Holiday Drunk Driving Enforcement Well Underway

The annual Bay area “Avoid the 21″ holiday DUI enforcement campaign is well underway. The Alameda Police Department will stage a DUI and drivers license checkpoint this Saturday in Alameda.

The “Avoid the 21″ program involves 21 law enforcement agencies from four Bay area counties, and its purpose is to aggressively enforce drunk driving laws and educate the public on the risks.

Members of the public are encouraged to call 9-1-1 to report suspected drunk drivers. Alameda Police provided this list of possible indications of an intoxicated driver:

• Weaving/swerving in and out of the lane
• Weaving within the lane quite noticeably
• Traveling at speeds much slower than the flow of traffic
• Braking erratically or stopping in the lane
• Sudden stops for signal lights and slow start once they change
• Remaining at the signal lights once they turn green – asleep at the wheel
• Making wide turns and/or cutting the corner, striking the curb
• Headlights off at night or on high beams
• Driving with the turn signals on
• Straddling the center line of the road or lane lines
• Aggressive driving – speeding, tailgating and multiple lane changes or unsafe passing