Provided by PennDOT:
Police departments representing 57 municipalities across southeast Pennsylvania – many in Bucks County – and Pennsylvania State Police will conduct aggressive-driving enforcement activities as part of a statewide mobilization that runs through November 22, PennDOT officials announced this week.
Municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties will target motorists exhibiting aggressive-driving behaviors such as running red lights, speeding and tailgating. Motorists exhibiting other unsafe behaviors such as distracted driving, or violating Pennsylvania’s School Bus Stopping Law will also be cited.
Participating agencies will use traffic enforcement zones, saturation patrols, speed enforcement details, corridor enforcement, work zone enforcement and multi-jurisdictional patrol strategies to identify and cite aggressive drivers.
Since the project was launched in 2006, nearly 600 roadways have been targeted with additional enforcement and education.
The enforcement is part of the Pennsylvania Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project and is funded by part of PennDOT’s investment of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
According to PennDOT data, there were 1,833 crashes and 26 fatalities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in 2015, in which aggressive-driving was a factor.
If you encounter an aggressive driver, PennDOT offers these tips:
• Get out of their way and don’t challenge them;
• Stay relaxed, avoid eye contact and ignore rude gestures; and
• Don’t block the passing lane if you are driving slower than most of the traffic.
To learn more about aggressive-driving and other PennDOT safety initiative visit www.penndot.gov/safety.
