Radnor Twp. PD Join Aggressive Driving Crackdown

RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA — State police, along with more than 60 municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties will join a crackdown on aggressive drivers as road work season begins.

Radnor Township is one of 13 police departments in Delaware County that will mobilize to target speeding drivers with a focus on work zones.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today joined the Pennsylvania State Police and municipal police departments to kick off a statewide aggressive-driving mobilization that runs through April 25.

PennDOT said drivers whose road behavior appears unsafe — driving too fast for conditions, following too closely, or other aggressive actions — will 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.

Municipal police agencies that participated in last year’s campaign wrote 43,349 citations, including 22,353 for speeding, 1,003 for occupant protection violations, 3,077 for red light violations, and 126 impaired driving arrests.

The enforcement is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project and is funded by part of the department’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; and
• Don't block the passing lane if you are driving slower than most of the traffic.

To learn more about aggressive-driving and other PennDOT safety initiatives, visit www.penndot.gov/safety.

Police departments in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties will participate in the current aggressive-driving mobilization. Those departments participating are:

Delaware County:

• Aston Township
• Chester City
• Glenolden Borough
• Haverford Township
• Marple Township
• Lansdowne Borough
• Newtown Township
• Radnor Township
• Springfield Township
• Upland Borough
• Upper Darby Township
• Upper Providence Township
• Yeadon Borough

Chester County:

• Caln Township
• Downingtown Borough
• East Coventry Township
• Easttown Township
• North Coventry Township
• Southern Chester County Regional
• Tredyffrin Township
• Upper Uwchlan Township
• Uwchlan Township
• West Brandywine Township
• West Chester Borough
• Westtown-East Goshen
• West Whiteland Township
• Willistown Township

Bucks County:

• Bedminster Township
• Bristol Township
• Buckingham Township
• Hilltown Township
• Lower Southampton Township
• Middletown Township
• Newtown Borough
• Northampton Township
• Penndel Borough
• Plumstead Township
• Quakertown Borough
• Richland Township
• Solebury Township
• Warrington Township
• Warwick Township
• Yardley Borough

Montgomery County:

• Abington Township
• Cheltenham Township
• Conshohocken Borough
• Douglas Township
• Franconia Township
• Hatfield Township
• Limerick Township
• Lower Merion Township
• Lower Moreland Township
• Lower Providence Township
• Montgomery Township
• New Hanover Township
• Norristown Borough
• Plymouth Township
• Pottstown Borough
• Royersford Borough
• Upper Dublin Township
• Upper Merion Township
• Upper Moreland Township
• Upper Pottsgrove Township
• Upper Providence Township
• West Conshohocken Borough
• West Norriton Township
• West Pottsgrove Township
• Whitemarsh Township
• Whitpain Township
• Towamencin Township
• Upper Merion Township

Philadelphia County is also part of the targeted enforcement area.

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