DRE- or ARIDE-trained. 13. Conduct DUI Saturation Patrol operation(s). 55 14. Conduct Warrant Service operation(s)targeting multiple DUI offenders who fail to 4 appear in court. 15. Conduct Traffic Enforcement operation(s), including but not limited to, primary 31 crash factor violations. 16. Conduct highly publicized Distracted Driving enforcement operation(s)targeting 15 drivers using hand held cell phones and textin . 17. Conduct highly publicized Motorcycle Safety enforcement operation(s) in areas or 2 during events with a high number of motorcycle incidents or crashes resulting from unsafe speed, DUI, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, improper turning, and other_primary crash factor violations by motorcyclists and other drivers. 18. Conduct highly publicized pedestrian and/or bicycle enforcement operation(s) in 7 areas or during events with a high number of pedestrian and/or bicycle crashes resulting from violations made by pedestrians, bic clists, and drivers. 19. Conduct Traffic Safety educational presentation(s)with an effort to reach 7 community members. Note: Presentation(s) may include topics such as distracted driving, DUI, speed, bicycle and pedestrian safety, seat belts and child passenger safety. 20. Conduct Know Your Limit campaigns with an effort to reach members of the 4 community. 9/15/2025 7:39:02 AM Page 6 of 24