Know the Road with the CHP: What is a traffic break?
Know the Road with the CHP: What is a traffic break?
Nov 12, 2020
abc30.com
🚓 Traffic Breaks — What You Need to Know 🚓 If you’ve ever seen a CHP patrol vehicle slowly weaving across freeway lanes, you were likely witnessing a traffic break. Officers use this maneuver to gradually slow vehicles behind them when there’s a hazard ahead—such as debris in the roadway, a stalled vehicle, or a collision blocking lanes. During a traffic break, it’s important for drivers to stay behind the patrol vehicle and not attempt to pass. California Vehicle Code requires motorists to re
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🚓 Traffic Breaks — What You Need to Know 🚓 If you’ve ever seen a CHP patrol vehicle slowly weaving across freeway lanes, you were likely witnessing a traffic break. Officers use this maneuver to gradually slow vehicles behind them when there’s a hazard ahead—such as debris in the roadway, a stalled vehicle, or a collision blocking lanes. During a traffic break, it’s important for drivers to stay behind the patrol vehicle and not attempt to pass. California Vehicle Code requires motorists to re
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