CHP urges drivers to start new year by driving safely

SACRAMENTO - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) urges the first resolution everyone could make for 2016 is to start the year safely.

Planning for safe and sober rides can be the most important step to take. The CHP will observe the New Year with a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from 6:01 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2015, to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016. All available personnel will be on duty and although the CHP will be focused on impaired drivers, officers will also watch for distracted driving and other infractions such as not wearing seat belts.

"Drunk driving is one of the...