MORE ON: California Highway Patrol

Daily Report: General Assignment

Late FasTrak lane changes frustrating but mostly legal

July 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
They are essentially FasTrak freeloaders: drivers who stay in a dedicated FasTrak lane as long as possible to get ahead of traffic and then, at the last minute, switch to a lane that accepts cash. Kevin Gong, a longtime FasTrak user, said he sees that kind of driving all the time on the Bay... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Highway patrol given outsized load of wireless 911 calls

April 10, 2012, 12:05 AM
Cellphones allow people to immediately report emergencies from the scene, but millions of 911 calls in California each year do not connect directly with local police. Out of 15 million emergency calls from wireless phones last year, more than 7 million went first to the California Highway... + read more
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