As part of a federally funded program aiming to cut down on distracted driving, officers from the Atherton, Burlingame, Menlo Park and South San Francisco police departments will be patrolling in Atherton and Menlo Park on Friday, Sept. 11, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Atherton police say.
Last September a similar effort led to the issuing of 95 citations and 17 warnings for everything from talking or texting on a cellphone to driving without a license.
A notification from the Atherton Police Department said the goal of the program is "to change the behavior of drivers through enforcement, public awareness and education, the same activities that have curbed drunk driving and increased seat belt use."
The funding for the program comes from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.