LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Many traffic collisions in California end in death or injury as a result of individuals speeding or driving aggressively.

The California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area will deploy additional officers on Highway 20 in an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle incidents or collisions resulting from unsafe speed, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, improper turning, and other primary collision factor violations by motorcyclists and other drivers. 

The operation begins on Sunday, May 29.

To assist the CHP in this traffic safety effort, the Clear Lake Area has received a federally-funded grant titled, “Have a Good Ride II.” 

The CHP Clear Lake Area will deploy future motorcycle safety enforcement operations through September 30, 2016.

Statistical data from the CHP’s Clear Lake Area database showed that in the Clear Lake CHP Area boundary, from January 2015 through December 2015, there were 37 injury traffic collisions, and one fatal traffic collision involving motorcycles.

Of the 37 injury collisions, 11 involved driving under the influence, the agency said.   

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.