PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police, and seven greater Glenside police departments are taking part in a statewide aggressive driving enforcement wave now through August 16.
A coordinated enforcement day is scheduled on Friday, July 24, along U.S. 1 in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.
According to the announcement, the initiative focuses on “heavy-truck violations, pedestrian safety, red-light running, speeding, and tailgating” and “aims to reduce aggressive driving-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities on roadways”.
Drivers who engage in other unsafe behaviors, such as driving too fast for conditions, following too closely, or making careless lane changes, will also face citations, officials said. Police will use traffic enforcement zones, saturation patrols, speed enforcement details, corridor enforcement, work zone enforcement, and multi-jurisdictional patrols to identify and cite aggressive drivers.
“Aggressive driving is not an accident. It is a choice, and in Philadelphia, it is a crisis. A record share of people killed by aggressive drivers fall on pedestrians and cyclists,” said the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Executive Director Lana Harshaw. “We cannot afford to treat this as background noise. The Bicycle Coalition is calling on the city and state to invest in infrastructure, enforcement, and policy changes that will make Philadelphia’s streets safe for everyone, not just those inside a car.”
Participating local police departments include:
- Abington Township
- Cheltenham Township
- Jenkintown Borough
- Lower Moreland Township
- Springfield Township
- Upper Moreland Township
- Upper Dublin Township
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