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Mountain View police detail collision dashboard, DUI and e‑bike enforcement efforts
Summary
Mountain View police presented an overview of their traffic-collision dashboard, corrected a dashboard error on DUI counts, and described targeted enforcement, school outreach and grant‑funded DUI operations. BPAC asked for more downloadable data and clearer historical trends.
Lieutenant Alex Graa, a Mountain View police lieutenant overseeing weekend patrols and traffic, told the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee that the department’s online transparency dashboard is meant as a public snapshot rather than a complete historical archive and that traffic data are updated monthly.
The department described recent, targeted enforcement in repeat problem areas including Central Express, the Castro Street Mall, Rangor and Junction and said traffic officers are refining how they address e‑motorcycles and high‑speed e‑dirt bikes. “We’re really kind of developing our approach to the e motorcycle issues,” Graa said, adding that officers are being trained to distinguish e‑bikes of different classes from unlicensed motorcycles.
Graa corrected an apparent dashboard error flagged by the committee: a figure shown as “259 DUI arrests in 2026” was a mistaken projection of 2025 data. “There was an error. That number was for 2025,” he said, and the department reported 37 DUI arrests in January 2026. Police staff offered to provide committee members with raw TIMS (Transportation Injury Mapping System) data and noted that a trend tab on the dashboard provides annual comparisons back to 2022; for deeper analysis staff recommended downloading raw TIMS exports or awaiting a planned Crossroads report‑writing tool rollout in March that will improve analytics.
On DUI enforcement tactics, police described two main funding sources: longstanding Office of Traffic Safety grants supporting saturation patrols and directed motor units, and a cannabis‑tax grant that provides equipment and overtime funds. Those grants fund monthly saturation patrols and additional weekend deployments targeted at high‑risk times and locations.
The department also outlined bike‑lane and parking enforcement practices. A complaint‑driven community service officer (CSO) focuses on abandoned vehicles and bike‑lane blockages; staff reported moving from warnings to citations for repeat or obvious violations since August. Sergeant Goff said enforcement is constrained by staffing levels and that the department is recruiting additional parking enforcement personnel.
BPAC members pressed for more accessible and historical data on collisions, red‑light citations and parking enforcement. Graa and his team said the dashboard will remain a snapshot but emphasized that Crossroads and TIMS exports can supply the committee’s requested detail; staff invited BPAC members to email specific data requests so analysts can produce targeted reports.
During public comment, April Webster, a Moffett Boulevard resident, thanked police for the recent bike‑lane enforcement on El Camino Real: “I actually feel safe biking along El Camino Real at this point,” she said.
The presentation closed with police announcing e‑bike safety outreach planned for Mountain View schools—school resource officers will present approved educational videos and a brochure that is pending final approval—and a social media campaign developed with the department’s public information officer. Police said they will follow up with BPAC on outstanding data requests and the planned Crossroads rollout.
The committee did not take formal action on enforcement items; staff agreed to provide the requested data and to return with follow‑up as Crossroads analytics come online.
