{"id":436151,"date":"2026-08-18T10:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/436151\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:14:23","slug":"state-launches-back-to-school-safety-campaign-aimed-at-ca-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/436151\/","title":{"rendered":"State Launches Back-To-School Safety Campaign Aimed At CA Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal data show 1,253 pedestrians and bicyclists were killed on California roads in 2024, accounting for 32% of all traffic deaths in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Caltrans Director Dina El-Tawansy urged motorists to exercise additional caution near campuses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone can do their part to keep our young people safe by slowing down in school zones and driving with extra caution where children are present,&#8221; El-Tawansy said. &#8220;These conscientious driving habits protect students on foot and those on bikes, helping them arrive to class and return home safely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>California announced last month that nearly $2.5 billion is being invested in more than 150 transportation projects statewide intended to improve connections for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Federal data show 1,253 pedestrians and bicyclists were killed on California roads in 2024, accounting for 32% of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-436151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}