河滨市警局获州交通安全办公室46.1万美元拨款 用于执法、摩托培训与儿童安全座椅
河滨市警察局10月13日宣布，获加州交通安全办公室（California Office of Traffic Safety，OTS）三笔拨款、总额46.1万美元，用于交通执法与教育、摩托车安全培训和儿童安全座椅项目，项目期至2027年9月，资金经美国国家公路交通安全管理局提供。
三笔拨款中，41.2万美元用于交通执法与教育，包括酒驾检查站、分心驾驶巡查、超速与闯红灯执法、社区安全宣讲和警员培训；2.4万美元用于「Ride to Live」摩托车安全培训，由执法人员授课、向骑手免费开放，实操练习制动、转弯、转向与汇入车流等避险技能；2.5万美元用于儿童安全座椅教育项目，包括检查活动、教育课程、技术员培训，并向有需要的家庭免费发放安全座椅。
河滨市警局警官丹·马西亚斯（Dan Macias）表示，感谢州交通安全办公室的持续投入，这笔拨款让警局得以结合执法、教育与社区外展，应对社区主要的交通安全问题。OTS主任斯蒂芬妮·多尔蒂（Stephanie Dougherty）表示，交通安全始于日常决定，处理超速、分心驾驶和酒驾等危险行为可以预防事故、挽救生命。
市警局还提醒，加州AB 435法案将于2027年1月1日生效，引入「五步测试」判断儿童能否直接使用安全带；现行规定为8岁以下儿童须在后座使用安全座椅或增高垫，身高达4英尺9英寸者除外。
California Office of Traffic Safety Awards $461,000 in Grants to the Riverside Police Department
The Riverside Police Department announced on October 13 that it has received three grants totaling $461,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for traffic enforcement and education, motorcycle safety training and a child safety seat program. The grant period runs through September 2027, with funding provided through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Of the total, $412,000 will fund traffic enforcement and education, including DUI checkpoints, distracted driving patrols, speed and red-light enforcement, community safety presentations and officer training. A $24,000 grant supports the department's "Ride to Live" motorcycle safety training, a free hands-on course taught by law enforcement officers covering braking, turning, swerving and merging skills. A $25,000 grant funds child safety seat education, including inspection events, classes, technician training and free seats for families in need.
Riverside police Sergeant Dan Macias said the department is grateful for the continued investment, which allows it to combine enforcement, education and community outreach to address major traffic safety problems. OTS Director Stephanie Dougherty said traffic safety begins with everyday decisions, and that addressing dangerous behaviors such as speeding, distraction and impaired driving can prevent crashes and save lives.
The department also noted that California's AB 435 takes effect on January 1, 2027, introducing a five-step test for determining when a child can use a seat belt alone; under current law, children under 8 must ride in the back seat in a child safety seat or booster seat, unless they are at least 4 feet 9 inches tall.
图片来源：图：河滨市政厅（Riverside City Hall）。Josiah.r.white／Wikimedia Commons，CC0
