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Drivers without seat belts on focus of CHP holiday weekend enforcement
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/24/2018 - 10:54am
Buckle up when driving not only this holiday season as you head to Lake Tahoe, but each and every day no matter where you drive. As the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend is a busy time on California roadways. To help segue into summer safely, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP).
New laws for drivers in California start January 1
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/24/2017 - 11:00pm
With the new year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is reminding the public of several new laws or changes to existing law that, unless otherwise noted, take effect January 1, 2018.
New California laws in 2017: Human trafficking, car seats, cell phones and more
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 11:15pm
Denim is now the state’s official fabric to recognize its role in California history, and every autographed collectible sold in California must come with a certificate that verifies it's not a forgery. Those are just two of 898 new laws facing Californians in 2017.
Here are just a few of them compiled in part by California Highway Patrol (CHP):
CHP child passenger safety seat check-up event
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 5:47pm
Event Date:
July 16, 2016 (All day)
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) South Lake Tahoe office is conducting a car seat check-up event. The current law states child passengers must ride in either a car seat or booster seat until the age of eight years old and the only exception to the law is if the child is 4 feet 9 inches in height. Effective January 1, 2017, children under the age of 2 must ride rear-facing in an appropriate child safety seat.
2016 brings in new laws for California drivers, bikers and more
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/26/2015 - 6:10pm
Hundreds of new California laws take effect on January 1, 2016, many that will have tangible impacts on the lives of Californians as they work, drive, ride a bike and shop.
Here is an overview of some of them:
Transportation:
CHP holds child seat clinic at their South Lake Tahoe office
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 5:17pmThe South Lake Tahoe Area office of the California Highway Patrol will be hosting a child passenger safety seat clinic on Wednesday, Aug 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and again on Saturday, August 29 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
There will also be free car seats go to those who qualify.
Their office is located at 2063 Hopi Ave.
Come down and have your car seats inspected for free by trained professionals.
Free child passenger safety seat check-up event slated
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 9:24amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol South Lake Tahoe Area will conduct a Child Safety Seat Check-Up Event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Raley's/Kmart Center at the "Y," 104...
Free child passenger safety seat check this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:58amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol will conduct a child safety seat check-up event in the South Lake Tahoe K-mart parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, according to a s...
Deputies to hold safety seat checkpoint
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 5:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies will hold a child passenger safety seat inspection checkpoint at their Lake Tahoe Station this Saturday, according to a statement...
Safety seat inspection planned for November
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:32amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office will be holding a child passenger safety seat inspection checkpoint from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at their Lake Tahoe Stat...
