62 Police Departments Across Southeast Pennsylvania to Target Aggressive Drivers During Spring Mobilization

62 Police Departments Across Southeast Pennsylvania to Target Aggressive
Drivers During Spring Mobilization

3/19/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Sixty-two municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware and
Montgomery counties as well as the Philadelphia Police Department will
conduct
aggressive driving enforcement activities as part of a statewide
mobilization
that runs from today through April 29.

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.

"Our number one goal is to keep our roads safe," says PennDOT District 6
Executive Kenneth M. McClain. "This type of aggressive driving enforcement
coupled with community outreach and education will reduce dangerous driving

behaviors that put motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians at risk."

Since the project was launched in 2006, nearly 600 roadways have been
targeted
with additional enforcement and education.

Municipal police departments will be targeting motorists exhibiting
aggressive-driving behaviors such as running red lights, speeding and
tailgating.

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.

For more on aggressive driving and PennDOT's other traffic safety
initiatives,
visit www.penndot.com/safety

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 850
traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For regional updates follow PennDOT on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly,
and for additional updates follow the department on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at
www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Ayanna Williams, 610-205-6798


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Editor's Note: The following police departments in Bucks, Chester, Delaware
and
Montgomery counties will participate in the current aggressive driving
mobilization:


Bucks County:

Doylestown Township
Richland Township
Bensalem Township
Lower Southampton Township
Warrington Township
Upper Southampton Township
Yardley Borough
Hilltown Township
Penndel Borough
Warwick Township
Buckingham Township
Central Bucks

Chester County:

Caln Township
Downingtown
Easttown Township
East Whiteland Township
Kennett Township
Southern Chester County Regional PD (New Garden and West Grove townships)
Schuylkill Township
Tredyffrin Township
Uwchlan Township
West Brandywine Township
West Chester
West Goshen Township
West Whiteland Township
Westtown Township
East Goshen Township
Willistown Township

Delaware County:

Aston Township
Haverford Township
Marple Township


Newtown Township
Radnor Township
Ridley Township
Springfield Township
Upper Darby Township
Yeadon Borough

Montgomery County:

Abington Township
Cheltenham Township
Douglass Township
East Norriton Township
Hatfield Township
Horsham Township
Limerick Township
Lower Gwynedd Township
Lower Merion Township
Lower Moreland Township
Lower Pottsgrove Township
Lower Providence Township
Montgomery Township
New Hanover Township
Plymouth Township
Pottstown Borough
Towamencin Township
Upper Dublin Township
Upper Merion Township
Upper Moreland Township
Upper Providence Township
West Norriton Township
Whitemarsh Township

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