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Police on the lookout for reckless driving
‘Late won’t kill you, speeding will’
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Posted on Jul 17 2019
Reckless drivers, beware!
This week, the police will be watching for reckless drivers.
As part of the annual Operation Safe Driver Week event during the week of July 14-20, the Department of Public Safety’s Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program section will be on the lookout for commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in dangerous driver behavior.
Such drivers will be pulled over by law enforcement and may be issued a citation.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance emphasizes the importance of driver behavior, citing a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistic that driver actions contributed to 94% of all traffic crashes.
Each Operation Driver Week has a point of emphasis for enforcement and this year’s emphasis is on speeding.
In 2017, speeding contributed to 26% of all traffic fatalities, affecting over 9,700 lives, according to NHTSA. Specifically, speeding of any kind was the most frequent driver-related crash factor for drivers of commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2016 Large Truck and Bus Facts.
During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement jurisdictions throughout North America and its territories will be endorsing, promoting, and supporting the following message: Late won’t kill you, speeding will.
In addition to the emphasis on speeding, DPS MCSAP personnel will be tracking other dangerous driver behaviors throughout Operation Safe Driver Week, such as distracted driving, texting, failure to use a seatbelt, following too closely, improper lane change, reckless or aggressive driving, failure to obey traffic control devices, evidence of drunk or drugged driving, etc. (PR)
