News Briefs

CHP urges motorists to use caution in upcoming rainy weather
While the forecasted rainy weather may be a blessing for California as a whole, the rain-slicked roadway, flooding, and limited visibility can be a curse to many motorists.
To help drivers negotiate slick conditions while traveling through rain or snow, the California Highway Patrol offers the following safety tips:
n Many collisions are the result unsafe speed, so the first and foremost tip is slow down. Your vehicle cannot stop as fast or turn as accurately on wet or icy pavement.
n Prepare for potential inclement weather by leaving early, allowing plenty of time to get where you are going. Make sure your gas tank is full. Always leave ample distance between your vehicle and the one ahead.
n Check to see that the windshield wipers are in good condition. Also, be sure the vehicle’s headlights are on anytime you have your windshield wipers on continuously, it is the law.
n Stay alert for potential hydroplaning, apply brakes slowly, be sure headlights are on, and maintain proper following distance.
n If you’re driving in fog, keep headlights on low-beam, don’t stop on the roadway (except in emergency), move away from a stalled or disabled vehicle, watch for CHP pace vehicles which may be guiding traffic through fog, consider turning off the road and waiting until the fog eases.
The CHP urges you to check road conditions often. The best way to do this is to call the California Department of Transportation Road Conditions Hotline 1-800-427-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).
In addition to overcoming weather-related obstacles, remember to buckle up, slow down and never drink and drive.
SLV Little League sign-ups underway
San Lorenzo Valley Little League is in the process of registering players for its Spring 2015 season, with Opening Day scheduled for Feb. 28, 2015.
Parents can sign their ballplayers up online at www.slvlittleleague.org, or can do in-person sign-ups at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School’s library between 5 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Wednesday, Dec. 17.
The cost is $130 per player, with sibling discounts available. For players registering for the first time with our league, parents will need to provide us with a photocopy of the child’s birth certificate.
The Dec. 17 date will be the last in-person, walk-in registration before skills evaluations in January, at which the time the cost of registration will increase to $150 per player, with sibling discounts available.
Payment at walk-in registration must be cash or check (credit cards can only be used with on-line registration).
For any questions or more information, contact Sue Sutherlin at sl************@ya***.com