PA Aggressive Driving Campaign To Run Through Aug. 22

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA — Motorists in Southeastern Pennsylvania can expect to encounter extra traffic enforcement after the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that it had recently kicked off its statewide aggressive driving campaign.

More than 80 local police agencies from across the region will participate in the campaign, which is designed to target aggressive driving infractions such as tailgating, red light running, pedestrian safety and truck violations, PennDOT announced in a July 5 press release.

The targeted campaign will run through Aug. 22.

"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 press release states.

The campaign is part of PennDOT’s Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project, and is funded by part of the agency’s investment of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

More than 30 municipal police departments from throughout Montgomery County will participate in the targeted enforcement campaign.

PennDOT offers on its website a set of tips to motorists who may come into contact with an aggressive driver while traveling on Pennsylvania roads. Among those are to:

• Get out of the aggressive driver’s way and don’t challenge them
• Stay calm, avoid making eye contact with the other drive and ignore any rude gestures the aggressive driver may make
• Stay out of the passing lane if you are driving slower than the general speed of traffic
• Do not try to follow or pursue the aggressive driver, but instead pull over to a safe spot and call police to report the other motorist

The following municipal police agencies across Montgomery County will participate in the campaign:

Abington Township

Bridgeport Borough

Cheltenham Township

Collegeville Borough

Conshohocken Borough

Douglas Township

Franconia Township

Hatfield Township

Jenkintown Borough

Limerick Township

Lower Merion Township

Lower Moreland Township

Lower Pottsgrove Township

Lower Providence Towship

Montgomery Township

New Hanover Township

Norristown Borough

Plymouth Township

Pottstown Borough

Royersford Borough

Towamencin Township

Upper Dublin Township

Upper Merion Township

Upper Moreland Township

Upper Pottsgrove Township

Upper Providence Township

West Conshohocken Borough

West Norriton Towship

West Pottsgrove Township

Whitemarsh Township

Whitpain Township

Philadelphia, as well as the neighboring suburban counties, will also participate in the campaign.