Motorists should be on the lookout as Pima County sheriffโs deputies are increasing enforcement through the end of November under a new safety initiative, an official said.
The department is dispatching more of its patrol, traffic and motorcycle deputies in efforts to enforce violations at intersections and to prevent crashes, according to a news release.
โOur deployment in this initiative is based on some statistics that we looked at, looking at intersections where it seems that collisions are more likely to occur,โ said Deputy James Allerton, a sheriffโs department spokesman.
The goal is to increase motoristsโ awareness about crash-causing actions involving speed, inattention, red-light running and following other vehicles too closely.
โWe discovered if collisions do occur, intersections are a likely place for them to occur and a lot of the reasons that accidents occur is due to traffic violations,โ Allerton said.
The department has chosen not to publicly identify specific intersections where more enforcement will be present.
Operations are likely to shift to different intersections daily.
Deputies will also look out for any violations involving pedestrians at the intersections.
โWe believe people always need to be cognizant of their surroundings while theyโre driving and be very aware of whatโs going on, including at intersections,โ said Allerton.
