PennDOT District 6 says twenty police departments from Bucks County as well as other municipal police departments from Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties will join the Pennsylvania State Police in a coordinated aggressive driving enforcement wave to help reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities on area roadways as part of a statewide mobilization that runs through November 14.
The enforcement wave will focus on the Move Over Law, school bus safety, speeding, and tailgating. Motorists exhibiting other aggressive actions or unsafe behaviors may also be cited.
Law enforcement 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.
The following police departments in Bucks County are participating in the current aggressive driving mobilization:
- Bedminster Township
- Bensalem Township
- Bristol Township
- Buckingham Township
- Doylestown Township
- Falls Township
- Hilltown Township
- Lower Southampton Township
- Middletown Township
- New Britain Township
- Newtown Township
- Northampton Township
- Penndel Borough
- Plumstead Township
- Quakertown Borough
- Richland Township
- Solebury Township
- Warrington Township
- Warwick Township
- Yardley Borough
The enforcement is part of Pennsylvania’s Highway Safety Program and is funded by part of PennDOT’s investment of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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.
- Don’t block the passing lane if you are driving slower than most of the traffic.
In 2020, there were 5,615 aggressive driving crashes, resulting in 91 fatalities and 401 suspected serious injuries. Aggressive driving crashes are crashes involving at least two aggressive driving factors in the same crash. Factors include, but are not limited to, running stop signs or red lights, tailgating, careless turning or passing, and driving too fast for conditions.
To learn more about aggressive driving and other PennDOT safety initiatives, visit www.penndot.gov/safety.
