November 19, 2024

Operation Safe Driver Week pulls over 11,000 vehicles

Steve Smith

Operation Safe Driver Week pulls over 11,000 vehicles

A big operation targeting reckless driving led to over 11,000 drivers being pulled over during CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week in July.

The details: This year's focus was on reducing dangerous driving behaviors among both truckers and regular drivers.

Officers stopped 11,050 vehicles across the U.S. and Canada.
A total of 2,712 tickets and 3,228 warnings were handed out.
For speeding, officers issued 1,694 warnings and 1,226 tickets.

For truck drivers:

They received 2,439 warnings and 1,583 tickets for various offenses.
Speeding accounted for 1,221 warnings and 502 tickets.
Seatbelt violations resulted in 328 warnings and 473 tickets.

For passenger drivers:

Warnings numbered 789 and tickets 1,129 in total.
473 warnings and 724 tickets issued for speeding alone.
26 warnings and 81 tickets were for not wearing seatbelts.

The 2025 CVSA enforcement events are already planned, focusing again on safety and rule adherence across the board.

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